King Willem-Alexander has shared a glimpse into his private study, where he displays a moving portrait of his wife and three daughters.
The king of the Netherlands, 56, received politician Alexander van Hattem on Friday at the Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague as part of his efforts to meet with the presidents of the factions of the country’s First Chamber.
Following the meeting, the Royal Family’s Instagram account shared an official portrait of the meeting, showing the two men sitting on either side of the fireplace in the King’s private study.
The royal father of three is seen sitting next to a framed photo of his wife, Queen Máxima, 52, and their daughters, Princess Catharina-Amalia, 20, Princess Alexia, 18, and Princess Ariane, 16.
In the undated image, Máxima and her daughters wear white blouses and pose on a gray background.
The European king, 56, met last week with politician Alexander van Hattem at the Huis ten Bosch palace.
In the undated image, Máxima and her daughters wear white blouses and pose on a gray background.
Queen Maxima is flanked by her two youngest daughters as Princess Catharina-Amalia puts a hand on Princess Alexia’s shoulder.
The four royal women wore their long hair down for the photo shoot and Máxima opted for minimal makeup.
The Royal Family captioned the image of King Willem-Alexander’s meeting: “The King receives for a presentation the President of the First Chamber Fraction of the PVV, Alexander van Hattem, at the Huis ten Bosch Palace.
‘This conversation concludes the series of receptions of the presidents of the factions in the First Chamber. They have been received in recent months for a (renewed) presentation of the King. The new First Room was installed on June 13, 2023.’
In April 2020, King Willem revealed that a photograph of him with the late Queen Elizabeth occupied a place of honor in his office.
One of the photographs shows King Willem and Queen Máxima laughing together while attending Royal Ascot as guests of Queen Elizabeth in June 2019.
Another shot shows the couple posing next to the Queen as she presents King Willem with a Supernumerary Knight of the Garter.
The event is a special honor reserved only for foreign royalty at the prestigious annual service of the Order of the Garter.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands photographed outside the palace last December.
Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima pose with their children, Crown Princess Amalia, Princesses Alexia and Ariane during an official photo shoot in Amsterdam in November 2022.
During lockdown, King WIllem-Alexander shared a look inside his home office as he works from home amid the coronavirus pandemic, and revealed he keeps a photograph with Queen Elizabeth in his study.
The Dutch royal can be seen posing alongside his wife, Queen Maxima, and the late Queen in the photograph, which was taken before the Order of the Garter service at St George’s Chapel in 2019.
Queen Máxima’s head office reveals modern monochromatic black and white wallpaper and gold and marble lamps.
The Order of the Garter is a 700-year-old tradition founded by Edward III in 1348 and recognizes the contributions of great public service of those to whom it honors, usually the Lords and Ladies of the United Kingdom.
Although the Order is capped at 24 members, excluding the Queen and Prince Charles, foreign royals have been granted honorary “Knight Strange” status since 1813, with controversial recipients over the years, including the Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany before World War I.
While King Willem’s office is filled with family photos, Queen Maxima’s seems a little more devoid of personal belongings.
In published photographs of the Queen working from home, she is seen chatting on a video call while in a modern, modern room decorated with monochrome wallpaper. The rug, chairs and elegant desk are colored in a deep royal blue.
Meanwhile, the bookcase’s shelves are a golden yellow color, matching its golden lamp and a golden sculpture on the Queen’s desk.
The couple’s palace in The Hague had recently been renovated due to structural problems.
The renovations, which were completed in 2019, took five years and cost €63m (£54.96m).