The Dutch King often welcomes ambassadors
and dignitaries in a very specific room in Palace ten Bosch. While
the room looks like it may simply be a design choice, it actually
holds the family’s history. The Dutch State commissioned the DNA
Room in 2019 and artist Jacob van der Beugel created the room. The
room is created out of 80,000 handmade ceramic blocks that have
been divided up…
Queen Máxima began a four-day visit to
Colombia on Sunday, focusing on financial health and innovation as
she continues her work with the United Nations. Queen Máxima has
been the UN’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for
Development since 2009. The Dutch…
Queen Máxima stunned in Paris at the
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, wearing an illusion-cut dress to view an
exhibition about Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen. The Dutch
queen was on hand, alongside French First Lady Brigitte Macron, to
view the nine themes at play…
Queen Maxima of the Netherlands has
adopted surprising new pets. The Queen of the Netherlands adopted
three hedgehogs, who are now living in the gardens of Huis ten
Bosch Palace in The Hague. The Government Information Service (RVD)
has not revealed where the animals came from. The Royal House of
the Netherlands revealed Maxima’s new pets in a post on Instagram,
explaining that…
The message in a royal engagement ring – Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
23rd November 2023
Queen Máxima’s engagement ring might be
one of the most visually unique royal rings in existence: at its
centre is an orange diamond to reflect the royal house she married
into. [getty src=”167753510″ width=”471″
height=”594″…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima express sympathy with Israel after deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust
9th October 2023
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of
the Netherlands have expressed sympathy with Israel after the Hamas
terrorist attack that has been described as the deadliest attack on
Jews since the Holocaust. The King and Queen said: “Indescribable
suffering has been…
One consort holds a very special role
within the United Nations. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has held
the position of the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for
Inclusive Finance for Development since being appointed by
then-Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in 2009. The Queen, who has a
background in banking and finance prior to her marriage to King
Willem-Alexander, works to…
Royals and the United Nations: what roles do they have?
22nd September 2023
The United Nations is the biggest
international organism currently in existence, as it unites
representatives from more than 190 countries and different
international organisations, like the EU and the African
Union. Its purpose as an intergovernmental organisation
is…
A royal debut on Prince's Day as King Willem-Alexander reflects on his reign
20th September 2023
As King Willem-Alexander delivered the
annual Prinsjesdag speech, his second daughter, Princess Alexia,
attended the ceremony for the very first time. The King,
celebrating 10 years on the throne, mentioned this in the opening
of his Prinsjesdag (or Budget Day) speech…
Biotech, Navy, art and a sad goodbye as the Dutch State Visit to Belgium draws to a close
23rd June 2023
Thursday marked the last day of the State
Visit that King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima are paying to
Belgium – but last doesn’t mean less busy. The day began in Leuven,
where the four royals visited Imec. This facility works in research
for the chip tech sector, which is assuming an increasing strategic
relevance for the independence of Europe in the semiconductors…
