Royal Gala - Danish and Dutch Royals

 Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark host a gala dinner at Christiansborg Palace on the occasion of the state visit of Queen Maxima and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. The video shows the royal arrival to the palace.

Dutch Monarchy

Prince Johan Friso and Princess Mabel. Prince Friso died in 2013 after being in a coma after a skiing accident. He was the youngest child of Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus of the Netherlands.

Queen Maxima of the Netherlands.

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima. They became sovereigns after Queen Beatrix abdicated.

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima.

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima.

Princess Mabel and Prince Friso.

Princess Laurentien, wife of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (who is one of the King's brothers).

Queen Maxima wearing a beautiful pearl and diamond parure. She has a huge variety of jewels to choose from as the Dutch queen.

Queen Maxima.

Queen Maxima.

Queen Maxima.

The three daughters of the King and Queen of the Netherlands. In this picture, Princess Ariane is 7, Princess Catharina-Amalia is 10, and Princess Alexia is 9.

The King and Queen.

The Royal Family of the Netherlands

Queen Maxima and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands.

The new King and Queen of the Netherlands.

The smiling happy royal family of the Netherlands.

The King with his eldest daughter and heir, Princess Amalia, the Princess of Orange.

The Queen and King of the Netherlands with their three lovely daughters.

The Queen with her three daughters.

Princess Alexia, Queen Maxima, Princess Ariane, King Willem Alexander, and Princess Amalia.

The couple with one of their newborn daughters.

On a skiing holiday with their three daughters and Princess Beatrix, at right.

Willem-Alexander and Maxima with their two eldest daughters, Amalia and Alexia.

The young King and Queen with there three daughters.

Queen Maxima of the Netherlands poses with the cast of the musical Hij Gelooft in Mij (He Believes in Me), after a benefit performance in Amsterdam.

A young King Willem-Alexander.

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima

The King and Queen of the Netherlands with their three beautiful daughters.

The entire Dutch royal family, with Queen Beatrix at its center. The pic also includes Prince Johan Friso, who died last year after being in a coma, with  his wife Princess Mabel; Prince Constantijn and his wife, Princess Laurentien; with Princess Maxima and Prince Willem Alexander.

Willem-Alexander, Maxima and Beatrix, with Maxima's two oldest daughters.

Princess Alexia, King Willem-Alexander, Princess Amalia, Princess Ariane, and Queen Maxima.

The King and Queen with their kids, on a skiing holiday.

A beautiful group shot of the royal family.

King Willem-Alexander with his eldest daughter, Princess Amalia, and youngest daughter, Princess Ariane.

The Dutch royals on a train.

Willem-Alexander and Maxima at the time of their engagement.

Princess Maxima and Prince Willem-Alexander at the christening of their youngest daughter, Ariane.

I'm a twin, and it was bad enough being dressed like her, so I can't imagine how embarrassed Amalia is to be dressed exactly like her two younger sisters!

As with any person marrying into a famous family, Maxima must have faced challenges when she first married Willem-Alexander, but she has obviously become much more relaxed and comfortable in her role as the female figurehead of her country.

Young Princesses of the Netherlands

The daughters of Queen Maxima and King Willem-Alexander, Princesses Ariane, Catharina Amalia, and Alexia.

Princess Ariane. All three of the daughters look remarkably alike, with their brown eyes and blond hair.

Princess Ariane of the Netherlands.

Princesses Ariane, Catharina Amalia, and Alexia.

Princesses Catharina Amalia, Ariane, and Alexia.

Princess Catharina Amalia of the Netherlands. She is next in line to the throne.

Princess Catharina Amalia.

The three daughters in cute matching dresses!

Princess Catharine Amalia. I think there are more pictures of her because she's "more important" as the heir to the Dutch Throne.

Catharina Amalia. I love their names, not quite so traditional.

Princess Catharina Amalia.