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Willem-Alexander (Dutch: [ˈʋɪləm aːlɛkˈsɑndər]; Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand; born 27 April 1967) is King of the Netherlands, reigning since 30 April 2013. 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 .
The bride and groom entered the church together to Entrata Festiva, which was composed by Dutch composer Jurriaan Andriessen for the wedding of Prince Willem-Alexander's parents in 1966. Throughout the service, a number of Dutch hymns were sung. Kyrie from Mozart's Mass in C major, K. 337 "Solemnis" and Schubert's Ave Maria were also performed.
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.
On Monday, the King and Queen of the Netherlands began their four-day visit to the U.S. in Atlanta, Georgia, where they honored the legacy of civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., who ...
Netherlands King Willem-Alexander joined the pile-on in a video posted via X on Tuesday, March 12, in which he was speaking to a group of children at a royal engagement in Zutphen. When one of ...
The king and queen of the Netherlands spent the second day of their U.S. tour Tuesday visiting Savannah, Georgia's oldest city that is both a historic gem and a growing powerhouse in global trade.
[29] Her heir apparent was her eldest son, Prince Willem-Alexander. [30] She was the third successive Dutch monarch to abdicate, following her grandmother and her mother. [ 30 ] The broadcast was followed by a statement from Prime Minister Mark Rutte who paid tribute to Beatrix, saying "Since her investiture in 1980, she has applied herself ...
Máxima is a Dutch biographical television series developed by Videoland and based on the 2022 novel Patria, los primeros años de Máxima Zorreguieta by author Marcia Luyten. [1] The series revolves around the early life of Queen Máxima of the Netherlands and the beginnings of her relationship with Willem-Alexander. [2]