King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima hosted a dinner for government members at Huis ten Bosch Palace.
On the evening of Tuesday, 29 March, Their Majesties offered dinner to the members of the new Rutte government, who were installed on 10 January.
The dinner marked the conclusion of the rounds of welcome audiences that King Willem-Alexander held with all 20 ministers plus the nine…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima visit military barracks converted in refugee camp for Ukrainians
13th March 2022
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima visited a military barrack currently housing Ukrainian refugees and got a chance to speak with many of them.
On Thursday, 10 March, Their Majesties travelled to the small village of Harskamp, in the municipality of Ede, roughly 80…
The Royal Palace in Amsterdam has launched an initiative to support Ukrainians during this difficult time.
All profits made from entrance tickets on Sunday, 6 March will be donated to Giro555, a Dutch organisation that collects relief funds and volunteers for crisis…
Dutch and Spanish Royals respond to Russian invasion of Ukraine
24th February 2022
At dawn on Thursday, 24th February 2022, eastern Europe was plunged into a war that had been brewing for weeks. Russia launched a military attack on its neighbour Ukraine, and the reactions of world leaders have come fast.
Among the first to speak up were King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima. In a statement released through Twitter in both Dutch and English, the Royals expressed their…
Royal House of the Netherlands announces new dates for State Visit to Greece
11th February 2022
The Royal House of the Netherlands has announced the new dates for King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima’s State Visit to Greece.
The royal couple will be travelling to the Mediterranean country between 16 and 18 March, a standard three-day-long state…
European royals cheer on their athletes as Beijing Winter Olympics are officially opened
5th February 2022
The Beijing Winter Olympics officially started on Friday, and members of European royal families have already expressed their best wishes for athletes and other staff members competing.
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, who is a member of the International Olympic…
Following a complicated political season, the Netherlands has a new government with full powers.
After elections that were held in March 2021 and months of political tension over the creation of a coalition for the new government, King Willem-Alexander hosted the swearing-in ceremony on Monday, 10 January.
The event took place in the Ballroom of Noordeinde Palace, in the strictest…
Dutch Prime Minister weighs in on monarch's role in government formation
27th December 2021
Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has weighed in once again on his ideas about the role a monarch should play in forming a new government.
During his Christmas interview to newspaper De Telegraaf, Mr Rutte was asked about the current transition between this…
Anti-apartheid and human rights activist Desmond Tutu has died of cancer at the age of 90, it was announced earlier today. He was the Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then the Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996.
The Dutch King and Queen and Princess…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima congratulate Max Verstappen on F1 World Championship win
13th December 2021
It has been one of the most intense Formula 1 seasons in memory, with Dutchman Max Verstappen, who drives for Red Bull, inching closer and closer to British Lewis Hamilton over the last few laps of the competition that determined the winner of the 2021 world championships.
It was a bizarre day on Abu Dhabi’s asphalt. Right from the beginning, the competition’s director, Michael…
