Queen Máxima gave a speech to mark Global
Money Week’s opening on Monday, recalling her own upbringing as a
tool towards financial well-being as an adult. The Queen, who is
the honorary chairman of the Money Wise Platform, gave her speech
to schoolchildren across the Netherlands following along in school,
with the theme of this year’s Money Week ‘Learning How to Handle
Money is Worth…
Queen Máxima paid a virtual visit to the
Elance Academy on International Women’s Day to learn more about the
projects from the Dutch coaching academy. At Elance, an
organisation first supported by King Willem-Alexander’s and Queen
Máxima’s Oranje Fonds Growth…
Queen Maxima gives speech about financial equality for International Women's Day
9th March 2021
Queen Máxima has given a speech about
financial equality between men and women to mark International
Women’s Day. The online event, A Call to Action for Reaching
Financial Equality, was hosted by the Better Than Cash Alliance,
UNCDF, World Bank Group and Women’s…
Queen Máxima received the first published
copy of Transition from Head to Toe, a new book about menopause
during a virtual visit to the Gelderse Vallei Hospital on Thursday.
The book was written by Mirjam van’t Veld and Marcelle Meesters,
the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gelderse Vallei Hospital
and a writer, respectively, after they noticed that many women did
not know the…
Queen Máxima paid a virtual visit to
Karakter, a child- and youth-based academic and psychiatry centre
on Thursday. On their official website, Karakter noted that, “The
corona measures are difficult for many children, young people and
their parents. Character is…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands held a
meeting with the President of South Africa on Tuesday as part of
her continuing commitment with the United Nations and inclusive
financing on the African continent. Queen Máxima’s conversation
with President Cyril Ramaphosa…
Queen Máxima speaks to non-food retail entrepreneurs about coronavirus
31st January 2021
Queen Máxima paid a digital visit to
non-food retail entrepreneurs on Thursday, showing her support for
the retail industry that has been heavily hit by the coronavirus
pandemic. The Queen’s visit included staff from INretail, an
entrepreneurial group that supports businesses, and small- and
medium-sized businesses within the Netherlands. The retailers who
were on the call included Schutrups…
Queen Mathilde and Queen Máxima speak about food security at UN webinar
27th November 2020
Queen Máxima and Queen Mathilde spoke at
a webinar on food security and nutrition during the pandemic on
Wednesday, each highlighting the need for better policies during
their speeches. The event, organised by the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations…
Queen Máxima gave a keynote speech on the
importance of owning digital identity documents as part of an event
organised by the World Bank Group. The Queen spoke at the Inclusive
Digital ID for a Resilient Recovery from COVID-19 event within the
framework of the…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands attended
the signing of the Music Trainers Agreement on Wednesday at
TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht. The agreement is a corporation
agreement between all teachers’ training colleges and
conservatories in the Netherlands for 12 years. It is considered a
crucial step in achieving the goal of the Meer Muziek in de Klas
Foundation. The organisation’s goals…
