Dutch king calls for community – we need the ‘greater we’ not the ‘big I’
THE HAGUE - Dutch King Willem-Alexander has called on people to work towards a sense of community in his traditional Christmas address to the nation. People, the king said, should ‘not be looking for a bigger More...
King in St. Maarten: This goes beyond all imagination
PHILIPSBURG - King Willem-Alexander and Minister Plasterk of Kingdom Relations are shocked by the magnitude of the damage in St. Maarten. “This goes beyond all imagination,” said the King when he visited the More...
Dutch Defense resumes work in full force today after José
THE HAGUE/PHILIPSBURG - Now that the impact of Hurricane José seems to have been limited, Dutch Defense personnel can continue in full force with the work of recovery and clearing of debris, with the assistance More...
King visits Curaçao Met Office
WILLEMSTAD - Dutch King Willem-Alexander is in Curaçao. He is expected to arrive in St. Maarten in the coming days. He flew into Curaçao today, Sunday, with his intended destinations as the Hurricane Irma-ravaged More...
The King to attend the world premiere of Double Play
THE HAGUE, WILLEMSTAD – King Willem-Alexander will attend the world premiere of Double Play at the International Film Festival Rotterdam on January 27, 2017. The film, based on the book with the same title and More...
Kingdom games on April 25
WILLEMSTAD - The Kingdom games will be on Friday, April 25 this year. This is a day before King's day. It will be celebrated a day earlier, on Saturday, as the birthday of King Willem-Alexander falls on a Sunday. The More...
LPS angry at King Willem-Alexander
THE HAGUE, WILLEMSTAD – The National Platform Slavery History (LPS) is not concerned that the King Willem-Alexander still sat in the golden carriage on Tuesday during the opening of Parliament. Despite a call More...
Profile: Willem-Alexander, future king of the Netherlands
Prince Willem-Alexander becomes king of the Netherlands on 30 April, when his 75-year-old mother abdicates. Born on 27 April 1967 as the first child of Queen Beatrix and the late Prince Claus, the Prince of Orange More...
