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King Willem-Alexander talks about his reign's "biggest error in judgement"

On the eighth episode of the podcast “Through the Eyes of the King,” King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands discussed what he believes has been the biggest judgement error in his years on the throne. His Majesty talked at length about his decision to travel abroad to Greece in the early fall of 2020, when most of his country was going back into lockdown – a decision that cost him…
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Queen Máxima embarks on a visit to Morocco on behalf of the UN

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands landed in Morocco for a three-day visit as the Special Advocate of the United Nations Secretary-General for Inclusive Financing for Development.On Monday, 20 March, Her Majesty landed in Casablanca, the country’s largest city; she will also visit the capital Rabat before returning to The Hague. The theme of her visit will revolve around financial…
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Dutch royal visit lands in Sint Maarten

The Dutch Royal Family is continuing on their tour of the Dutch Caribbean and landed in Sint Maarten on Monday, 6 February. King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands briefly switched royals to his “other” job and co-piloted the plane that flew the Dutch royals to Sint Maarten for the final leg of their Caribbean tour. The King shared in 2017 that he had been flying as a pilot for the Dutch…
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Queen Máxima talks about financial health in new interview

Queen Máxima sat down for an interview with CNBC while at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week to talk about financial inclusion.The Queen of the Netherlands attends the World Economic Forum annually in her role as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, and was asked by reporter Tania Bryer about the progress financial inclusion has made…
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