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Queen Máxima's diamond-dripping tiara steals the show at Cyprus state dinner

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5th March 2025
For a history-making State Visit to Cyprus, Queen Máxima chose an appropriately historic tiara.The Dutch Diamond Bandeau was fashioned from the diamonds in a necklace given to Queen Emma upon her marriage to King Willem III in 1879. In 1937, Queen Wilhelmina had the diamonds set into a bandeau that she only wore in public once, though subsequent members of the Dutch Royal Family have made…
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Going Dutch: how King Willem-Alexander won the heart of his Argentinean bride

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10th February 2025
Theirs may be the only royal proposal that happened on ice—but we’ll get to that.Máxima Zorreguieta was a hotshot banker living and working in New York City when she travelled to Seville, Spain, for a party in April 1999. How could she know that her future husband, a prince in hiding, would be there?“Spain has a special place in our hearts,” King Willem-Alexander said at a 2024…
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Queen Máxima's Fashion Hits of 2024

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30th December 2024
Queen Máxima is a bonafide style maven prone to bold colours, loud patterns, big jewellery and to-die-for accessories and its always a treat to see her fashion sense in action. Whether she’s opening museums or financial conferences or welcoming heads of state from around the world, you know you’re going to see something memorable. Let’s take a look back at some of Queen Máxima’s fashion…
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The most glittering royal moments of 2024 - and we mean glitter

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27th December 2024
Do you know how hard it is to narrow down some of the best white-tie stylings into a list of five? So many gorgeous gowns left on the table, but these are the five that I can’t stop thinking about!Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg goes Barbiecore in BelgiumWhen Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa paid a visit to their neighbours in Belgium, not only was it a family…
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