As a gesture of gratitude to the city of Madrid and its residents for making it possible for her to stay in the city under special circumstances, on April 7, 2025, Crown Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands inaugurated a small tulip garden and a commemorative plaque in Plaza de Oriente, Madrid.
Due to threats from a criminal organization known as the Mocro Mafia, Princess Amalia lived in Madrid under the protection of the Spanish monarchy and continued her studies at the University of Amsterdam online.
Crown Princess Amalia lived in Madrid in 2023 after having to leave Amsterdam due to threats that compromised her safety. To thank the city and its people for their warmth and hospitality, the Princess donated tulips — a flower symbolic of her country — last November. The flowers have now bloomed, and she personally inaugurated the small tulip garden.
I read somewhere that the burgundy colours is synonymic with power, sophistication, confidence and authority.
ReplyDeleteThis seems to be true for beautiful CP Amalia.
Well done to her!👏
She is by far more mature and self- assured and this outfit is so flattering on her.
Her hair is fabulous.
She holds the scene.
She has the same captivating smile as her mother's.
Diese wunderschöne junge Dame, einfach nur schön! Das Kleid passt sehr gut zu ihr und die Stiefel passen auch gut vielleicht war es etwas frisches Klima. Mein persönlicher Geschmack ich mag keine solchen Taschen mit Schulterriemen so getragen, auch nicht diese goldenen Ketten. Sie kann es sich leisten, sich auszutesten und was sie heute an sich mag, kann morgen schon ganz anders wirken. Weiter so, schöne Prinzessin : ) - Dorothe -
ReplyDeleteShe is a real beauty. Love the way she is dressed. Easy but elegant.
ReplyDeleteI agree, a patterned dress like this works well for her. Great colour
DeleteShe’s gorgeous! (Whisper it) but since she lost weight, her confidence has grown massively. She must be aware that she looks good and doesn’t need to hide behind the outfits we saw on the infamous Caribbean tour. Well done, Princess of Orange, and how lovely for us royal watchers to anticipate an increasing number of solo engagements.
DeleteVery lovely dress. She has grown so much in confidence since her first engagements (as to be expected!). The difference in her demeanour between this event and for example those events on the Caribbean tour is noticeable on video. Well done to Amalia!
ReplyDeleteShe also spoke very good Spanish without hesitation. I guess Maxima must have spoken some Spanish to her daughters growing up.
I bet Amalia and her sisters have been familiar with Spanish since their tender years.
DeleteThis often happens to children born from parents with two different nationalities and speaking two different native languages-.
I am not totally sure but all three daughters may have attended international schools since their early childhood too.
Once I saw a video showing Princess Alexia being introduced
to an elementary school by her parents and at least three languages were clearly audible: Dutch, English and Spanish.
They speak Spanish at home
DeleteThey all three followed basic education in Dutch. After that they went to secondary school (called gymnasium in the Netherlands). CP Amalia followed gymnasium completely in The Netherlands. Princess Alexia stopped gymnasium to go to the Atlantic college in Wales just like her father King Willem-Alexander did and like CP Elisabeth from Belgium and CP Leonor from Spain did. The youngest sister Princess Ariane went to the Atlantic college in Italy. Afterwards CP Amalia started to follow the lessons of her choice at the Univerity of Amsterdam and has not finished yet, her sister Alexia started to follow lessons at the University of London, Ariane is still in Italy I think.
DeleteHuch...ist Amalia so groß....oder der Mann neben ihr soooo klein. Amalia sieht sehr gut aus.
ReplyDeleteDer Madrider Bürgermeister ist tatsächlich sehr klein und die Prinzessin ist wahrscheinlich sehr gross.
DeleteWow, Amalia looks dashing. Modern and elegant at the same time. The colour flatters her very much.
ReplyDeleteWhen seing this article, my thoughts went first to the Lord Mayor of Madrid who appears on the pictures, and thought it must be embarrassing for him to appear so small compared with the princess.
ReplyDeleteNice look for Amalia.
Silly comment suggesting a man is embarrassed standing next to a taller woman. Is he embarrassed standing next to the king of Spain.
Deleteon average Dutch people are the tallest in Europe and the Spanish the opposite
DeleteWhat a silly thing to say. A person's value is not rooted in their height so why would you assume the Lord Mayor would be embarrassed?
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You wouldn’t dare to make that comment of a woman . People are not worthy for his/her aspect . He has other qualities that brought him where / who he his
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DeleteI feel you are the real embarassed one.
May I ask you how tall you are?
Sorry for asking directly but you see, you are always making these weird comments about people with different heights.
