The Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander celebrates King’s Day in Maastricht

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and his family have celebrated King’s Day in Maastricht. King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, the Princess of Orange, Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane began their day at Sint Servaasbrug, where the mayor and governor welcomed them. They watched water sports from the bridge before walking through two routes, ‘Maastricht life’ and…
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The Netherlands

A look back at the Dutch royal year

January Our coverage of the Dutch Royal Family began with a look back at the wedding of Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven, continued with the news that King Willem-Alexander would accept the Prime Minister’s resignation, and also included the report that Countess Eloise (daughter of Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien) was writing a book. King Willem-Alexander and Queen…
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The Netherlands

King Willem-Alexanders holds Speech from the Throne

King Willem-Alexander has held his annual Speech from the Throne in The Hague. The King of the Netherlands gave the Speech from the Throne during the Assembly of the States General with Queen Máxima at his side at the Grote Kerk. Activities surrounding the day were scaled-down just like last year due to the global health situation. There was no carriage ride, and the royals did not appear on…
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The Netherlands

Dutch monarch concerned about violence against journalists

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has expressed concern about the increasing amount of violence and aggression toward journalists. He made the remarks while visiting Dutch paper Brabants Dagblad on Tuesday. The King said that he was not sure what needed to be done: “I’m not an expert. I like to leave that to the experts.” The photographers for the magazine shared…
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