She has many state duties with and without her husband.
Her life has not been all sunshine either personally or in her roll of a Queen.
27 September 2018
By Martha Cliff
Queen Maxima attended the National Loneliness Conference in Enschede (click here)
She is one of Europe's tallest royals and Queen Maxima added extra height to her stature in the form of a statement hat on Thursday.
The Queen of the Netherlands stepped out in an enormous piece of millinery as she arrived in Enschede for the National Loneliness Congress this morning.
The oversize straw hat will be familiar to Maxima fans as the Queen has worn it on several occasions in the past and owns it in several colours.
The mother-of-three paired her bold headgear with a more muted ensemble for her engagement today....
She steps forward when tragedy strikes the country and children are lost.
September 20, 2018
By Janene Pieters
Queen Maxima (click here) expressed her and the King's support for the families of the four children killed in a collision between a train and an electric cargo bike in Oss on Thursday morning. "We have no words for this", she said to journalists during her visit to Drachten.
"Today I am in Friesland to see very happy children who are making music, but our thoughts really go to all the families who have lost their children today in the terrible accident", a visibly emotional Maxima said. She was in Drachten for the signing of a cooperation agreement for music education in Friesland, NOS reports.
The accident happened when a childminder was taking five children from childcare center Okido to primary school De Koranaer. They were on a railway crossing on Braakstraat when they were hit by a train. Four children died at the scene. They were between the ages of 4 and 11 years old, according to RTL. The childminder and another child are in critical condition in hospital...
And when moving forward as Queen in the face of grief for her sister seems difficult.
July 3, 2018
By Maura Hohman
For the first time in almost 40 years, (click here) the King and Queen of Netherlands will make an official state visit to the U.K. in October after accepting an invitation from Queen Elizabeth.
This will be the first official state visit to Buckingham Palace by King Willem-Alexander, 51, and Queen Maxima, 47. Willem’s parents, Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus, were the last royal Dutch couple to visit the U.K. on an official visit in 1982....