Then, I'd like to have some good suggestions from you.
Since I am tall, what do you suggest I do when meeting with a shorter person?
Should I fall down on my knees so that the person does not feel embarassed or should the shorter person get on a high stool while talking to me?
Things get harder whenever I wear high heels.
Frankly speaking, no man or woman has ever complained about my being taller than them.
I'll be waiting for any solution .
Thank you.
Nun ich bin 179 cm groß. Viele Männer sind gleich groß oder kleiner mit denen ich beruflich oder privat Kontakt hatte. Manchen Männern macht es etwas aus - ich habe es bemerkt - und manchen eben nicht.
DeleteIch hatte auch mal einen Chef, der sehr klein war - mehr als einen Kopf.
Es war für ihn unangenehm. So habe ich ich immer darauf geachtet, nicht zu nah an ihn heranzutreten. Wir sind sehr gut miteinander ausgekommen. Ungeheuer
Beautiful young woman!
ReplyDeleteDélicieuse Amalia dans cette robe qui épouse à merveille sa silhouette - Ses bottes sont magniques dans un cuir très souple mais pour cette occasion, peut-être que des sandales à lanières auraient mieux convenu !
ReplyDeleteWow! Princess Catharina-Amalia looks great!
ReplyDeleteJust fabulous - hair, dress, accessories are all perfect. She looks confident and friendly and thoroughly in control. It’s great to see her taking her place in the world. (V.M.)
ReplyDeletePoised and relaxed. She looks so comfortable compared to prior public engagements. She is beautifully attired and the tulips are a lovely gesture to her country of refuge.
ReplyDeleteVery nice dress for her!
ReplyDeleteReminds her mother more and more❤️
ReplyDeleteFabulous Amalia. She comes across as a warm natured young woman and it’s great to see her looking more confident.
ReplyDeleteThe outfit is great on her. She is looking more like her mother in her expressions and around her eyes.
Look forward to seeing more engagements from this young woman in coming years.
I agree. Apart from her beauty, she comes across as a warm and friendly person.
DeleteAmalia looks beautiful here--and she is very poised and in command (in a good way). Her dress looks super comfortable and is so stylish. Her whole look here is simply fabulous!
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I don’t get it. Here is a Dutch princess in sunny Madrid offering Spring flowers to the Spanish people. Why is she wearing a dress in autumn colors and brown leather boots?
ReplyDeleteFirstly, her boots are burgundy, not brown. Secondly, colors are not exclusive to a given season. That is a very old fashioned idea. It is true that brighter colors are worn more often in spring and summer, and darker colors are more often seen in fall and winter. It is not a rule. There is nothing so lovely as a cheerful color in the dull, drab winter months. Conversely, dark colors can be worn in the warmer months very successfully if the fabric is a warm weather weight. There is a lot to be said for wearing what looks good on you, and feeling confident in your clothes. She clearly looks good and feels good about herself.
DeleteBecause she likes the dress and boots? Could just be a simple a reason as that? Many people wear colors they like out of “season” and there is nothing wrong with that!
DeleteWhy these season restrictions for colours?
DeleteWho established these rules?
Never heard of anything like that.
These "rules" do not exist, as simple as that.
There are beautiful spring/ summer chiffon or silk outfits in burgundy shades , irrispective of the model and the pattern.
I myself have sleeveless summer ensembles in this fascinating color which I sometimes pair with high heeled summer boots (do you know what summer boots are?).
Spring has just started and temperatures are not so high yet.
I find that Amalia made an excellent choice .
By the way, her boots are in a burgundy colour as well , not brown.
Even the model in the pic suggests a similar combo dress+ boots.
Amalia looks completely at ease with her boots and she has every right to do so.
She looks fabulous, young, vibrant and so confident.
ReplyDeleteShe looks very happy and the boots are not good with the dress.
ReplyDeleteShe looks stunning. She really has come into her own. Mature, competent and warm natured.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely smashing. What a joy to see these photos.
DeleteDear Ava and Deadeggs,
DeleteI do agree with you.
Pss Amalia is growing into her role beautifully.
she looks lovely, very pretty
ReplyDeleteWow this is really a great look for Amalia. Like the dress and the color.
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She looks absolutely lovely and well coordinated. However, amongst the tulips and the blossoming of Spring, I think I would have switched out the boots for a pair of burgundy pumps.
ReplyDeleteCatharina-Amalia looks very beautiful. This dress looks very lovely on her and she seem to be more confident now which is good to see.
ReplyDeleteKaarin
The boots are from Queen Maxima as well as the handbag which is designed by Natan.
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