The Netherlands

Several new photos released to mark five years on the throne for Dutch King Willem-Alexander

Several new photos of the Dutch Royal Family have been released by the Government Information Service (RVD) in celebration of the five year anniversary of being on the throne for King Willem-Alexander on 30 April. They were released yesterday, the day before his 51st birthday today. All of the images were taken by Erwin Olaf in March at the Royal Palace of Amsterdam and includes photos of the…
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Portraits of Queen Máxima and daughters on display in host city of King's Day

Individual portraits of Queen Máxima and her three daughters, Princesses Amalia, Alexia and Ariane are on display in the Groninger Museum in Groningen, The Netherlands. Groningen is the host city for this year’s King’s Day (Dutch: Koningsdag), which is celebrated annually on 27 April (or the 26th if the 27th is on a Sunday). The 2018 celebration will take place on Friday the…
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Queen Máxima gets transparent braces

Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has had transparent braces put on her teeth. The clear braces were noticed this past week while she was conducting engagements. Her first event this past week was on Tuesday when she made a surprise appearance in Delft, and then on Thursday, the 46-year-old Queen was in Utrecht and Amerongen. The Government Information Services (RVD) in the…
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Dutch Royal Family poses for summer photos

King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and their three daughters, Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange, Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane posed for the press today. In agreement with the media, the family poses twice a year for photos, and in return, they are left alone in…
The Netherlands

Queen Máxima applauded while Ivanka Trump jeered during panel discussion

On Tuesday in Berlin, Queen Máxima was part of a panel discussion with First Daughter Ivanka Trump, who also serves as an advisor to her father, President Trump, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Others on the panel included Christine Lagarde, Director of the International Monetary Fund; Anne Finucane, Vice President of the Bank of America; and Chrystia Freeland, Canadian Foreign…
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