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New Year’s receptions of the Dutch Royal Household

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Their Majesties The King and Queen of the Netherlands hosted a reception on Tuesday, 12 January 2016, for representatives of Dutch NGOs, cultural organisations and civil society at large.

The day after the Royal Couple likewise welcomed the diplomatic corps accredited to The Netherlands on Wednesday, 13 January 2016. Both receptions took place at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam. These receptions were attended by HRH Princess Beatrix and HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands accompanied by Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven.

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands at the New Year's Reception for the corps diplomatique in Amsterdam.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands at the New Year’s Reception for the corps diplomatique in Amsterdam.

The traditional reception for Dutch guests focused this year in honouring the work of those working in home care and the transition to it.

This theme was linked to the visit last year of King Willem-Alexander to the Academic Health Centre Thermion in Nijmegen.

For more information on Academic Health Centre Thermion: www.agcthermion.nl

Pictures by  the Dutch Royal Household http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl

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