King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands himself launched the invitation. In a video posted on Monday, February 20th on the official website of the Palace and their Facebook page, the Dutch ruler sets out to invite 150 people to his 50th birthday. But be careful, this is not for anyone. To be able to share with him and the rest of the family at the royal palace in Amsterdam on April 28th, the day after his 50th birthday, you must reside in the Netherlands and, above all, be born on the same day as him. In addition, we must celebrate in this year 2017, like him, a jubilee anniversary, that is to say a number of years that can be divisible by five. Applications are open from the age of 20 years.

Those who fulfill these conditions and would like to participate in this exceptional royal meal should register via a dedicated website: www.WA50.nl. And without lying around. A random draw will mark the winners on March 3, 2017.

The Royal Palace of Amsterdam will open for 50 hours in a row

At the end of this dinner, the Royal Palace of Amsterdam will be open to the public for 50 hours in a row (from Friday 28 April 10 pm to Sunday 30 April 0 h). Launched by a festive event, a special program related to life in the Kingdom of the Netherlands during the last 50 years is announced.

On Friday, February 17th 2017, Queen Maxima appeared in the Dordrecht Museum in an olive green Natan dress with a golden brooch from Queen Juliana's vault. And this green fits perfectly with those landscapes populated with birds and other animals painting .

The queen who had accessorised with her New gray Fabienne Delvigne hat, gloves and gray Gianvito Rossi pumps, and a green clutch, Ole Lynggaard earrings, had come to the Dordrechts Museum to inaugurate a new exhibition. Entitled "Royal Paradise" , this one is devoted to the work of the animal painter Aert Schouman (1710-1792), born of this city of the south-east of Rotterdam.


Known for his watercolors of birds, mammals and plants, this Dutch artist is also the author of five large wall hangings made in the 18th century at the request of Prince Willem V, the last stadtholder of the United Provinces. The wife of the sovereign took the time to admire them as these, just restored, will be reinstalled in the palace Huis ten Bosch in The Hague, his future home. This royal residence is currently the subject of colossal works for the future installation of King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima and their three daughters Princesses Catharina-Amalia, Alexia and Ariane.
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Queen Maxima of the Netherlands made a working visit to the Emma Children's Hospital in Amsterdam on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, February 14th 2017,Her Majesty visited the Emma Children's Hospital in Amsterdam visiting the "Emma at Work" foundation.  "It supports the professional experience of young people suffering from a chronic illness or physical disability, for example by providing them with a holiday, part-time or other type of work" , Stressed the Palace. And this from the age of 15 years and allows them to discover their talents and helps them find a training or a job.

Maxima wore a white dress with a pink and gray abstract pattern from the Italian label Etro Fall 2006 Ready-to-Wear. She had accessorized large suede thigh high boots and a brown suede pouch a scarf. Her loose hair shows pink fancy earrings by Fahoma.

During this visit, she took part in a round table. The photos of this meeting show her sitting in front of a wall on which is written in giant letters the name Emma, ​​which gives her name to both the hospital and the foundation. Right next to it, a black and white portrait depicts the Emma, ​​who is none other than the Queen Mother of the Netherlands at the end of the 19th century, the mother of Queen Wilhelmina and therefore the great-great-great -grandmother of the present King Willem-Alexander , Maxima's husband.

Architecture was this Friday at the heart of the program of their last day of visit to Germany.

They had begun their official visit to Germany, on Tuesday February 7th 2017, at the medieval castle of Wartburg in Thuringia . It is in another castle that the cloture the end of their German stay on Friday, February 10th at Oranienbaum in Saxony-Anhalt. Built at the end of the 18th century in the Baroque style for the Duchess Henriette-Catherine of Anhalt-Dessau, born Princess of Orange-Nassau, it is the work of the Dutch architect Cornelis Ryckwaert and is adorned with faience of Delft, whom Maxima, dressed in beige and garnet, did not fail to admire.


The royal couple had begun this fourth and final German day by visiting the Bauhaus Museum in Dessau. The Dutch sovereign and his wife were able to discover the permanent exhibition and discuss the impact of the Dutch art movement De Stijl on the German Bauhaus movement in the early 20th century. Another theme addressed in the morning, the management of water, especially in the context of floods.

Her Majesty wore Natan gold blouse with a Natan Burgundy Skirt. Accessories with a Fabienne Delvigne pill box,  three brooches come from the Argentinian jewelry designer Celedonio,  LK Bennett heels on her feet and a Natan clutch