Queen Máxima visited the Netherlands
Fotomuseum in Rotterdam on Tuesday to view several exhibitions and
learn more about the facilities. One of the exhibitions she saw,
during the tour given by Fotomuseum director Birgit Donker, was
Shadows by Chilean artist Alfredo Jaar, the second in a trilogy of
exhibits dedicated to a single image. In this exhibition, the image
is inspired by the work of Koen…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
have released a statement following the terror attack in Utrecht on
Monday morning which has claimed the lives of three people. The
King and Queen said: “It is a great sadness to us that three people
were killed and others were…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
were in Bremen today for a one-day visit. This visit is a part of a
tour to all sixteen German states which began in 2013. This is the
13th state the Dutch King and Queen have visited since then.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Brandenburg…
Queen Máxima speaks about the importance of including Generation Z in financial inclusion initiatives
20th February 2019
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has
spoken via video message at the 2019 Arise Conference about
the importance of including Generation Z in financial inclusion
initiatives. This is something, she believes, that must be
addressed in a timely manner. Her Majesty stressed that Generation
Z’s “energy and creativity will be essential to reducing poverty,
improving health, and promoting…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has
visited Jordan in her role as the United Nations
Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for
Development. She was in the Middle Eastern kingdom from 10 through
12 February. The Dutch Information Services (RVD)…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has
responded, through her spokesperson, to accusations of tax evasion
in her home country of Argentina saying she “respects” Argentian
laws. The Dutch Government Information Service (RVD) has responded
to the claims. Her…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has been
very busy in Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum (WEF).
She was in Switzerland from Tuesday evening through Thursday. She
is attending as part of her role at the United Nation’s
Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for
Development – a position she has held since being nominated by
former UN…
Queen Máxima ordered rest by her doctors, cancels trip to Tanzania
3rd November 2018
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has been
ordered to rest by her doctors. As a result, her upcoming trip to
Tanzania that she was to undertake as the Special Advocate of
the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Inclusive Finance
for Development has been cancelled.
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, who was
born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, spoke this week via
video at the FORMIC 2018 conference which took place
in Barranquilla, Colombia. Speaking in her native Spanish,
Máxima explained “how technology-led innovations…
The second and final day of The
Netherlands State Visit began with a breakfast at Mansion
House with the Earl and Countess of Wessex. Shortly before the
breakfast, Their Majesties and the Earl and Countess of Wessex
signed the guestbook. The breakfast was given by the Lord Mayor and
was attended by business leaders from both the United Kingdom and
the Netherlands. After breakfast, they viewed an…
