King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of
the Netherlands have sent a message of support to first responders
after riots broke out in several cities in the Netherlands. “Our
thanks go out to all those police officers, first responders and
municipal employees who are there for our safety. You do fantastic
work under the most difficult of circumstances! We feel for all the
shop owners and…
The Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, has
offered his resignation to King Willem-Alexander after the fall of
his government today. The fall of the government comes following a
parliamentary inquiry into a scandal at the Tax and Customs
administration during which…
The public’s trust in King
Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has plummeted from 76% in April
of this year to just 47% in December, according to research bureau
Ipsos. There were several moments during 2020 when the King was
heavily criticised. During his holiday…
The Dutch Royal Family began the year
2020 in good spirits with their annual holiday to Lech and with
preparations underway for what would turn out to be their first but
also their last state visit of 2020. As usual, the royal family
posed for photos in Lech in exchange for being left alone during
their holiday. © RVD Queen Máxima dazzled as she usually does
during a state visit but…
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
held his annual Christmas speech earlier today. As expected, the
COVID-19 pandemic featured heavily in the speech. He made several
examples of nurses, and students, longing for a normal life. He
sympathised with all those who had…
The Dutch Royal Court has announced that
the Dutch royals will celebrate King’s Day 2021 in the city of
Eindhoven. King’s Day 2020 was set to take place in Maastricht but
took on a more digital form due to the coronavirus. The Dutch
royals will continue to…
The Royal Netherlands Army has renamed
three of their units for the daughters of King Willem-Alexander;
Princesses Catharina-Amalia, Alexia and Ariane. King
Willem-Alexander gave his permission to have the units named for
his daughters. Three existing tank regiments of the cavalry will be
merged under the new name “Regiment Huzars Princess
Catharina-Amalia” while two new units will…
Dutch King and Queen send message of support after Nice terror attack
29th October 2020
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of
the Netherlands have sent a message of support following a
suspected terror attack in Nice, France. “The horrible act of
violence this morning in Nice at the Basilique Notre-Dame de
l’Assomption has shocked us. Once…
The King and Queen of the Netherlands
have spoken of their regret over their decision to take a holiday
in Greece when their country was facing new coronavirus
restrictions. In a specially recorded message, the Dutch monarch
said the decision to take the trip had been a…
King Willem-Alexander and his family have
ended their holiday in Greece only hours after landing amidst a
storm of criticism. The Dutch royals travelled to Athens on a
government plane to begin their autumn break on Friday but when
this became known to the wider public, it led to controversy. Just
last Tuesday, the Netherlands went into a partial lockdown and
people were advised not to travel…
