On Thursday, Queen Máxima of the
Netherlands opened the FT Future of Health Coverage event in
Amsterdam delivering remarks in her role as the United Nations’
Secretary General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for
Development. She began her remarks discussing the lack of
affordable healthcare across the globe, “At least half of the
world’s population is unable to obtain…
Queen Máxima brought some sunshine to the
Make-A-Wish Foundation Netherlands headquarters on Wednesday,
visiting in honour of the organisation’s 30th anniversary. Dressed
in a bright yellow trouser suit from Zara, the Dutch queen learned
more about how the…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of
the Netherlands have attended the National Remembrance of the Dead
in the Amsterdam. The National Remembrance of the Dead takes places
annually on 4 May. A little before 7 in the evening, the King and
Queen walked across Dam square…
It was as if it was meant to be, the rain
in Amersfoort stopped just long enough to allow the Dutch Royal
Family to meet everyone along the route. Afterwards, King
Willem-Alexander said, “We, and the sun, have had an amazing party!
I would like to come back, and often too!” King Willem-Alexander
celebrated in his 52nd birthday today. The visit began with a
performance by artist Wudstik…
With the accession of Queen Beatrix of
the Netherlands in 1980, Queen’s Day truly became a day of
interacting with the public. Let’s take a look at some of the best
moments from Queen’s Day and King’s Day. Embed from Getty Images
Prince Claus, the…
Though Queen’s Day is now celebrated as
King’s Day in the Netherlands, the 2009 celebrations in Apeldoorn
will forever be marked by tragedy. De Naald by Brbbl – CC BY-SA 3.0
via Wikimedia Commons Ten years ago – on 30 April 2009 – Karst
Tates…
The city of Amersfoort is slowly turning
orange as it awaits the arrival of the Royal Family tomorrow for
King’s Day. Although the royals are not expected to arrive by
train, most of the public will be using public transport, and the
Amersfoort Central Station welcomes its travellers with huge orange
banners wishing everyone a happy King’s Day, there are orange menus
on the ticket…
Royal Central takes a look at the
tradition of celebrating the monarch’s birthday that began as
Princess’s Day. In the 19th century, King William III of the
Netherlands faced quite a bit of unpopularity but his four-year-old
daughter Wilhelmina, his future…
On Saturday 27 April, King
Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands celebrates his 52nd birthday.
The birthday of the monarch is called King’s Day and includes
several public celebrations with the Dutch Royal Family. The city
of Amersfoort is working fulltime on the…
It’s been another quiet week for our two
favourite duchesses, but we have plenty of other royal fashion to
discuss. Princess Eugenie travelled to Vienna and made a statement
about modern slavery, whilst Queen Máxima wowed at a gala dinner in
Amsterdam, and Crown Princess Victoria opened a new science centre
in Stockholm. Let’s take a look at their outfits. Princess Eugenie
at…
