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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima congratulate F1 Max Verstappen for world championship victory

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10th October 2022
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima sent a congratulatory message to Formula One pilot Max Verstappen for his victory in the Japan Grand Prix.  Their Majesties tweeted the following message: “After a tiresome start to this season, Max Verstappen regained itself in a big way, winning as many as 12 of the 18 races and both sprint races. The ultimate achievement was delivered today by…
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Third time's the charm? New dates for twice-postponed Dutch State Visit to Greece

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7th September 2022
The Royal House of the Netherlands has announced new dates for King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima’s State Visit to Greece.  The visit has been postponed twice in the past year. Initially, the royals were supposed to be in Greece in late 2021, but the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic forced plans to be changed.  The visit was then supposed to occur in March, but the outbreak of…
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Queen Maxima travels to India for UN role

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31st August 2022
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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Back to School with Queen Máxima of the Netherlands

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22nd August 2022
Queen Máxima, née Zorreguieta, was born in 1971 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Thus, she started her studies in her birth country. She studied at Northlands School, a bilingual school (English and Spanish) in Olivos, where she obtained her baccalaureate in 1988. After that, she enrolled at the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, studying economics; she graduated in 1995. Queen Máxima…
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The Royal Palace in Amsterdam hosts first diplomatic dinner in three years

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23rd June 2022
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands held the annual diplomatic corps dinner at the Royal Palace on the evening of Wednesday, 22 June.  Their Majesties welcomed around 250 guests in the Dining Hall of the Royal Palace for the first time in three years. Each year, the dinner has a different theme – for 2022, the Royal Palace chose “politics and governance.” King…
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