We have enormous respect for Dr.
Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven have
The King is extremely interested in flying. In 1985 he obtained his Private Pilot’s Licence (Second Class), followed by his Commercial Pilot’s Licence (with an Instrument Rating) in 1987. While studying he went on to obtain his theoretical B1/B2 licence. This enabled him to fly as a volunteer in Kenya, first for the medical aid organisation African Medical Research & Education Foundation (AMREF) and then for the Kenya Wildlife Service.
This means it will no longer have the personnel capacity (including pilots and ground
On the evening of Monday 28 August and on Tuesday 29 August, Her Majesty Queen Máxima will visit the United Nations in New York in her capacity as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA).
According to World Bank Group’s most recent data 76% of adults worldwide now have
From Tuesday 7 March to Thursday 9 March 2023 His Majesty the King and Her Majesty Queen Máxima will pay a state visit to the Slovak Republic at the invitation of President Zuzana Čaputová. They will be accompanied during the visit by Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra and Vice Minister for Culture and Media Gunay Uslu.
borders Ukraine in the east; since the start of the war over one million Ukrainians have
where young Cypriots from both sides of the Green Line can discover how much they have
On the afternoon of Friday 4 April 2025 Her Majesty Queen Máxima will attend the INSEAD Alumni Forum in Passenger Terminal Amsterdam. The event’s theme is ‘Lead with Integrity, Shape the Future Now!’. Following the official opening, the Queen will take part in a fireside chat with Professor Mark Stabile, Dean of the INSEAD Europe Campus, on the topic of financial health.
can protect themselves from financial setbacks such as job loss, and that they have
As members of the Diplomatic Corps, you have a lot on your plate.
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Máxima will be paying a state visit to Belgium at the invitation of His Majesty the King of the Belgians. The visit will start in Brussels on the morning of Tuesday 20 June and end in Antwerp on the evening of Thursday 22 June. The King and Queen will be accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra on the first and third days of their visit. Minister of Education, Culture and Science Robbert Dijkgraaf will accompany them on the second day. Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Liesje Schreinemacher, Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Piet Adema, Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Mark Harbers, Minister of Defence Kajsa Ollongren, Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Karien van Gennip and Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Micky Adriaansens will each be attending separate parts of the programme.
will reaffirm the excellent ties between the two neighbouring countries, which have
Here, it goes without saying that research and business have to be closely connected
