The Dutch royal family poses with their dog in the Amsterdam beguinage for the traditional end-of-year photo shoot

This November 29, King William-Alexander, Queen Máxima and their three daughters posed for the press. The royal family, accompanied by their dog Mambo, chose the very touristy setting of the Amsterdam beguinage for this photo shoot eagerly awaited by the press and the population.

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Every year, King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and their three daughters, Princesses Catharina-Amalia, Alexia and Ariane pose together at two times: before the summer holidays and at the end of autumn before the period of holidays. In recent years, the organization of these two photo shoots has been a little disrupted due to the less and less compatible school calendars between the three princesses.

The Dutch royal family poses as a group of five (and with Mambo) in the courtyard of the Amsterdam beguinage (Photo: RVD)
The Dutch royal couple pose for their end-of-year photoshoot (Photo: RVD)

King Willem-Alexander, 57, and Queen Máxima, 53, chose to pose against the backdrop of the Amsterdam beguinage. The sessions are usually held in one of the royal palaces, in the gardens if the weather permits and sometimes even in nature, such as a beach or a park. This Friday, November 29, a unique setting was proposed by the Head of State. The choice fell on Amsterdam because next year many events will be organized in the capital, on the occasion of the celebrations of the 750th anniversary of its foundation.

King Willem-Alexander with his heiress, the Princess of (Photo: RVD)
Queen Máxima poses with her three daughters and her dog Mambo (Photo: RVD)

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Mambo was once again the center of attention

The beguinage is a very touristy area of ​​Amsterdam. These are buildings forming an interior courtyard. It is the only interior in Amsterdam that was created during the Middle Ages. Among the buildings of the beguinage is an old church as well as the oldest house in the entire city, built in 1528.

Princess Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange, surrounded by her sisters (Photo: RVD)
King Willem-Alexander wears Mambo in his solo portrait (Photo: RVD)

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The outfits of Queen Máxima and her daughters are still under scrutiny

The photo shoot is an opportunity to have new photos of the three girls, which was especially interesting when she was growing visibly during adolescence. This session is also an opportunity to bring the whole family together one last time publicly before the winter holidays, although now the session takes place at the end of November so that all three girls can participate. For several years, the dog Mambo has appeared in photos and always takes spontaneous photos. Finally, the last important element: the outfits of the queen and the princesses.

Princess Amalia wears a brown Ralph Lauren sweater and a beige Massimo Dutti coat (Photo: RVD)
Queen Máxima wears a cream coat from Natan and a pearl brooch that she had worn previously (Photo: RVD)

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Queen Máxima opted for a creamy white ensemble with a turtleneck, pants and a large coat from the Belgian fashion house Natan. Princess Amalia, 20, who lives and studies at the University of Amsterdam, wore jeans, a brown cable-knit sweater from Ralph Lauren and a beige coat from Massimo Dutti.

Princess Alexia returned from London to take part in the photo shoot (Photo: RVD)
Princess Ariane is the only one to have chosen life-colored clothing (Photo: RVD)

Princess Alexia, 19, who studies civil engineering at the University of London (UCL), wore a round-neck coat from Zara over a white shirt. Finally, Princess Ariane, 17, who is in her final year of secondary school at a UWC network boarding school in Italy near the Slovenian border, wore a bright pink coat with beige high-heeled boots.

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Nicolas Fontaine has been a designer-editor and author for numerous Belgian and French brands and media. A specialist in royal family news, Nicolas founded the site Histoires royales of which he is the editor-in-chief. [email protected]

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