Queen Máxima has visited a funeral home
in The Hague to discuss how COVID-19 has impacted the funeral
industry in the Netherlands. During her visit on July 2nd 2020,
Queen Máxima spoke with directors of the Engelen & Spoor Funeral
Services, the director of the Sector Certified Dutch Funeral
Enterprises and the director of the Roman Catholic Cemeteries
Foundation to learn about the…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
held a lunch on Tuesday at Noordeinde Palace for distinguished
Dutch citizens to honour them for their success. The King and Queen
welcomed 16 people to the palace for lunch. The art, culture,
media, science, sports and business…
Queen Máxima attended the signing of the
Music Agreement Hoeksche Waard on Tuesday, as schools in the
western region of the Netherlands agreed to work on musical
education for their students. “Music provides a structural basis
for empathy, social bonding, quality of…
May is the month of emeralds. The green
stone is among the most striking found in any jewellery collection
and features in some of the best known royal Europe. To mark its
role as May’s birthstone, we’re celebrating all things emerald
throughout the month on Royal Central. Today we’re taking a look at
the Emerald Parure Tiara, owned by the Dutch Royal Family. [getty…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands undertook
two working visits on 8 April to see the impact of COVID-19 on the
Netherlands. The Queen, abiding by all government and health
restrictions, visited a hotel and catering facility in Amsterdam on
Wednesday morning, as well as…
As King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
begin their State Visit to Indonesia today we’re looking back at
some of Queen Máxima’s finest tiaras worn to state banquets all
over the world. Here are nine of the finest tiaras Queen Máxima has
worn to give us a few…
King Willem-Alexander apologises for violence during the Indonesian struggle for independence
10th March 2020
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
has offered a historic apology for the violence shown by the Dutch
during the Indonesian struggle for independence shortly after the
Second World War. He said, “In line with earlier statements by my
government, I would like to express my regret and apologise for
excessive violence on the part of the Dutch in those years. I do so
in the full…
The Dutch Royal Family has posed for
their annual winter photoshoot in Lech. They hold the photoshoot in
exchange for being left alone during their holidays. The Dutch
royals have been visiting Lech for many years. King
Willem-Alexander’s brother, Prince Friso, was…
The programme for King Willem-Alexander
and Queen Máxima’s upcoming state visit to Indonesia has been
released by the Royal House. Their Majesties will visit Indonesia
from 10-13 March and will tour Jakarta, Yogyakarta, and the islands
of Kalimantan and Sumatra during…
Royals from all over Europe gathered
yesterday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of
Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland, on Holocaust Remembrance Day. Those
in attendance were the Duchess of Cornwall, King Felipe and Queen
Letizia of Spain, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians,
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden,
King Willem-Alexander and…
