On June 20, 2026, King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, and their daughter Princess Ariane attended the Netherlands–Sweden group-stage match of the FIFA World Cup to support the Dutch national team, Oranje. The match took place at Houston Stadium in Houston, Texas. Minister Sterk for Long-Term Care, Youth and Sport also attended the match.
Following this, King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, and Princess Ariane traveled to the Ecuador–Curaçao group-stage match at Kansas City Stadium in Kansas City to support The Blue Wave. The Prime Minister of Curaçao, the Minister of Sport of Curaçao, and several other government representatives from Curaçao also attended the match.
Welcome to the US! Fun photos of the royals and great to see the princess accompanying her parents. Looks like a lot of orange in the crowd behind them so I’m sure the Dutch fans were happy to see the royals in attendance.
ReplyDeleteThis time all ways lead to the USA. The whole look is very nice and of course the orange scarf. Fun loving family and sporty too.
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Just a side question: this is the first time I can recall seeing the King and Queen wearing business attire at a sporting match when supporting a Netherlands Team. I note that they are dressed like the officials standing around them. Does anyone have some firm information as to why they have chosen to do this? Is this traditional for attending soccer matches? I can speculate on the reason --- but it would be interesting to know the facts and history. Lyra
ReplyDeleteHe did not have time to change, a few hours ago he was hosting the emperor.
Delete@07:01 - the King and Queen of the Netherlands hosted their Imperial Majesties in the Netherlands on June 19, then flew to the USA to attend World Cup matches starting on June 20. They had ample time and opportunity to change clothes between these events.
DeleteWonderful photos, lovely to see the Princess able to join her parents, exciting!
ReplyDeleteAfterwards they went to Curacao's match. It ended in a draw and the team celebrated with the king, queen and Ariane in the changing room. There are videos of them dancing and clapping along: what an atmosphere! I love genuine celebrations at sports events :-)
ReplyDeleteTheir presence at both matches seem to have worked as a lucky charm. The Netherlands impressively beat Sweden 5:1, and Curaçao was able to keep a 0:0 against Ecuador. Next up we will most likey see Princess Ingrid-Alexandra attending a Norway match together with her brother Prince Sverre-Magnus. Love when the royals come out to support their national team footballers.
ReplyDeleteJe suis ravie de voir la princesse Ariane accompagner ses parents aux Etats-Unis !
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They love to travel and party. I'm surprised they didn't include the other two girls.
ReplyDeleteTack gode Gud inte kungen var på plats, tur att han hade midsommarfest istället på Sollliden slott för sina 60 närmaste vänner, Oscar Roslund och hans tjej Emma Fransson spelade och underhöll gästerna på festen!
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