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King Charles welcomes world leaders to Buckingham Palace on the eve of The Queen’s State Funeral

King Charles III and Queen Camilla, accompanied by members of the Royal Family, have hosted a gathering of world leaders at Buckingham Palace in preparation for tomorrow’s State Funeral.  All the leaders that had arrived in London gathered in the Picture Gallery and the King’s Apartment rooms of Buckingham Palace for a cocktail and some canapés.  For security reasons, Buckingham…
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Queen Maxima travels to India for UN role

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has completed a visit to India in her role as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development. The Dutch Queen’s visit comes as India is poised to assume leadership of the G20 in December…
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Queen Máxima goes back to uni for introduction week

Queen Máxima mixed royal duties with motherhood during a university orientation reception in Delft earlier this week. The Dutch queen was joined by the Minister of Education, Culture and Science for a session at Delft University of Technology to welcome new students and discuss ways that they can be involved on campus while also focusing on their mental health. Queen Máxima attended the…
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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima begin State Visit to Austria with a lot of symbolic pieces

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands began a very busy State Visit to Austria with all of the traditional engagements of a first day.  They landed in Wien and were welcomed at the airport by many authorities before being escorted to Homburg, the Presidential Palace, where the royal couple were officially welcomed by the President and First Lady of Austria, Alexander Van…
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Princess Amalia wants to join her mother on UN trips

Queen Máxima revealed that her eldest daughter is keen to join her on future United Nations trips during an interview in Senegal this week. The Dutch queen visited the Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal earlier this week in her role as the UN Secretary General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, a post she has held since 2009. Queen Máxima sat down for an interview…
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