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Willem-Alexander (Dutch: [ˈʋɪləm aːlɛkˈsɑndər]; Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand; born 27 April 1967) is King of the Netherlands. Willem-Alexander was born in Utrecht during the reign of his maternal grandmother, Queen Juliana, as the eldest child of Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus.
Willem-Alexander accompanied by Charles, Prince of Wales, during his state visit to the UK.Willem-Alexander and Charles are fifth cousins once removed.. The following is a list of state visits made by Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands since he ascended to the Dutch throne in April 2013 following the abdication of Beatrix that year.
Máxima [a] (born Máxima Zorreguieta [b] on 17 May 1971) is Queen of the Netherlands as the wife of King Willem-Alexander. Argentinian by birth, she worked in finance when she met Willem-Alexander, eldest son and heir apparent of Queen Beatrix, in 1999. They married in 2002, and became king and queen on the abdication of her mother-in-law on ...
At just 18 years old, Willem-Alexander became a member of the Council of State of the Netherlands—the highest council of the Dutch government. He also served in the Royal Netherlands Navy from ...
“I ask forgiveness for the clear failure to act in the face of this crime against humanity,” King Willem-Alexander of the The post King of the Netherlands apologizes for country’s role in ...
At the King Center, King Willem-Alexander shared some remarks, stating his deep appreciation for the visit and how the "drive for emancipation among people of color" was a story of "pain and anger ...
The inauguration of Willem-Alexander took place on 30 April 2013 at the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam. Willem-Alexander ascended the throne immediately following the abdication of his mother Queen Beatrix earlier that day. Willem-Alexander is the first King of the Netherlands since the death of his great-great-grandfather William III in 1890.
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands : Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (2003) [citation needed] Queen Máxima of the Netherlands : Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (2003) Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands : Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (2003) [citation needed]