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Prince Willem-Alexander (left) at age 14 and his brother Friso in 1982. Willem-Alexander was born on 27 April 1967 at Academic Hospital Utrecht (now known as the University Medical Center Utrecht) in Utrecht. He is the first child of Princess Beatrix (later Queen) and Prince Claus, [5] and the first grandchild of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard.
The wedding of Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, and Máxima Zorreguieta took place on 2 February 2002 at the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam. Willem-Alexander and Máxima became king and queen on 30 April 2013 after the abdication of his mother, Beatrix.
Máxima met Willem-Alexander in April 1999 in Seville, Spain, during the Seville Spring Fair. In an interview, they stated that he introduced himself only as "Alexander", so that she did not know he was a prince. She thought he was joking when he later told her that he was the Prince of Orange and heir apparent to the Dutch throne. According to ...
The Queen forever pledged herself to royal service at the age of just 21.
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 ...
Prince Harry, Princess Marie and Prince Joachim at the Invictus Games on Feb. 15, 2025 ... King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands was on hand when the Invictus Games were held in The Hague in ...
Prince Willem-Alexander, 1967–1980, son Beatrix: Prince Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange: Son 30 April 1980 Mother became queen: 30 April 2013
Prince Alexander of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau (William Alexander Frederick Constantine Nicholas Michael, Dutch: Willem Alexander Frederik Constantijn Nicolaas Michiel, Prins der Nederlanden, Prins van Oranje-Nassau; 2 August 1818 – 20 February 1848) was born at Soestdijk Palace, the second son to King William II of The Netherlands and Queen Anna Paulovna, daughter of Tsar Paul ...