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…
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary begin packed business trip to the Netherlands
22nd June 2022
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark have embarked on a two-day visit to the Netherlands, where they are leading a sizeable Danish business delegation in a trip focused on the green transition, sustainability and digital healthcare.
The couple’s…
Queen Máxima begins financial trip to Africa
13th June 2022
Queen Máxima has landed in Ivory Coast’s capital Abidjan as part of a four-day visit that will also take her to Senegal as UN Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development.
Her Majesty landed aboard an Air France flight at around 9 pm local time on Sunday…
Dutch King and Queen to undertake State Visit to Austria
26th May 2022
The Dutch Royal Household has announced that King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima will undertake a State Visit to Austria at the end of next month.
The visit’s programme has been already released, and the first day, Monday, 27 June, will see all of the traditional events of state visits: the official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace, the laying of a wreath to commemorate…
Queen Máxima hands out business awards
24th May 2022
Queen Máxima stepped out for the award ceremony of the King Willem I business prizes, one of the most prestigious acknowledgements in the Netherlands.
The ceremony took place in the evening of Monday, 23rd May, at Groningen’s Forum, in the presence of Her…
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands has made her way back to the land where she was born for a visit that was supposed to happen in 2020, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of Canada’s independence.
Her Royal Highness and her husband, Prof Pieter van…
Princess Laurentien marks a sombre Europe Unity Day
11th May 2022
Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands has given a speech to celebrate Europe Unity Day, which falls every year on 9 May.
Speaking from De Balie, an old tribunal that currently functions as an event space and a café-restaurant, the Dutch Princess talked about Europe and the vast array of sentiments connecting each individual to that idea.
Naturally, she also mentioned Ukraine, as the…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima thoroughly enjoyed the Liberation concert, which was back after two years due to the global health crisis.
Their Majesties arrived in the area of the Royal Theatre Carré, in Amsterdam, on the evening of Thursday, 5 May.
The…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark and Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands will undertake a series of joint engagements in later this month to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the presence of Dutch farmers in Denmark.
The occasion will involve a number of activities around…
A new exhibition has opened about Queen Juliana of the Netherlands that showcases some of the most important moments in her reign through a unique lens.
Her Majesty was a collector of dolls, and, over the course of her life, she received more than six hundred of them, including some from high ranking people like King Harald of Norway and US First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
Now 65 of…