Princess Alexia of the Netherlands Attends First Day of School
June 29, 2009 by Maricar Macalincag
It seems only yesterday that Princess Alexia of the Netherlands was a little baby. Now she’s going to school!
The second daughter of Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and Crown Princess Maxima turned 4 years old just last week. This week, she’s starting class 1A at the Bloemcampschool in Wassenaar. Her mom and dad, and older sister Princess Amalia accompanied her to her first day of school.
Princess Alexia looked both excited and apprehensive about going to school as she looked up to big sister Amalia.
Swedish Royals in Lisse and Leiden
April 22, 2009 by Maricar Macalincag
Princess Maxima and Queen Silvia enjoy the tulips in Lisse.
On the second day of their state visit to the Netherlands, April 22, 2009, Sweden’s King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia had both joint and separate engagements.
In the morning, King Carl Gustaf had meetings with various people from the business industry and the Dutch government. Among them was Prime Minister J.P. Balkende. Meanwhile, Queen Silvia visited the International Flower Exhibition Keukenhof in Lisse, accompanied by Dutch Crown Princess Maxima. It was a lovely day for a visit to the gardens, as the famous tulips of the Netherlands are in full bloom.
Queen Beatrix Welcomes Swedish Royals on State Visit
April 22, 2009 by Maricar Macalincag
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and King Carl Gustaf of Sweden during the welcome ceremony at the Hague
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands welcomed Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia yesterday, April 21, 2009.
The official welcome ceremony was conducted at the Hague. Queen Beatrix then hosted a state banquet at Palace Noodeinde in the evening. The banquet was a glittering affair, with tiaras all around for the royal ladies (photo below).
Royal Fashion Friday: Princess Maxima at ‘Sweet Love’ Premiere
April 10, 2009 by Maricar Macalincag
Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and Crown Princess Maxima attended the premiere of Mapenzi Tamu (‘Sweet Love’ in Swahili) at the RAI Theater in Amsterdam on April 4, 2009. The prince is the patron of AMREF Flying Doctors, which organized the event. Former streetchildren from Kenya performed at the event.
Princess Maxima wore a one-shoulder black dress, which had what appeared to be buttons running down the side. While I understand that asymmetric dresses are in fashion these days, and I really like Princess Maxima, I can’t summon a lot of enthusiasm for this outfit. Is it the cut? The fabric? Probably both. What do you think?
Image: Bauer-Griffin
Dutch Royal Family Stranded in Ski Resort
February 18, 2009 by Maricar Macalincag
RoyalBlog.nl is reporting that the Netherlands’ Queen Beatrix and her family are stuck in Lech am Arlberg, Austria because of heavy snow fall. It had started snowing on Monday and continued on Tuesday. According to the ski town’s official website, the snow fall yesterday, February 17, 2009, was 55 cm (about 22 inches).
The road going to the town was closed, stranding thousands of vacationers, including Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, Crown Princess Maxima and their three daughters. Prince Constantijn, Princess Laurentien and their children are also in the village. The Dutch royals are on their annual skiing holiday in Lech. They are expected to stay for at least a week, anyway, so the road closure would not be crimping their schedule at all. At least, there is all that extra snow for the kiddies to enjoy!
Image: Newscom
Dutch Royal Family on Skiing Holiday
February 17, 2009 by Maricar Macalincag
(From left, back row) Princess Maxima, Prince Willem-Alexander, Queen Beatrix, Princess Laurentien, Prince Constantijn and Countess Leonore. (From left, front) Princess Ariane, Princess Amalia, Count Claus-Casimir, Princess Alexia and Countess Eloise. image credit: Newscom
The Royal Family of the Netherlands, led by Queen Beatrix, started their 50th annual holiday in Lech am Voralberg, Austria early this week. The royal family have been going on their skiing vacation at the resort since 1960.
The press was around for the traditional photo shoot of the family, which has now grown to include six of the Queen’s grandchildren. Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and Crown Princess Maxima have three daughters Princess Amalia, Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane. Prince Constantijn and his wife Princess Laurentien have three children, Countess Eloise, Count Claus-Casimir and Countess Leonore. Not present at the photoshoot were Queen Beatrix’s second son Prince Friso and his family.
More photos after the cut:
Royal Sweethearts: Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Maxima
January 18, 2009 by Maricar Macalincag
Valentine’s Day is fast coming up, and for us royal-watchers, it’s the perfect time to celebrate the loving relationships of our favorite couples the world over. Every weekend until the day of hearts, I will feature a pair of royal sweethearts being close, sweet and loving through the years. This weekend, we celebrate the relationship of Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and Crown Princess Maxima of the Netherlands.
Prince Willem Alexander and Princess Maxima at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Image: Pacific Coast News.
More lovely photos after the jump (click for larger):
Dutch Royals Meet Sultan of Oman
January 18, 2009 by Maricar Macalincag
Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and Crown Princess Maxima met with Oman’s Sultan and Prime Minister Qaboos bin al Said at the Royal Palace in Muscat, Oman on January 17, 2009.
Princess Maxima, Prince Willem-Alexander and Sultan Qaboos bin al Said of Oman at the Royal Palace in Muscat, Oman, January 17, 2009.
Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Maxima reportedly had to wait in their hotel for a while before they could see the Sultan. On Saturday, the Sultan was watching his country’s football (soccer in the U.S.) team play against Saudi Arabia in the finals of the 19th Gulf Cup. Since 2004, Oman had been in the finals twice and at both times, had failed to win the championship. Saturday’s game went into overtime and then a penalty shoot-out, so the Sultan’s staff delayed his engagements until the game was concluded. Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Maxima understood the delay and patiently waited for the Sultan to be ready to receive them.
The Dutch royals are on a 6 day visit to Oman and the United Arab Emirates.
via: Royal Blog; Image: Newscom
Dutch Crown Couple in Oman
January 17, 2009 by Maricar Macalincag
Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and Crown Princess Maxima of the Netherlands are in Oman for a three-day official visit. They will then proceed to the United Arab Emirates for another three days.
Prince Willem-Alexander (center) and Princess Maxima in the harbor of Sohar in Oman on January 16, 2009.
The Dutch royal couple arrived in Oman on Thursday night, to strengthen economic ties between their country and the Gulf states. They will have mostly separate meetings with various government officials and business groups.
Among their first engagements was the opening of the new office of the Sohar Industrial Port Company, and the new International Maritime College of Oman.
Watch a video of their arrival here.
Image: Newscom
Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Maxima in Beijing
August 14, 2008 by Maricar Macalincag
Finally we see photos of Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and Crown Princess Maxima in Beijing. We know they’ve been there since the beginning. They’ve had a chance to watch their fellow Dutch compete in fencing, sailing and swimming (photo), among others. They were on hand to greet swimmer Van den Hoogenband
after his last Olympic race. Van den Hoogenband said:
“I think I will hug the Prince. He has always been a great fan of me.”
Royal Blog has several photos of the Dutch royal couple at the Olympics:
Partying with athletes at the ‘Holland Heineken House” in Beijing