Crown Princess Amalia celebrates her 18th birthday on December 7th. On this happy occasion, several insiders give new insights into the private life of the heir to the throne.
The Hague – December 7, 2021 marks a real milestone for Crown Princess Amalia of the Netherlands. The daughter of King Willem-Alexander (54) and Queen Máxima (50) will be 18 years old * and will take on an even more important position at the royal court.
Crown Princess Amalia turns 18 today: New documentary gives insights into her life
In June, Princess Alexia celebrated her 16th birthday, and now the next party in the Dutch royal family * is on the agenda. Crown Princess Amalia * will be 18 years old – and thus of legal age. The big party has to be postponed due to the pandemic. Only a few days ago it became known that Princess Beatrix (83) was also infected with the corona virus *. The heir to the throne at Schloss Huis ten Bosch * surely still awaits cakes and gifts in close family circles.
In addition, the birthday child of King Willem-Alexander has already been named “Knight Grand Cross of the Dutch Order of Lions” and “Knight of the House Order of the Golden Lion of Nassau”. The palace also published new photos of Amalia just in time for her jubilee day.
A few weeks ago, on the occasion of her 18th birthday, the biography “Amalia” * was published, in which the author Claudia de Breij (46) sheds light on private sides of the future queen that the public had not yet known. In a documentary and a radio special, other insiders and royal experts talk about Amalia’s life and rave about her in the highest tones.
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Crown Princess Amalia turns 18 today – “She knows exactly what she wants”
In the Net5 documentary “Prinses Amalia: tiener op weg naar de troon uit” (German: Princess Amalia: Teenager on the way to the throne), the former mayor of Wassenaar Jan Hoekema (69) remembers the childhood of Crown Princess back. King Willem-Alexander * and Queen Máxima * lived there with their daughters in Villa Eikenhorst until 2019. He remembers one Amalia’s bicycle accident well, which luckily ended with nothing.
In an AVROTROS special with the simple title “Amalia 18”, other companions of the heir to the throne have their say. Her former riding instructor, the successful dressage rider Anky van Grunsven (53), reports on Amalia’s love for horses, for example. And Edouard Vermeulen (64), head of the fashion label Natan, which is popular with the royals, is enthusiastic about the development of the future regent: “She knows very well what she wants. Incredible this personality. I think they’re fantastic. ”Crown Princess Amalia will soon be giving her first speech in the Dutch State Council *. It cannot be ruled out that the 18-year-old will step into the microphone in a creation from his home. * 24royal.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
Category image: © RVD – Frank Ruiter
