The kings of Holland, Guillermo y Maximumlike the Spanish and others royalsattended the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris. Afterwards, they enjoyed a few days of sport with their eldest daughters, Princesses Amalia and Alexia. But the Dutch kings seem to have left home, leaving the first-born and future queen of the Netherlands as the representative of the Royal House of Orange in Paris. This Monday she had a heartfelt reunion with the royaley Felipe VIwho has returned to Paris after a few days in Mallorca, thus passing the baton first to Leonor and Sofia and then to Queen Letizia.
The Spanish monarch and the Dutch heiress have made clear the good relationship they have. Amalia not only watched the women’s 3×3 basketball final between Spain and Germany with him, with the Germans winning and the Spanish taking the silver medal, but they have also shared conversations, the excitement of the match and the hugs of celebration. The photographers have captured some images of them that demonstrate the complicity, almost familial, that exists between the king and the princess. It is not surprising that Amalia has accompanied King Felipe in this regard: the 20-year-old daughter of Guillermo and Máxima has lived and studied in Spain for at least a year, in Madrid in particular, fleeing from the mafia that threatened her in her country. King Guillermo himself confirmed this during the gala banquet offered to the Spanish monarchs on their trip to the Netherlands last April. “It was a demonstration of friendship in a difficult time. I thank you and everyone involved,” William told Felipe and Letizia for ‘looking after’ his daughter in the Spanish capital. This was, incidentally, the first state banquet attended by the heir to the Dutch throne. A gesture, perhaps of gratitude, on the part of the princess and the Royal Family towards the Spanish monarchs.
Princess Amalia was close to King Felipe on Monday, encouraging the athletes at the Saint-Denis stadium during the 3000-meter steeplechase event. A moment that became a small summit royalsince they were also accompanied by the kings of Sweden, Carl Gustav and Silvia, and Grand Duke Henry of Luxembourg.
Felipe VI with Amalia of the Netherlands and the King and Queen of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustav and Silvia.
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