Queen Beatrix

• 1 Maxima and family seduced by Caribbean rhythms
  "I am Latin and I will continue being Latin in respect to some aspects of my culture. I dance, I sing and I will keep on dancing and singing," Princess Maxima said on marrying the heir to the Dutch...

• 2 Full majesty of Dutch monarchy on display as Maxima and Willem celebrate Prince's Day
  Last year's Prince's Day was disrupted by a demonstrator throwing a tea-cup at the royal party. And a previous Queen's Day parade in April 2009 was marred by the death of four people after...

• 3 Maxima experiences Orange fever at exhilarating Queen's Day party
  After a majestic display from the British monarchy that brought a million people out onto the streets for Prince William's glorious nuptials, the Dutch have also been showing their affection...

• 4 'Wonderful weather we're having': Pomp and pouring rain on Dutch royal visit
  The weather certainly didn't cooperate as the Netherlands' Crown Princess Maxima began a state visit to Germany in blustery winds and torrential rain. In fact, her husband Prince Willem-Alexander...

• 5 Pomp and pageantry as Maxima and Willem-Alexander celebrate Prince's day
  Throngs of enthusiastic supporters joined the Dutch royals as they marked Prince's Day in the Netherlands. Travelling through the city in an intricate golden horse-drawn carriage, and wearing their finery,...

• 6 Norway's Martha Louise returns to royal spotlight at gala for Queen Beatrix
  Princess Martha Louise has not been a regular presence at Norwegian royal engagements of late. But she made a return to the official stage on Tuesday to attend a royal gala dinner to mark Queen Beatrix...

• 7 Mix of joy and sadness as Holland's Queen Beatrix celebrates 30 years on the throne
  There were jubilant scenes across The Netherlands on Friday as the country celebrated Queen's Day, which this year marked the 30th anniversary of Queen Beatrix's reign. The focus of the 2010 festivities...

• 8 Willem-Alexander takes Maxima to the top of Mexico's pyramid of the sun
  It was the perfect end to their four-day trip to Mexico for Princess Maxima and Willem-Alexander as they visited the magnificent ruins of Teotihuacan, in the Valley of Mexico. The royal couple, who were...

• 9 A glittering occasion as Maxima and Willem mark Prince's day in The Hague
  The full majesty of the Dutch monarchy was on display as the country's royal family gathered together to celebrate Prince's Day in the Netherlands this week. Fresh from their triumphant tour of New York...