All grown up! Dutch royals share a stylish snap of Princess Alexia of the Netherlands to mark her 15th birthday – with the second-in-line to the throne debuting a chic new hairstyle
- Princess Alexia is the second child of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
- Photo of second-in-line to throne was shared to Instagram to mark 15th birthday
- Princess Alexia showed off a shorter, elegant hairstyle than she wore in April
The Dutch royal family have shared a striking photo of Princess Alexia of the Netherlands to mark her 15th birthday today.
The teenager, who is the second daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima and second-in-line to the throne, sported a chic black dress for the shot taken at the Royal Palace Amsterdam and posted on Instagram.
Princess Alexia also debuted a new shorter hairstyle than she was pictured with in April, wearing her rich auburn, shoulder-length crop in loose curls.
In April she was pictured with her parents and two sisters, Princess Amalia, 16, and Princess Ariane, 13, with longer locks that also appeared to have a lighter hue.
The Dutch royal family have shared a striking photo of Princess Alexia of the Netherlands to mark her 15th birthday today
Princess Alexia appears to have been taking make-up tips from her stylish mother, sporting a natural look with deftly applied shadow to make her eyes pop.
A keen horse rider and hockey player, the young royal also sings and plays the guitar.
The last photos we saw of the Dutch princesses was back in April, when the family gathered to celebrate the 53rd birthday of the King at their home, Palace Huis ten Bosch in The Hague.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the royals had to cancel the celebrations of Kingsday in Maastricht, so took video calls with people around the country instead.
The last photos we saw of the Dutch princesses was back in April, when the family gathered to celebrate the 53rd birthday of the King at their home, Palace Huis ten Bosch in The Hague (pictured)
Princess Alexia was seen laughing with her mother while taking part in a call sat at a grand desk littered with family photographs.
The Netherlands has started to ease out of its lockdown, with the nation re-opening certain cultural institutions following a downward trend in their COVID-19 death figures for over a month.
Restaurants, cafes, theaters, concert halls, museums and cinemas returned with strict 1.5-meter social distancing measures observed after two and a half months’ in coronavirus quarantine.
In April Princess Alexia was pictured with longer locks that also appeared to have a lighter hue (left). In the same photo set she was seen laughing with her mother while taking part in a call sat at a grand desk littered with family photographs (right)
Reservations are required for all activities and two people who are not from the same household can sit together at one table in restaurants and cafes.
A maximum of 30 people are allowed in restaurants, cafes, theaters, concert halls and cinemas, as long as the 1.5-meter social distancing rules can be kept.
Earlier this week Queen Maxima visited the technology facility TechnoHUB in Woerden, situated between Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
Earlier this week Queen Maxima visited the technology facility TechnoHUB in Woerden, situated between Amsterdam and Rotterdam
The mother-of-three, who is a member of the Dutch Committee for Entrepreneurship, was seen chatting to staff at a social distance about the importance of well-trained technical personnel for small businesses and the impact of the coronavirus.
Last week Maxima, who is the honorary chairman of the ‘More music in the classroom’ campaign, visited a school in the Hoeksche Waard region to promote the subject.
The initiative aims to achieve structural music education for all 1.6million primary school children in the Netherlands.