The Netherlands

Queen Máxima: "Financial literacy and inclusion issue not limited to developing countries"

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27th September 2019
While attending events surrounding the 74th UN General Assembly, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has also been at events regarding her role as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA).Yesterday, she spoke to Bloomberg television about financial inclusion, stressing that the financial literacy and inclusion issue going on is not limited…
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Queen Máxima meets a parrot on trip to Southwest Drenthe

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20th September 2019
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima paid a visit to Southwest Drenthe on Wednesday to meet with the residents, as well as to support entrepreneurs and their business initiatives – and the Queen got to meet a parrot, as well.Their visit to Southwest Drenthe saw them visiting the municipalities of Hoogeveen, Westerveld, De Wolden and Meppel. According to the Dutch Royal House’s website…
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Queen Máxima to celebrate 35th anniversary of Alzheimer Nederland

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28th August 2019
Queen Máxima will honour the 35th anniversary of Alzheimer Nederland with a visit to Alzheimer Trefpunt De Til in Giessenburg on Tuesday, 10 September.Since 1997 Alzheimer Nederland has set up 246 cafés or “trefpunt” around the country where patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals can come together for a monthly meeting to talk about living with dementia and make…
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Queen Máxima won't rule out bringing her daughters on future UN trips

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13th July 2019
Queen Máxima spoke about the possibility of bringing her daughters with her on future UN trips during her working visit to Bangladesh this week in her role as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development. “They ask a lot about my work, and we talk about it a lot,” Queen Máxima said in an interview in Bangladesh, referring to her three daughters…
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