The Netherlands

"I'm going to miss you" Queen Máxima's teary response to ill fan

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6th November 2021
When Queen Máxima was leaving a working visit in Leusden, an ardent supporter was in the crowd waiting on her with flowers. José, a photographer for modekoninginmaxima.nl, has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer, and the Queen headed straight for the photographer after leaving the opening of the new AFAS Software headquarters. In a video captured by Josine Droogendijk, José can be…
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The Netherlands

Queen Máxima tries driving a truck barefoot during women in transport visit

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16th July 2021
On Wednesday, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands visited Transports and Logistics, a firm of heavy vehicles transportations in Nieuwegein.  Her Majesty also met with a representation of people undergoing training to be truck drivers. Those people include several women, a novelty compared to the past, during which “truck driver” was considered an exclusively male profession. During…
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The Netherlands

TV series about the early life of Queen Máxima planned

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20th May 2021
A television series about the early life of Queen Máxima of the Netherlands is in the works. The series will be based on the book Máxima Zorreguieta. Motherland by Marcia Luyten. Millstreet Films bought the film rights from publishing house De Bezige Bij, and the news was shared just a day after the Queen’s 50th birthday on Monday, 17 May. Anne de Clercq will direct the series.
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FashionThe Netherlands

Maxima at 50: The Sparkling Consort

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17th May 2021
Today, Queen Máxima is celebrating her 50th birthday. She has been Queen Consort since April of 2013 when her husband became King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. During her tenure as Princess of Orange and now Queen of the Netherlands, she has had access to some incredible jewels.  The Dutch Royal Family’s jewels aren’t owned by individual members for the most part but rather…
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