{"id":1975895,"date":"2025-08-23T09:27:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T09:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1975895"},"modified":"2025-08-23T09:27:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T09:27:11","slug":"queen-maxima-spotted-vacationing-in-greece-with-princess-ariane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/queen-maxima-spotted-vacationing-in-greece-with-princess-ariane\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen M\u00e1xima Spotted Vacationing in Greece with Princess Ariane"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As summer winds down and royal schedules start filling up, many assumed the Dutch royals were already back in the Netherlands. King Willem-Alexander\u2019s surprise return to Amsterdam<\/a> to attend a sailing event seemed to confirm it. He was spotted enjoying Sail Amsterdam alongside Princess Mabel\u00a0<\/strong>and his niece. However, the question lingered: where were Queen M\u00e1xima and the couple\u2019s daughters? Are they back?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mystery solved<\/h3>\n

New photographs reveal that Queen M\u00e1xima is still vacationing with her youngest daughter, Princess Ariane,<\/strong> aboard a yacht gliding through the turquoise waters of Spetses, a Greek island in the Aegean. Their family dog, Mambo, also joined the excursion, he\u2019s a familiar presence in the royal family\u2019s more casual portraits, like their summer photocall at Huis Ten Bosch Palace.<\/p>\n

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Queen Maxima of The Netherlands with her dog Mambo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

This isn\u2019t the first time the Queen and her daughters have been seen during their summer getaway. On August 15th, during the Feast of the Assumption, M\u00e1xima and her two youngest daughters were also seen<\/a> making a moving pilgrimage to the church of Agios Nikolaos on Spetses.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\"Princess\u00a9 Mark Cuthbert<\/span><\/div>
Princess Ariane of the Netherlands <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The island, situated at the southern edge of the Saronic Gulf, is beloved by Greece\u2019s royal family and was even the wedding destination of Prince Nikolaos<\/strong> of Greece and Tatiana Blatnik<\/strong>. It was at that wedding that Willem-Alexander and M\u00e1xima reportedly fell in love with Spetses\u2019 charm.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Controversial Conversation<\/h3>\n

In 2012, the couple sold their Mozambique vacation home<\/strong> and purchased a lavish villa in Kranidi, a town on the Peloponnese peninsula. The sprawling property, valued at around \u20ac5 million, (approximately $5.5 million USD) sits on nearly an acre of land and includes a private harbor and three separate residences.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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However, the purchase has not been without controversy. Each year, Dutch citizens debate whether the royal family should maintain a summer residence so far from home.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Their holiday habits sparked particular backlash in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite government guidelines discouraging international travel, the royals flew to their Greek villa in October. In fact, within days, and after mounting public criticism, they were forced to cut the trip short and return to the Netherlands.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a video message, the King and Queen apologized to Dutch citizens, calling their decision to travel \u201cvery imprudent.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A view of the Greek holiday home of Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima in Kranidi, Peloponnese, Greece, on August 12, 2025. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

And just recently the royal family received criticism once again for spending this summer outside their country in comparison with other royals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.hola.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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