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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).  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 atten