{"id":2256982,"date":"2026-01-29T21:32:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2256982"},"modified":"2026-01-29T21:32:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:32:21","slug":"queen-in-tears-during-major-milestone-for-beloved-family-member-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/queen-in-tears-during-major-milestone-for-beloved-family-member-royal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen in tears during major milestone for beloved family member | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Queen Maxima<\/a> of the Netherlands got emotional as she witnessed<\/a> a major milestone in her daughter\u2019s life last week. Her 22-year-old daughter, Princess Catharina-Amalia<\/a>, completed her military training and they both attended a ceremony at the Dutch Ministry of Defence in Ermelo last Friday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Dutch heiress, otherwise known as the Princess of Orange, now has the rank of corporal. Maxima mingled with the other parents, wearing a cool grey coat, paired with a big scarf and black leather gloves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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She was pictured hugging her daughter, who wore her uniform proudly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The royal house of the Netherlands said in a statement on Instagram<\/a>: \u201cThe Princess of Orange has completed the General Military Training (AMO) and has been promoted to corporal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe AMO is part of the training she is following at the Defence College.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Palace clarified that Catharina-Amalia will now wear a military uniform when she carries out duties for the Ministry of Defence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Catharina-Amalia came back strong after suffering an injury during a horse accident last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The heiress broke her arm and underwent surgery last summer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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She was treated at the University Medical Centre Utrecht hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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At the time, Maxima left an engagement with the MIND Us Foundation at the Noordeinde Palace in The Hague early after hearing about the incident.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Princess of Orange is the eldest of three daughters to King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Dutch royal household states on its website the royal’s pastimes are horse riding, tennis and singing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On her 18th birthday, she automatically became a member of the Council of State and its Advisory Division.<\/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.express.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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