Queen Máxima Opens the Renovated Valkhof Museum in Nijmegen

Queen Maxima wore a coral guipure lace dress by Elie Saab. Spanish artist Fernando Sánchez Castillo

On the afternoon of June 4, 2026, Queen Máxima opened the newly renovated Valkhof Museum in Nijmegen. Nijmegen is located along the former northern frontier of the Roman Empire. The new permanent exhibition, People on the Border (Mens op de grens), tells the stories of people living in and around Nijmegen, from prehistory to the present day.

Queen Maxima wore a coral guipure lace dress by Elie Saab. Spanish artist Fernando Sánchez Castillo

Queen Maxima wore a coral guipure lace dress by Elie Saab. Spanish artist Fernando Sánchez Castillo

Queen Máxima officially opened the museum and toured the collection. She also met with the architects, designers, and several artists involved in the project. The museum presents stories at the crossroads of different eras, people, cultures, and ideas.

Queen Maxima wore a coral guipure lace dress by Elie Saab. Spanish artist Fernando Sánchez Castillo

Highlights of the collection include what is believed to be the world’s oldest toy figurine, a Roman face mask, a diorama of a Surinamese plantation, and footage of the Nijmegen protests of the 1980s. The opening exhibition is a presentation by Spanish artist Fernando Sánchez.

Queen Maxima wore a coral guipure lace dress by Elie Saab. Spanish artist Fernando Sánchez Castillo

Queen Maxima wore Elie Saab Guipure Lace Dress in Coral
Elie Saab Guipure Lace Dress
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  1. غير معرف4/6/26 20:48

    Was the hat really necessary! but good on her being the busiest Royal on the blog, so she deserves the long holidays many weeks at the world cup.

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    1. غير معرف5/6/26 04:54

      Yes Maxima continues the queenly tradition in the Netherlands of always wearing hat for an opening. I love this tradition!

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  2. غير معرف4/6/26 21:13

    Max has really lost his way a bit lately; no flattering outfits, sloppy, and the hairdresser has left as well.

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    1. غير معرف4/6/26 22:28

      its wedding season

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    2. غير معرف4/6/26 22:53

      What a rude comment.

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    3. غير معرف5/6/26 04:22

      Have to agree.

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    4. غير معرف5/6/26 04:55

      This comment has no respect for the person it speaks of. She’s a woman, with feelings. Think how you would feel to read the same about yourself.

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  3. Élégant modèle de robe dont la couleur va à ravir à la Reine mais je me serai abstenue de ce genre de bibi !

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  4. غير معرف4/6/26 22:24

    Has she lost her fashion advisor or does she not care anymore about her appearance?

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  5. غير معرف4/6/26 22:44

    Sorry, but I don't really like this dress on Maxima. The colour doesn't suit her, and the flare of the skirt looks wrong. I don't know what's happened to her hair either. Still, I admire her for getting out there and involved - she's a busy lady.

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    1. غير معرف5/6/26 04:56

      Her hair is fine. It is not perfected with heaps of styling product so that every hair is stuck together, but rather has been well brushed and then perhaps had a little breeze against it. Normal human hair.

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  6. غير معرف5/6/26 01:00

    I like Maxima’s floral earrings and necklace, but am on the fence about the dress. Maybe I would like a more subdued color better. At first, quick glance, I thought her hat looked like a large pine cone, before I looked more closely and realized it is large brown flowers. I think.
    -Royal Watcher

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  7. The actual dress fits perfectly, love the color. Quibble -- I don't like the dense lace, personally I don't find this attractive, regardless though of my tastes she does wear this dress well. What I do love is the triple strand pearl necklace, fits well, perfect length but again I feel the dress is too lace dense for the appearance of the pearl necklace, at first I completely missed seeing this at her neckline. I do love the color of her shoes and clutch, perfect match. She has marvelous work ethic, busy, making a difference and noticeably always cheerful, engaging and always interested / enthusiastic in her visits no matter what they are. You never get the vibe she is just going through the motions. I find this extremely admirable. Reminds me of the Princess Royal.

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  8. غير معرف5/6/26 06:50

    The dress is already old-fashioned. The ridiculous hair accessory isn't necessary. Hardworking, well, with two months of summer vacation you can't complain.

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