Royalty from around the world flocked to Amsterdam yesterday to celebrate the coronation of the Netherlands’ new king.
Glamorous guests including Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary, Britain’s Prince Charles and Camilla, Monaco’s Prince Albert, and Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria gathered to see Willem-Alexander, 46, and his wife Maxima crowned King and Queen in a lavish formal ceremony.
Willem-Alexander is the European country’s first king for 123 years. He came to the throne when his mother Queen Beatrix abdicated after 33 years as head of state.
Princess Letizia and Prince Felipe, Princess Mary and Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel.
Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary.
Britain’s Prince Charles and Camilla.
Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit.
Spain’s Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia.
Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel.
Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel.
Belgium’s Crown Prince Phillipe and Princess Mathilde.
Princess Sophie and Prince Alois of Liechtenstein.
Holland’s Princess Margriet and her husband Pieter van Vollenhoven.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima.
The new King’s daughters Princesses Alexia, Catherina and Ariane.
Carlos, Duke of Parma, and Annemarie Gualtherie van Weezel.
Prince Bernhard and Princess Annette of Orange-Nassau.
Holland’s Prince Maurits and Princess Marie-Helen.
Japan’s Crown Princess Masako and Crown Prince Naruhito.
Monaco’s Prince Albert.
Morocco’s Princess Lalla Salma.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima.
Princess Mary arriving at the after-party.
Belgium’s Crown Prince Phillipe and Princess Mathilde at the after-party.
Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel at the after-party.
Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma.
The new royal family.
Beatrix, Willem-Alexander and his wife Maxima at the pre-coronation gala.
Denmark’s Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik at the pre-coronation gala.
Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall.
Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel.
Monaco’s Prince Albert and Luxembourg’s Crown Princess Stephanie and Prince Guillaume.
Belgium’s Princess Mathilde and Prince Philippe.
Spain’s Princess Letizia and Prince Felipe.
Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit.
Luxembourg’s Princess Sophie and Prince Alois.
Holland’s future king Willem-Alexander and his wife Princess Maxima.
Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah and Princess Sarah of Brunei.
