Maxima's little princesses do their mother proud on first official public engagement

Their father famously said that their names - Amalia, Alexia and Ariane - were chosen because he wanted a 'triple A rating'. And that's surely the grade they would have received on their first official public engagement.

Wearing pretty summer dresses, Princess Maxima and Prince Willem-Alexander's girls were on their best behaviour as they greeted crowds at a harvest festival.

The Dutch royals were at the fruit parade, along with 100,000 other visitors, in the historic town of Tiel, which is in a fertile area in central Netherlands, known for its fresh produce

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