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King Willem-Alexander kicks off King's Day at Home with heartfelt speech

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27th April 2020
King Willem-Alexander opened his live-streamed birthday speech by thanking the orchestra that played the Dutch national anthem just before. He was joined by his wife Queen Máxima and their three daughters, The Princess of Orange, Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane. He said, “How special it is that we have managed, despite social distancing, to form a unity and to be an example for many so…
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Who is Princess Ariane of the Netherlands?

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10th April 2018
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…
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Flashback Friday: King Willem-Alexander makes special agreement with daughters' bodyguards

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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 they would not…
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