When you think of the royal family, theDutchroyal family probably isn’t the one you have in mind.
The world is filled with monarchs, apparently.
Headed by King Willem-Alexander and his wife Queen Maxima, the Dutch royal family is both glamorous and fascinating.
However, a spokesperson for the family denied the report and said the king pays taxes.
King Willem-Alexander’s aunt, Princess Christina,married day care administer Jorge Guillermoin 1975.
Willem-Alexander’s other brother, Prince Constantijn, also married a commoner.
Willem-Alexander himself even married a commoner.
His wife, the nowQueen Maxima, was born in Argentina to a wealthy landowner.
Canada was happy to host the Dutch royals.
This was in order for the royal’s baby, Princess Margriet, to have full Dutch citizenship.
Although his name had been legally cleared, many were upset by the princess' choice in a partner.
Her mother, Emma, acted as regent until Queen Wilhelmina came of age in 1898.
In his youth, the then-prince was quite rebellious and developed a bit of a reputation as being wild.
As noted byBBC News, the royal was buried under snow for some 15 minutes.
The royal passed away in August 2013 after spending a year and a half in a coma.
The loss of Prince Friso broke the hearts of the Dutch royal family.
Willem-Alexander spoke about the pain of losing his brother in a 2017 television interview (viaDutch News).
King Willem-Alexander’s brother, Prince Constantijn, holds down a secular job.
The same is true for Constantijn’s wife Princess Laurentien.
Additionally, the late Prince Friso worked for a uranium-enrichment company.
The king doesn’t consider flying to be his main gig, though.
Rather, he said he thinks of it as more of “a hobby.”
The newly created kingdom included what is now known as Belgium.
Other Scandinavian monarchies followed suit, as did the Kingdom of Belgium when it became an independent country.
Theyfirst met in 1999at the Seville Spring Fair in Spain.
The Argentinian-born Maxima Zorreguieta caught the eye of the young prince and they started dating.
As noted byHello!, the future Queen Maxima simply called the Dutch royal Alexander.
King Willem-Alexander, for example, is a dedicated athlete and has competed in some major sporting events.
As noted byNetherlands A “Spy” Guide, the then-prince competed under the name W.A.
Both of the events “W.A.
van Buren” competed in are intense competitions designed for serious athletes.
And, in 1998, he became a member of the International Olympic Committee.
As noted byThe Guardian, Willem-Alexander became the king in 2013 after his mother Queen Beatrix abdicated.
