Pictured the Dutch Royal couple.
At the invitation of the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, Personal Representative of HM The Queen of Australia, HE The Hon General Sir Peter Cosgrove, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands shall pay a state visit to Australia.
The visit will take place from 31 October to 4 November 2016.
Subsequently at the invitation of the Governor-General of the Realm of New Zealand, Personal Representative of HM The Queen of New Zealand, HE The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, they will then pay a state visit to New Zealand from 7 to 9 November 2016.
The visits will focus on the Netherlands’ historical and wide-ranging bilateral ties with Australia and New Zealand.
The King and Queen will be accompanied by Foreign Minister Bert Koenders.
A broad economic mission will take place at the same time, headed in Australia by Minister for Foreign Trade Lilianne Ploumen and in New Zealand by Minister of Economic Affairs Henk Kamp.
For further information:
Embassy of Australia to the Netherlands: http://netherlands.embassy.gov.au
Embassy of New Zealand to the Netherlands: https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/countries-and-regions/europe/netherlands/new-zealand-embassy/
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