Princess Ariane, News and Events Part 1 (May 2023 - present)

[Blog Real]

Today, the graduation ceremony of Princess Ariane took place, having completed her International Baccalaureate exams at the United World College Adriatic. Exam results are expected in early July.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima were present.

Koninklijk Huis on Instagram: "Prinses Ariane heeft de examens voor het Internationaal Baccalaureaat aan het United World College Adriatic afgerond. Vandaag markeert de school het einde van de examenperiode met de traditionele Graduation and Academic

88K likes, 680 comments - koninklijkhuis on May 24, 2025: "Prinses Ariane heeft de examens voor het Internationaal Baccalaureaat aan het United World College Adriatic afgerond. Vandaag markeert de school het einde van de examenperiode met de traditionele Graduation and Academic Year Closing...

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[Somebody]

As expected her parents were able to celebrate with her after their travels to other continents earlier this week.

Not sure what she is holding in her hand as it cannot be her diploma given that the results of the exam aren’t in yet…

The question now of course is what her next step will be. My guess is that she’ll take a gap year just like her sisters did.

 

[Prinsara]

Well, they don’t just call the graduates up on stage and give them nothing, so it’s presumably the same thing Leonor and her sister received (something like an acknowledgement of completion of the program), even if it’s not the IB result.

 

[carlota]

curious as to why ariane attended the italian UWC campus as opposed to the welsh one like her dad and alexia...

 

[Countessmeout]

curious as to why ariane attended the italian UWC campus as opposed to the welsh one like her dad and alexia...

Students don't choose they apply in. general and the committee selects.Yes Sofia ended up same as her sister but not a given. One factor is special study interests. Certain campuses have stronger focuses.

 

[Somebody]

curious as to why ariane attended the italian UWC campus as opposed to the welsh one like her dad and alexia...

This particular UWC has a strong focus on music, which is most likely why Ariane preferred to go here rather than to Wales. In the mean time, she also learned Italian (and might have taken classes in other languages spoken in the region) - not sure whether that was something that she was interested in in particular but that's another feature of UWC Adriatic.

 

[crm2317]

If it was me the better weather would also be a factor .

Congratulations to Ariane! I’m sure her parents feel very proud. On a day like this they are not King and Queen, just a mum and dad celebrating their child!

 

[carlota]

Students don't choose they apply in. general and the committee selects.Yes Sofia ended up same as her sister but not a given. One factor is special study interests. Certain campuses have stronger focuses.

I see! I didn’t know this and thought they applied to the college of choice.

 

[Somebody]

I see! I didn’t know this and thought they applied to the college of choice.

As part of the selection process, applicants are asked to indicate their college of preference. If they apply through the 'Global Selection Programme' you will only be assigned to one of the schools that you include in your application. If you apply through a National Committee, you may be assigned to any school but they do take your order of preference into account. So, applicants/students are not randomly assigned.

From their website (bold is mine):

2. Keep your options open

This only applies to those applying through the Global Selection Programme.

Numbers of places available through the Global Selection Programme are strictly limited in each school. You can maximise your chance of being offered a place by declaring your interest in more than one school. You can list the schools that you’re interested in attending on your application form. We encourage you to choose up to four UWC schools that you would like to attend.

If you're applying through your national committee, you won't be able to select the school to apply to but you do have the opportunity to tell us the order of preference for the schools that you'd most like to attend.

See the difference between applying through the Global Selection Programme and applying through the national committees.

 

[An Ard Ri]

Congratulations to Princess Ariane on her Graduation and her proud parents too !

 

[Blog Real]

Here are more photos of Princess Ariane during her graduation ceremony at UWC Adriatic.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙪𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙍𝙤𝙮𝙖𝙡 𝙁𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮 on Instagram: "#New More photos of Princess Ariane during her graduation ceremony at UWC Adriatic, which took place on May 24, 2025!🎓 - 📸: UWC Adriatic - Andrea Agati & Erika Burolo - #PrinsesAriane #PrincessAriane #PrincessAri

594 likes, 11 comments - dutchroyals_ on May 28, 2025: "#New More photos of Princess Ariane during her graduation ceremony at UWC Adriatic, which took place on May 24, 2025!🎓 - 📸: UWC Adriatic - Andrea Agati & Erika Burolo - #PrinsesAriane #PrincessAriane #PrincessArianeOfTheNetherlands...

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[Somebody]

She hasn't graduated yet; like all UWC students, she will only get the results of her exams in about a month...

 

[Prinsara]

I’m not sure what system you’re working from, but in cases like these and many others, you graduate when you complete the program and when the school says you do; that’s why they call it graduation.

The results aren’t relevant; if someone fails their IB they take it again, not return to high school. They are done.

 

[Marengo]

I wonder if the owner of the instagram account will be asked to delete these photos.

 

[Somebody]

I’m not sure what system you’re working from, but in cases like these and many others, you graduate when you complete the program and when the school says you do; that’s why they call it graduation.

The results aren’t relevant; if someone fails their IB they take it again, not return to high school. They are done.

My understanding is that the school doesn’t call it a graduation but a farewell ceremony.

Edit: UWC calls it a closing ceremony, see for example: here

And from an educational perspective you need to successfully complete a program to graduate, which means you need to have successfully passed your exam(s). As only in that case you’ll have access to the next level of education. That’s why graduation rates are a relevant metric to assess education quality.

UWC Adriatic posted the entire Closing Ceremony on YouTube (the musical bit is around 1h10 and the a-cappella around 1h30):

 

[Somebody]

Ariane is still waiting for her final grades. I assume she'll receive them by the end of the week.

Following Dutch tradition, I expect we'll see a picture of her with a raised flag with her school bag at Paleis Huis ten Bosch once her grades are in and she officially graduates. Hopefully, at that point they will also announce her plans for next year. I assume she'll do a gap year but so far there has not been any official communication about it. Nor did anyone ask about it at the end of the photo session when they took time for questions.

 

[iceflower]

The Palace today shared a video of Princess Ariane raising the flag at Huis ten Bosch Palace following her successful graduation.

Koninklijk Huis on Instagram: "🇳🇱 De vlag kan uit op Paleis Huis ten Bosch! Prinses Ariane heeft zondag 6 juli haar Internationaal Baccalaureaat diploma behaald aan het United World College Adriatic. Prinses Ariane heeft de eerste vier jaar van

539 likes, 12 comments - koninklijkhuis on July 6, 2025: "🇳🇱 De vlag kan uit op Paleis Huis ten Bosch! Prinses Ariane heeft zondag 6 juli haar Internationaal Baccalaureaat diploma behaald aan het United World College Adriatic. Prinses Ariane heeft de eerste vier jaar van haar...

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The flag can be raised at Paleis Huis ten Bosch!
Princess Ariane received her International Baccalaureate diploma from the United World College Adriatic on Sunday 6 July.
Princess Ariane spent the first four years of her secondary school years at the Christian Gymnasium Sorghvliet in The Hague. In the summer of 2023 she continued her education at United World College Adriatic in Italy.

Princess Ariane awarded International Baccalaureate diploma

On Sunday 6 July Her Royal Highness Princess Ariane of the Netherlands was awarded her International Baccalaureate diploma from the United World College Adriatic.

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[Kaye1850]

Well done ~ the flag raising is a lovely tradition