Máxima confident in interview on the occasion of 50th birthday | Inland

She searched for words when it came to her feelings and it turned out that her Dutch is not perfect. Her voice got excited and fast when it came to the Orange Fund and her work for the UN. Suddenly it became clear from whom Princess Amalia has her lilting way of speaking.

The Queen spoke about her first days in the Netherlands, about her relationship with King Willem-Alexander and about her wedding ceremony in the Nieuwe Kerk: “Not only my father’s chair was empty, but also my mother’s. You know, life is contradictory and we don’t all get what we want. ”

A tear

About the wedding tear she revealed that it was not melancholy, goodbye to her old life: “It was the music! Music makes me cry very quickly! During rehearsal I just cried. I was very happy that I had only shed one tear. ”

In a gold-colored blouse, the Queen received interviewer Matthijs van Nieuwkerk, who had climbed the stairs of the 17th-century Huis ten Bosch on the red carpet. “Turned fifty. Not nothing ”, she considered in the hall of the palace. She was more everyday and much more approachable than she appears in glamor photos.

She responded in detail to the questions about her deceased sister Inès. “She had a personality disorder,” she mentally avoided her feelings, in order to immediately make a plea for more prevention for young people with psychological problems. Máxima sang at her sisters’ funeral Knocking on heavens by from Bob Dylan. “We sang together a lot.” Tears flowed over the images of her first working visit after her sister’s suicide. The queen did not seem to suppress it. On more occasions she let tears flow without hesitation and even now she apparently showed her emotions easily. She routinely dabbed a tear from the make-up around her eye, after which she immediately continued in a clear voice.

What would she have done if she had not met the Dutch prince? “I wanted to make the world a better place. Developing jobs in all those countries. That went very slowly. That’s how I came into contact with microfinance. Maybe I would have been an entrepreneur otherwise. ”

Although Queen Máxima comes across as sincere, she also gives the impression that she is very careful not to give the wrong impression. During the interview, she quickly jotted down, while footage was shown of her UN travels meeting presidents, heads of state, ministers and chiefs. “What are you writing down now?” Asks Matthijs. She responded: “Ordinary people. I also meet the ordinary people, for whom we do it. ”

When it comes to her children, her eyes sparkle. “She is still my baby,” she says to Matthijs when he discusses the fact that her eldest daughter is the future queen of the Netherlands. In addition to her duties as queen, her family is very important.

Strong ladies

She is clear about the upbringing of her three daughters: “We must give them space to become strong ladies, but at the same time also a certain security so that the mistakes are not irreversible. It is incredible to see that three daughters, who were born within 3.5 years, are so different. ”

The conversation ends with the question of what King Willem-Alexander means to her: “He is my anchor. He keeps me on my toes and pushes me in the right direction to really do my job. He is also a very good father with a lot of humor. ”

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