King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, Current Events Part 1 (May 2013 - present)
 

When will we get the pleasure of seeing the king and queen for their official duty as king and queen ?

This coming saturday may 4th,Remembrance Day,as we here Remember the Dead of WWII and all conflicts after during a National ceremony.TM will attend the Remembrance meeting in the Nieuwe Kerk and lay a wreath at the National Monument shortly before 20.00PM after which a two minute silence will be observed.

Nice event to inaugurate their reign. :)

A very solemn occasion for the new King and Queen consort and in stark contrast to all the recent celebrations.

Where is the pre- inauguration interview?

The official portrait of King & Queen

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...count=1&ref=nf

The new portraits of TM,Royal House website:

Portretfoto's - Het Koninklijk Huis


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Those are wonderful portraits. I love the one where the King and Queen are standing together. He looks so regal with his cape and she looks stunning, every inch a Queen. The other portrait I like is the one with them and the girls and Princess Beatrix. That is a lovely photo. Its nice to see them all together. Thank you for sharing that link.

Oh my goodness! The new official photos are so stunning - beautifully composed and regal! The perfect king and queen!

I just love them Lucien,all of them and will have a closer look at them tomorrow :flowers:

Absolutely beautiful portraits! One question I have though on the Act of Abdication document. Does Maxima's signature actually say Maxima? It doesn't look like it does. :ermm:

But yes ofcourse!She signed it,as all could see her doing so After Queen then Princess Beatrix and after King Willem-Alexander.:smile:

Thanks Lucien. Not being overly familiar with the Dutch royals up until Beatrix announced her abdication, watching Maxima signing, it looked to me as it was an entirely different name than Maxima and got me wondering.

The king and queen attended the confirmation of his goddaughter Princess Pauline of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein in Bad Heilbrunn, Germany.

Eerste buitenlandse bezoek nieuwe koning - Royalty Online - Royalty -

Willem-Alexander, König der Niederlande*und*Máxima bei Konfirmation | Region Bad Tölz

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima will visit Denmark on June 25

Koning en Koningin bezoeken Denemarken - Het Koninklijk Huis ** Google Translate

it's great news that they are visiting another country following their investiture. even though it's a short visit, i think it's important for them to get to know the other heads of state of neighbouring nations and have meetings with them, even though they probably know their counterparts, to be able to concentrate on "business" :smile:

i wonder what the visit will exactly entail. the official website mentions a lunch with the queen of denmark, but isn't it likely that some visits will take place?

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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima have received Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Jan Eliasson at Villa Eikenhorst today, May 23, 2013.



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TM King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima will receive President Ricardo Martinelli of Panama and Mrs.Martinelli in Audience at their residence the Eikenhorst on tuesday may28th.

President Martinelli is on a three day working visit in The Netherlands starting today.