King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of
the Netherlands attended the Remembrance Day commemoration on Dam
Square, opposite the Royal Palace in Amsterdam. Remembrance Day is
the day before the official liberation day in the Netherlands and
used to commemorate only the Dutch victims of the Second World War.
After 1961 the victims of other military conflicts and
peacekeeping missions are…
In the Netherlands, Christmas is very
much the same, but earlier in the month, they also celebrate on
December 5 with Sinterklaas (the Dutch name for Saint Nicholas)
bringing presents. There is a large public event when Sinterklaas
arrives, which the Dutch Royal Family has…
Starting off in Dhaka, her flight landed
at the Shahjalal International Airport Monday morning, greeted by
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and Bangladeshi Bank Governor,
Atiur Rahman. Máxima travelled in her capacity as the UN
Secretary-General’s Special for Inclusive…
Some parties in the Netherlands’ House of
Representatives have agreed they wish to abolish the tax exemption
currently enjoyed by the Dutch royal family. King Willem-Alexander,
Queen Máxima and Princess Beatrix currently do not pay taxes on
their incomes, a part of their capital and inheritances and
donations. The cars from the royal family carrying license plates
beginning with AA are also…
Prince Henrik of Denmark, husband and
Prince Consort of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark has complained
about the fact that he is not King of Denmark, but rather Prince
Consort and has claimed that this constitutes sexism, according to
an interview with French newspaper Le…
