Queen Maxima of the Netherlands cut an elegant figure as she visited a MindUS project at the Tobias School in Amsterdam today.
The royal, 52, who is an honorary patron of MindUS, visited the school to watch a theater performance of KiKiD’s Talk to Me.
Maxima observed scenes from Talk To Me and invited third-year pre-vocational secondary school students to discuss the course.
The KiKid Foundation produces educational theater performances, training courses and teaching materials for schools on socio-emotional themes such as mental health, sexuality and bullying, according to the palace website.
For the occasion, the mother of four looked typically elegant in a patterned orange long-sleeved top with classic gray suit pants.
Queen Maxima appeared in good spirits as she watched a performance of KiKiD’s Talk to Me at Tobias School in Amsterdam.
The royal added a touch of glamor to her outfit with a pair of monochrome flower-shaped earrings.
Colorful bracelets in shades of pink and orange were added to the royal family’s fashionable jewelry choices, along with a large diamond ring.
Maxima styled her blonde tresses and opted for simple makeup, accentuating her eyes with black eyeliner.
After watching the show, Maxima spoke with representatives from Tobias School and KiKiD staff about the importance of making mental health a topic of discussion in schools.
The 52-year-old represented MIND Us, which aims to encourage a healthy mindset in young people by developing resilience skills and learning to recognize when to ask for help.
It comes after Queen Maxima of the Netherlands was pictured beaming during a visit to an arts camp teaching vocational education in the north-east of the Netherlands.
The 52-year-old attended the start of the camp at pop venue Hedon in Zwolle earlier this month.
Mother-of-four Maxima, who is honorary president of the More Music in the Classroom foundation there, looked stylish during her appearance.
Looking typically elegant, Maxima donned a patterned orange top with gray pants and a matching cape-style blazer.
After watching the show, Maxima discussed the course with the high school students.
The royal added a touch of glamor to her outfit with colorful bracelets and a pair of statement floral earrings.
She wore a brown two-piece suit in a tweed-style fabric and a semi-deep V-neckline. It had three-quarter sleeves with small cuffs below the elbow.
The cropped blazer was cinched at the waist with a wide black belt, and her matching A-line skirt fell just below her knees.
Maxima matched all her accessories, wearing a black handbag and black knee-high boots to match her belt.
Meanwhile, she opted for casual, light makeup, with a fresh base and fresh peach blush, as well as light eye makeup and a nude lip.
Maxima wore her long blonde tresses loose, flowing over her shoulders in loose waves and tucked behind her ears to keep them away from her face.
As for jewelry, the mother of two wore bracelets on both wrists, as well as large gold earrings in her lobes.
The wife of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands styled her blonde tresses for the occasion
Maxima appeared animated as she chatted with students at the Tobias School in Amsterdam
As she headed into the room, Maxima was pictured beaming, looking happy to be heading to the meeting.
The royal website says of the Art Camp, which started today (Wednesday): “Through workshops, future educational employees and teaching assistants learn to use artistic disciplines in their work at school and after school.”
We add that around 60,600 students participate in photography, theater, dance, music and cartoon workshops.
During her visit, the royal spoke to students about their experiences at the workshops.
She also attended a meeting with on-site professionals, where they discussed how “the importance of arts and cultural education for MBO students is central and how it can be reinforced in these courses.”
At one point, the royal appeared to get involved in KiKiD’s Talk to Me performance and echoed the student’s gestures by closing her eyes.
Maxima’s final exercise of the day was to “talk to cultural institutions in the area of the three participating MBO courses about the range they can offer.”
The royal website explains: “Art Camp MBO is the first stage of a three-part program of More Music in the Classroom in collaboration with Noorderpoort, Alfa-College and ROC Midden Nederland.
“The aim is to strengthen cultural education in these secondary vocational education courses, so that teaching staff and teaching assistants can stimulate artistic and cultural offerings during and after school.”
He adds that the More Music in the Classroom foundation “has been committed since 2015 to structural music education for all primary school children in the Netherlands and the Caribbean”.