[The Netherlands] Princess Maxima's 40th royal birthday concert - The Family

Maxima's parents (Maria Del Carmen & Jorge Zorreguieta) & her brother Martin with her and her husband, Prince Willem-Alexander

Oops! Maxima's dad step onto her dress!

Prince Friso & wife Princess Mabel

Pieter van Vollenhoven & his wife, Princess Margriet, sister of the Queen

Princess Anita & husband Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Orange-Nassau, the son of Princess Margriet

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[The Netherlands] Princess Maxima's 40th royal birthday concert - all the guests together

On the far left, we can see Princess Christina and Princess Irene, Queen Beatrix sisters. On the far right, another of the Queen's sisters, Princess Margriet.

On the third row, we can see Maxima's sisters-in-law, Princess Laurentien and Princess Mabel, Princes Constantijn and Friso's wives respectively. 

[The Netherlands] [VIDEO] The controversial engagement of Princess Beatrix and Claus van Amsberg (1965)

The announcement in July 1965 of the engagement of Princess Beatrix, heir to the throne, to a German diplomat, Claus von Amsberg stirred great controversy in the Netherlands. The future husband of the future Queen had been a member of the Nazi Wehrmacht and the Hitler Youth movement. Many angry Dutch citizens demonstrated in the streets, and held rallies and marches against the "traitorous" affair. While this time upset citizens did not call for Queen Juliana's abdication because the true object of their wrath, Princess Beatrix, would then be Queen, they did start to question the value of having a monarchy at all. After attempting to have the marriage cancelled, Queen Juliana acquiesced and the marriage took place in 1966 under a continued storm of protest and an almost certain attitude pervaded the country that Princess Beatrix might be the last member of the House of Orange to ever reign in the Netherlands.

In the video, we can see Queen Juliana speaking, in presence of her husband, Consort Prince Bernhard and the newly engaged couple. And no, young Beatrix never changed her hairstyle ever since. A photo-call followed and we get to see her three sisters, Princess Irene, Princess Margriet and Princess Christina.

[The Netherlands] Dutch royals show pomp and pageantry as they celebrate Prince's day

Throngs of enthusiastic supporters joined the Dutch royals as they marked Prince's Day in the Netherlands. Traveling through the city in an intricate golden horse-drawn carriage, and wearing their finery, Queen Beatrix and her family toured The Hague. The regal party stopped off at the Ridderzaal - or Knight's Hall - for the official opening of the country's parliament before continuing on to Noordeinde Palace, the monarch's working residence. Crown Princess Maxima was the picture of elegance as she appeared alongside her mother-in-law on the balcony of Noordeinde Palace, to greet well-wishers gathered on the streets below.

Queen Beatrix has every reason to be happy. The Dutch monarch, who has been on the throne since 1980, is one of Europe's most popular royals with an approval rating of 85 per cent

At 72, the Dutch monarch cut a splendid figure in a mauve dress and hat



Princess Maxima was a vision in pink as she descended from the carriage

The carriage was a gift to the royal family from the people of the Netherlands to mark the coronation of Queen Wilhelmina in 1898 



Soldiers lined the streets for one of the most important days in the Dutch calendar



Local people showed their support 

Joining the queen and princess on the balcony of the palace was Maxima's husband Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, his brother Constantijn and wife Laurentien. Beatrix's sister Margriet and her husband Pieter van Vollenhoven were also on hand
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Oh God, didn't Maxima just look... STUNNING? what a dashing Princess, I am gob-smacked! She's a natural...!