The Queen and I are delighted to have you as our guests this evening.
At the invitation of His Majesty King Willem-Alexander, the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, will pay a state visit to the Netherlands on Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 December.
Portugal and the Netherlands have maintained diplomatic relations since 1664 and
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
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
The purpose of the Media Code is to protect the privacy of the Royal House. It is based on international law and legal precedent with regard to privacy protection.
The courts have ruled in various cases that the publication of such a photograph
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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His Majesty the King and Her Majesty Queen Máxima will pay a state visit to Belgium at the invitation of his Majesty the King of the Belgians. The visit will take place from Tuesday 20 to Thursday 22 June 2023.
visit will reaffirm the excellent ties between the two neighbouring countries which have
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,
