{"id":82422,"date":"2023-08-27T14:32:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T14:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/?p=82422"},"modified":"2023-08-27T14:32:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T14:32:24","slug":"queen-maxima-takes-niece-countess-luana-to-the-dutch-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/lifestyle\/queen-maxima-takes-niece-countess-luana-to-the-dutch-grand-prix\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen M\u00e1xima takes niece Countess Luana to the Dutch Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"
Queen Maxima and King Willem-Alexander brought the family to cheer on fellow Dutch citizen Max Verstappen at the Grand Prix – but one family member was notably absent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As the King, 56, Queen, 52, Princess Amalia, 19 and Princess Alexia, 18, put their arms around each other and beamed, they were joined by\u00a0Countess Luana.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile the King and Queen’s youngest daughter, 16-year-old Princess Ariane, has just begun her studies at United World College Adriatic in Italy.<\/p>\n
As Countess Luana joined the group for the day out at the\u00a0Zandvoort circuit, she beamed alongside her uncle, aunt and cousins.<\/p>\n
The Countess is the daughter of Prince Friso of the Netherlands, who tragically died 18 months after an off-piste skiing accident in Austria in 2012, when his daughter Luana was just eight years old.\u00a0Luana’s mother is Princess Mabel.<\/p>\n
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A family portrait with a twist: Countess Luana joined King Willem-Alexander, Queen M\u00e1xima, Princess Amalia and Princess Alexia at the\u00a0Zandvoort circuit to attend the Dutch Grand Prix<\/p>\n
As she joined her family at the Dutch Grand Prix today, it was clear the Countess took after her relatives in the style stakes, as she looked chic in a white frilled blouse and orange trousers.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Princess Alexia opted for a deep blue denim jumpsuit which contrasted with her stunning auburn hair, worn in a boundy blow-dry style.<\/p>\n
Queen M\u00e1xima donned a dark linen jumpsuit with a tan leather jacket and wide-framed sunglasses, while the King was smart in a grey suit and blue shirt.<\/p>\n
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Princess Alexia took after her stylish mother, as the pair both sported chic playsuits to attend the event<\/p>\n
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Princess Alexia of the Netherlands beamed at the event as she wore a denim jumpsuit to attend<\/p>\n
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\u00a0The family looked stylish as ever as they attended the event to cheer on Dutch driver Max Verstappen<\/p>\n
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Princess Amalia looked the imafe of her mother as she donned an all blue outfit with a dusty grey jacket to attend the event<\/p>\n
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The Dutch royals beamed on their family day out as they arrived at the Zandvoort circuit\u00a0<\/p>\n
The family day out comes as Princess Ariane, the youngest daughter of Queen M\u00e1xima and King Willem-Alexander, begins studying for the International\u00a0Baccalaureate at the United World College Adriatic in Italy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On Friday, the Dutch Palace shared a photo on social media of the young royal beaming as she began the new term.<\/p>\n
The young royal donned a summery pair of white linen trousers with a chic striped tank top.<\/p>\n
Ariane accessorised her outfit with a classic pair of silver hoop earrings and an embellished necklace.<\/p>\n
Despite sharing the sweet picture, the palace said Ariane’s parents have requested privacy at this time.<\/p>\n
The palace’s announcement read: ‘Her Royal Highness Princess Ariane of the Netherlands will continue her secondary education after the summer at the United World College Adriatic in Italy.<\/p>\n
‘She will go there for her International Baccalaureate.<\/p>\n
‘Princess Ariane is now in the fourth grade at the Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet in The Hague.<\/p>\n
‘The period of the princesses’ school time is private. At the express request of the parents, the media is called upon to continue to respect the privacy of their daughters.’<\/p>\n
While a number of royals have attended the United World College of the Atlantic based in Wales, Princess Ariane of the Netherlands, 16, is studying at the sister school in Italy.<\/p>\n
The school has a long list of royal alumni at the colleges, including her father King Willem-Alexander.<\/p>\n
Princess Elisabeth, heir to the throne of Belgium, who graduated from UWC Atlantic in 2020, as well as Princesses Leonor and Sofia of Spain.<\/p>\n
Much like its 12th century Welsh equivalent, the school in Duino was founded by German educationalist Kurt Hahn in 1926.<\/p>\n
School fees for the two-year course cost a whopping \u00a340,000 and include Serbian, World Arts and Cultures and Environmental Systems.<\/p>\n
Kurt Hahn, he believed his approach to education, for pupils aged 16-19, could lead to a quicker resolution of international conflict, an ethos that is still carried by the establishment, which aims to ‘promote mutual understanding’.<\/p>\n
The United World College Movement includes 18 schools around the world, and takes students from around 150 countries.<\/p>\n