On June 30, 2026, King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, and Crown Princess Amalia of the Netherlands attended the extraordinary meeting of the Council of State to mark the farewell of Mr Thom de Graaf as Vice-President. The gathering took place at the Council of State building at Kneuterdijk Palace in The Hague.
Thom de Graaf will step down on July 1 and will be succeeded by Mr Sybrand van Haersma Buma. The Council of State is one of the High Councils of State of the Netherlands. It serves as an independent adviser to the government and parliament on legislation and governance and acts as the country’s highest general administrative court.
For the occasion, Queen Máxima wore a green high-neck floral midi dress by Natan Couture, while Princess Amalia wore the Tilly midi wrap dress by Diane von Furstenberg. She previously wore this dress during her visit to the Dutch Caribbean islands in 2023.
Both ladies in a boring dress. Amalia: far above her age ( as often): something youthfull and still a appropriate for the occasion : one would think that can be found.
ردحذفDefine "youthful". Alternatively, tell us what is *not* youthful in Amalia's dress. Maybe you just don't like it? Neither do I, but a simple wrap dress like this is age independently wearable. It would be nice not to have ageisms like this instead of something more substantial and to the point.
حذفWhat is really boring is a comment consisting of "dress is boring" and meaning somehow "boring and old".
حذفHa! I came here to write the opposite: both ladies in really beautiful dresses, and both in very cooling blue shades for this warm summer week. I agree that Amalia often dresses more maturely than other girls her age… but her role and the scrutiny on her are very very different. I think these Diana von Furstenberg dresses work very well for women of all ages, and I like it very well on Amalia.
حذفBusiness attire like a suit would have been more appropiate, but these dresses are best for a wedding or party.
حذفI agree.
حذفThey both have better dresses for the ocassion.
Well you got your answers to my, anon 13:43, comment from various other comments I think
حذف@ 15:11
حذفI'll tell you what is not youthfull. First the print and colours of the dress. They are so sad. I understand she prefers to wear a dress now that we have still summer weather. Imagine the same dress in a plain color like cream or emerald green. It would be more age appropriate for CP Amalia.
Also Queen Maxima's dress is looking sad. First the color and secondly the transparant overlay which is too long compared to the dress underneath. Besides Queen Maxima is wearing a dress which looks a bit worn out. I know this dress is a rewear.
Heels so high they are nearly walking on their toes, like they are not tall enough!
ردحذفThe dresses look lovely thou.
They walk perfectly on this heels. Don’t reflect your own walk on them… you wish you could walk like that
حذف19:01 yep, well said!
حذف19:91 what nonsense.
حذفDit ziet er heel oma achtig uit,
ردحذفInderdaad weer die idioot hoge hakken,
Voor wie doe je dat.
Voor hunzelf… fijn he?! In ieder geval niet voor zure reacties als de jouwe! Maar had ook niks positiefs verwacht hoor J!
حذفAmalia non ha un suo stile, purtroppo ricalca quello di Maxima a cominciare dai tacchi altissimi. Capisco che la sua mamma ha una forte personalità, ma Amalia è giovane e deve trovare la "sua" strada.
ردحذفCiò non toglie che sono entrambe belle.
Grandma dresses what a pity . The have plenty dresses or nice suit and than this…….. sorry but not My cup of tea.
ردحذفGrandma? If you’re speaking of a grandma like me? Cool, slim, trendy? Then yes indeed grandma dresses. On the other hand , a really offensive adjective as you use it. Grandma is a beautiful part of life and should not be a derogatory term!
حذفDonot be so sensitive Anon 19:53: of course you can be fit and slenter and vital at an older age, but a Grandma -look wil always have this negative connotation because you are a priveliged minority: enjoy it!
حذفI’m not being sensitive and do not belittle me so. I am saying we should be careful which words we use.
حذفAmalia est une belle jeune fille mais à mon humble avis, je trouve que ce modèle de robe ne l'a rajeunit pas du tout !
ردحذفAchard62
Doesn't make Amalia look younger ? Why would she need that ? She is young. I think the dresses are ok for the occasion.
حذف@ Mary T
حذفWhat Achard62 wants to tell us (she uses a French expression) is that the dress style and color is too old for a young lady of 22 years old.
Love the DVF dress on Amalia--it's a timeless and beautiful style. Queen Maxima is wearing one of my favorite dresses in her closet. Both mother and daughter look fabulous!
ردحذفJanet
I feel Amalia's dress looks beautiful. Clear cut, simple lines, classic look. The skirt of her dress has nice swish! just enough to be flattering. I like the style, shape, design and color scheme. For this occasion this dress was highly suitable. Love the gold earrings and subtle necklace. Her shoes and clutch, great color.
ردحذفThe Queen looks nice, but I have a quibble. I don't like the underskirt shorter than the hem of her dress. Highly noticeable, very transparent. Personal taste obviously. I think she is wearing her pale blue aqua drop earrings. I'm not sure, is the clutch, shoes and hair thingy! green? in color.
Amalia's dress would suit Maxima better.
ردحذف@ Rosella - completely agree, except, at 22 I would have thought she would have developed her own style, to me she seems devoid of original ideas unlike her royal contemporaries.
ردحذف@Anon 07:41 Perhaps at age 22, she has other priorities that are more important to her than magazine style fashion. I struggle to believe that her royal contemporaries (i.e. other royal 22 year olds who are Crown Princesses) have developed their own style at this age, as you suggest.
حذف- Anon 9:13
Let us get down to the essentials. This is a farewell to the Vice President of the Council of State by the king, the queen and the future queen. The honour gos to Mr. De Graaf and nobody, as one can clearly see, wishes to outshine him. The royal ladies are appropriately dressed and look dignified. This event does not call for high fashion and is all about protocol.
ردحذف🌞 Virginia
Then @13:19,you are not very observant, and 'magazine style fashion' is exactly what she seems to follow.
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