Royal Family Archives - Heavenly Holland

NLdoet ('NL Does') is the largest volunteering event in the Netherlands. All over the country hundreds of thousands of people, including royals, celebrities and politicians set a good example by pitching in and doing social volunteer work. They roll up their sleeves at community centers, petting zoos, nursing homes and the like.

King Willem-Alexander making pancakes for the elderly

10/03/2018

Did you know that the neo-Gothic fountain at Binnenhof in The Hague was originally designed for the World Exhibition in Amsterdam in 1883?

The Hague & Scheveningen

The remarkable story of the Binnenhof Fountain

13/01/2018

Did you know that the wild boar was officially declared extinct in the Netherlands in 1826 until Prince Hendrik introduced them back into a forest near his residence in 1907? This way he could hunt for wild boars without having to go abroad.

Wild boars introduced back by Prince Hendrik

26/09/2017

Prinsjesdag

Prinsjesdag & the King’s Speech

17/09/2017

King Willem III

King Willem III a.k.a. King Gorilla

08/06/2017

Dodenherdenking

Traditions & Events

4 May: Remembrance Day

04/05/2017

left to right: Queen Wilhelmina, Princess Juliana, Prince Bernhard and Armgard von Cramm (Bernard's mother) on their wedding day 7 January 1937

Three months honeymoon for Juliana and Bernhard

28/01/2016

Argentina

International Affairs

We love Máxima

22/09/2015

Amalia

Princess Amalia’s first day of high school

24/08/2015

Amsterdam

Royal Palace overlooking Dam Square in Amsterdam

23/08/2013

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