The presentation of letters of credence is a custom dating from the late Middle Ages. Newly appointed foreign ambassadors are received by the King at Noordeinde Palace shortly after their arrival in the Netherlands. A ceremonial reception of this…
Departing foreign ambassadors who have been in post in the Netherlands for more than
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The courts have ruled in various cases that the publication of such a photograph
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Máxima are to pay a state visit to Cyprus, at the invitation of President Nikos Christodoulides. The visit will take place on Tuesday 4 March and Wednesday 5 March 2025.
The Netherlands and Cyprus have been united at European Union level for more than
On Tuesday 27 January and Wednesday 28 January, Her Majesty Queen Máxima will be in New York for talks in her capacity as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Financial Health (UNSGSA).
Queen Máxima will have strategic consultations on the agenda for the upcoming period
On 30 March 2001 Princess (then Queen) Beatrix and Prince Claus announced the engagement of the Prince of Orange and Máxima Zorreguieta. On 3 July 2001 the two houses of parliament passed a bill submitted by the government consenting to the marriage.
Since January 2019 King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and their three daughters have
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Bernhard Lucas Emmanuel, Prince of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven, was born on 25 December 1969 in Nijmegen. Prince Bernhard has three brothers: Prince Maurits, born in 1968, Prince Pieter-Christiaan, born in 1972, and Prince Floris, born in 1975.
Prince Bernhard and Princess Annette have three children: Isabella, born in 2002,
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From Monday 23 to Wednesday 25 October 2023, Her Majesty Queen Máxima will visit the Republic of Kenya in her role as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA). Improving the quality of…
In Kenya, 79% of adults have a bank account, up from 42% in 2011 (Global Findex 2021
Floris Frederik Martijn, Prince of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven, was born in Nijmegen on 10 April 1975. Prince Floris has three brothers: Prince Maurits, born in 1968, Prince Bernhard, born in 1969, and Prince Pieter-Christiaan, born in 1972.
The couple have two daughters and a son: Magali, born in 2007, Eliane, born in 2009
