Today, King Willem-Alexander and Queen
Máxima officially started their three days state visit to
Luxembourg. © Cour grand-ducale / Cyril Moreau / Best image They
were welcomed at the airport by Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and
Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie. There was a funny moment when
Queen Máxima and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie greeted each
other as their hats collided and…
King and Queen of the Netherlands to undertake state visit to Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania
21st May 2018
It was announced by the Dutch Government
Information Service (RVD) that King Willem-Alexander and Queen
Máxima of the Netherlands will undertake state visits to Latvia,
Estonia, and Lithuania next month. The visit will start in Latvia
on 11 June. King Willem-Alexander and…
In a message shared on the website of the
Royal House of the Netherlands at the end of last week, it was
announced that Dutch King Willem-Alexander has no personal shares
in companies which have a ‘Royal’ predicate. The short message did
not state whether other members…
Princess Ariane was born on 10th April
2007 as the third daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen
Máxima of the Netherlands. The day following her birth, King
Willem-Alexander was pictured holding her in his arms. The next
month she was briefly admitted to hospital for a viral lung
infection, and the Royal Family were touched by the over thirty
thousand cards they received from well-wishers.
The Royal House of the Netherlands has
announced King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima will visit the
Baltic states of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania between the 11th and
15th June, as the countries celebrate one hundred years of
independence or renewed independence. They…
King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and Princess Margriet to honour Olympic medal winners
25th February 2018
It has been announced in the Netherlands,
that the medal winners from both the Winter Olympics and
Paralympics will be presented to King Willem-Alexander, Queen
Máxima and Princess Margriet on the 23rd March at the Noordeinde
Palace. This will be the culmination of…
Flashback Friday: King Willem-Alexander makes special agreement with daughters' bodyguards
6th October 2017
Earlier this year, King Willem-Alexander
made a special agreement with his daughters’ bodyguards. This news
was announced by His Majesty in a longer television interview
broadcast on the Dutch television channel NPO1 in connection with
the King’s 50th birthday in April. When the King was in his teens
and 20’s, he had entered into an agreement with his own security
guards that…
It has now been revealed that earlier
this month, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
received his final training in flying a Boeing 737 aircraft.
Therefore, the King has obtained his certificate of flying one of
the largest aircraft for the company he has…
Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau’s
marriage to Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau was the stuff of fairy
tales. He gave up his right to the throne and was no longer
considered a member of the royal family. Hence, he was known as ‘of
Orange-Nassau’ and not as…
