Crown Prince Willem-Alexander

PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images/FILE On Thursday, the Crown Prince of the Netherlands received an award for his contribution towards water and sanitation issues in Africa. Willem-Alexander was given the AMCOW AfricaSan Award by the Council of African Ministers responsible for Water (AMCOW) for his work to improve water, sanitation and hygiene on the continent. He also won the award for his work by promoting the issue to African leaders. Crown Prince Willem-Alexander is quite active in this field. He is the Chairman of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Advisory Board for Water and Sanitation. The award was given out in Johannesburg, South Africa. Read Full Story

Friday ended the state visit to Mexico for Dutch royals Queen Beatrix, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and Crown Princess Maxima. Their tour was made up of honors, ancient sites, and a language gaffe. Reuters/Daniel Aguilar On Wednesday, the Queen was awarded the keys to Mexico City during a reception at the capital’s city hall. She and the Crown Princely couple were then given a tour of the city. They stopped by an education and cultural center at Santa Maria la Ribera neighborhood. After lunch, Queen Beatrix took a tour of the National Anthropology Museum. During this, her son gave a speech at the “Energy Efficiency ... Read Full Story

There seems to be a lot of state and official visits in the world of royalty these days! Earlier Tuesday, Holland’s royals – Queen Beatrix, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and Crown Princess Maxima – began their four day visit to Mexico. They arrived just before noon, local time, and were greeted by President Felipe Calderon and First Lady Margarita Zavala. AP Photo/Claudio Cruz A welcoming ceremony took place at Mexico’s National Palace. The Queen then had a private meeting with President Calderon. After that came a wreath laying ceremony at the Child Heroes monument. The royals then met had a meeting with Dutch business leaders ... Read Full Story

Live in the New York City area? You might catch a glimpse of the Dutch royals this week as the city celebrates the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s voyage which led to the Dutch colonization of the eventual Big Apple. Dutch Photo Press Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and Crown Princess Maxima arrived over the weekend. But their first engagement was not to mark New York’s celebrations, but to witness Willem-Alexander’s cousin’s wedding. Bernardo Guillermo, the son of Princess Christina, Queen Beatrix’s youngest sister, married longtime love Eva Prinz in a religious ceremony at Our Lady of All Saints Church in Brooklyn. The two married in ... Read Full Story

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