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Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange
(
given names
:
Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria
; born 7 December 2003) is the oldest child of
King
Willem-Alexander
[1]
of the
Netherlands
, and
Queen Maxima
. On 30 April 2013, she became the
heiress apparent
to the Dutch throne when her father became king.
[2]
Princess Catharina-Amalia was born on 7 December 2003 at HMC Bronovo in
The Hague
.
[1]
On 12 June 2004, Catharina-Amalia was
baptized
by Reverend Carel ter Linden in the Grote, or St. Jacob's, Church in The Hague.
Princess Catharina-Amalia was enrolled in Bloemcamp school in
Wassenaar
on 10 December 2007.
[3]
Her birthdays are usually
celebrated
with a
concert
at
Kloosterkerk, The Hague
. The concerts are attended by
ambassadors
and members of the royal household and the
Council of State of the Netherlands
.
[4]
On her seventh birthday, a
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
once owned by her great-grandfather
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
, was named after Catharina-Amalia by
Peter Hartman
. The princess herself did not go to the naming ceremony because of school obligations.
[5]
On 28 January 2013, it was stated that Queen Beatrix would abdicate on 30 April. Because of this, Princess Catharina-Amalia, as the
heiress apparent
to her father, would take the title of
Princess of Orange
. She is the first person to have this title. After her father became king, she still lives in
Wassenaar
, but will eventually move with her family to
Huis ten Bosch
. Princess Catharina-Amalia has had a seat in the Advisory Division of the Council of State of the Netherlands since she turned 18-years-old (
age of majority
).
[2]
- 7 December 2003 ? 30 April 2013:
Her Royal Highness
Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange, Princess of Orange-Nassau
- 30 April 2013 - present:
Her Royal Highness
The
Princess of Orange
, Princess of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau
Her official title in Dutch is
Hare Koninklijke Hoogheid De Prinses van Oranje
Queen Beatrix
abdicated
the Dutch throne on 30 April 2013. Upon the abdication, Princess Catharina-Amalia became the
Princess of Orange
as heiress apparent.
[6]
- Dutch orders and decorations
As a daughter of one of the 2 Heads of the House, when she becomes 18 years old, she
will become
:
-
Netherlands
: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (7 December 2021)
[7]
- Netherlands: Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau (7 December 2021)
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1
also Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
2
also Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld
3
title granted by Royal Decree to descendents of
Princess Irene
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