The Hague, 30 March 2001 The announcement Queen Beatrix: For me and my husband it is a great joy to announce the engagement of our son Willem-Alexander with Máxima Zorreguieta. We, as parents, are particularly happy with their decision to spend the rest of their lifes together. We have learned to know Máxima as an […]
Although I knew one day it would happen, it still came as quite a surprise. On Monday 28 January Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands announced that she is to abdicate on 30 April 2013. Just after 5pm I received the message that the Queen would hold a speech on television and that more information about […]
Yesterday I returned home after a few days The Hague, The Netherlands. My cousin got married nearby on Saturday and it was a wonderful wedding with a very happy couple. Even the weather was good, which is quite a miracle at the end of September. On Sunday my parents, sister and I walked through the […]
