Who is Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange?

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Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria was born on 7 December 2003 in the HMC Bronovo at The Hague in The Netherlands. 101 salute shots were fired at four places in the Kingdom of The Netherlands: Den Helder, The Hague, Willemstad (Curacao) and Oranjestad (Aruba). 

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Family


Her parents are King Willem Alexander of The Netherlands and Queen Máxima. Her paternal grandparents are Former Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands and Prince Claus. 

Her maternal grandparents are Jorge Zorreguieta and María del Carmen Cerruti Carricart.

Princess Catharina-Amalia is a member of the House of Orange-Nassau.


Baptism

She was baptised in the Great Church of The Hague. Her godparents are:
- Prince Constantijn (The Netherlands);
- Crown Princess Victoria (Sweden);
- Herman Tjeenk Willink (then the Council of State of the Netherlands);
- Samantha Deane ( a friend of her mother);
- Martín Zorreguieta (her maternal uncle);
- Marc ter Haar (a friend of her father).

At her baptism, her maternal grandparents attended the ceremony. 


Sisters

Princess Amalia has two younger sisters:
- Princess Alexia (born in 2005); 
- Princess Ariane (born in 2007).

Education


Starting in December 2007, Catharina-Amalia attended the public primary school Bloemcampschool in Wassenaar. Later she attended the Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet in The Hague, where her aunt Princess Laurentien also attended.


Crown Princess

Catharina-Amalia's paternal grandmother, Queen Beatrix, abdicated on 30 April 2013 and her father ascended the throne. Catharina-Amalia, as the new heir apparent, assumed the title of Princess of Orange, becoming the first to do so in her own right. Princess Catharina-Amalia will assume a seat in the Advisory Division of the Council of State of the Netherlands upon reaching the age of majority at 18.

In 2020, a new regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army, the Regiment Huzaren Prinses Catharina-Amalia, was named after Catharina-Amalia.

On 17 June 2022, together with her parents, she was among the royal guests invited to the celebrations of the 18th birthday of Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway. This was Catharina-Amalia's first public engagement outside of The Netherlands and the first occasion to which she was allowed to wear a tiara.

On 20 September 2022, together with her parents, Catharina-Amalia attended Prinsjesdag, where the King addressed a joint session of the States General of the Netherlands to outline government policy for the upcoming parliamentary session.

In January and February 2023, Catharina-Amalia went on a tour of the Dutch Caribbean with her parents. They visited Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba. It was her first official royal tour.

In April 2023, Catharina-Amalia and her sister Princess Ariane attended King's Day concert in Rotterdam. 

On 5 May 2023, she accompanied her grandmother to a reception held at Buckingham Palace the evening before the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom. 

In June 2023, she and her parents attended a state banquet honoring the wedding of Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan and Rajwa Al Saif.

She carried her first solo official trip abroad in October 2023 by attending Prince Christian of Denmark's 18th birthday celebration banquet at Christiansborg Palace, Denmark.

Catharina-Amalia attended her first state banquet, honouring King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain, in April 2024.

In 2025 Catarina-Amalia attended the throne change in Luxembourg. 


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Other books about Amalia, Princess of Orange


in Dutch:

Van Hortense tot Amalia: written by Arnout van Cruyningen
Amalia de plicht roept : written by Peter Rehwinkel


Source pictures: Bjorn Hoex + Book Cover







Location: Den Haag, Nederland

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