What a pleasure it is to have you here as our guests this evening.
From the evening of Monday 20 May to Thursday 23 May, Her Majesty Queen Máxima will be visiting the Republic of the Philippines in her role as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA). Her visit will focus on promoting financial inclusion and financial health.
Small-scale entrepreneurs cannot usually get loans from regular banks and have poor
On 25 September 2024 Queen Máxima was appointed as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Financial Health (UNSGSA) at a special event at the UN in New York. This new role is an extension of her previous work as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (September 2009 to September 2024). On the same day Queen Máxima celebrated her 15-year anniversary as UNSGSA. In her previous capacity she focused on the importance of good access to and safe and affordable use of financial services in order to promote economic development, in particular among low-income groups. Her association with the UN began in 2005 when she became a member of the UN Advisors Group to the International Year of Microcredit.
Fifteen years on, nearly 80% of adults worldwide now have access to financial services
Petra Laurentien Brinkhorst was born in Leiden on 25 May 1966 to Laurens Jan Brinkhorst and Jantien Brinkhorst-Heringa.
Princess Laurentien and Prince Constantijn have three children.
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When a Dutch monarch dies or abdicates, he or she is succeeded by his/her eldest child.
relinquishing the throne: King Willem I, Queen Wilhelmina, Queen Juliana and Queen Beatrix have
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander will pay a visit to Japan on Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 May during Expo 2025 Osaka. The King will be present for the Dutch National Day on 21 May, where he will give a speech. He will also visit the Netherlands Pavilion. The King will be accompanied by foreign trade and development minister Reinette Klever, who will also undertake an economic working visit with Dutch companies to Osaka and Tokyo. Economic affairs minister Dirk Beljaarts will be leading a parallel economic mission focusing on high tech and digitalisation. The visit to Japan will take place in the context of 425 years of bilateral relations between the Netherlands and Japan.
Dutch and Japanese curators have organised a special exhibition there commemorating
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Máxima are to travel to the United States for a working visit to the states of Georgia and New York. The visit will take place from Monday, June 10 to Thursday, June 13 2024. In Georgia the King and Queen will visit Atlanta and Savannah, and in New York they will visit Albany and New York City.
famous Atlanta studio where artists such as OutKast, 2Pac, Beyoncé and Madonna have
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander will visit Denmark and Norway from Tuesday 12 November to Thursday 14 November, accompanied by Sophie Hermans, Minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth. The visit’s main themes will be hydrogen and the energy system of the future. His Majesty King Frederik X of Denmark and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway will join the King for parts of the programme. A Dutch business delegation will also be taking part.
during which there will be a presentation on various greening initiatives that have
