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| birth_place = The Hague, Netherlands| full name = Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen VictoriaHouse of Orange-Nassau>Orange-Nassau {{smallHouse of Amsberg>Amsberg {{smallPatrilineality>agnatic)}}| father = Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands| mother = Máxima Zorreguieta| religion = }}{{Dutch Royal Family}}Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange ({{IPA-nl|kÉ‘taːˈrinaː aːˈmaːliaː}}) (Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria; born 7 December 2003) is the heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the constituent countries of Aruba, Curaçao, the Netherlands, and Sint Maarten.Catharina-Amalia is the eldest child of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima. She has two younger sisters, Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane. She became heir apparent when her father ascended the throne on 30 April 2013.

Early life

Princess Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria of the Netherlands was born at 17:01 CET on 7 December 2003 in the HMC Bronovo in The Hague,WEB, 23 December 2003, Newly-born Princess Catharina-Amalia second in line for Dutch throne,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071102063603weblink">weblink 2 November 2007, 5 June 2007, goDutch.com, NEWS, 8 December 2004, Dutch celebrate royal baby birth, BBC News,weblink 31 December 2015,weblink" title="archive.today/20180111123441weblink">weblink 11 January 2018, live, the first child of the then Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange (now king) and Princess Máxima. Upon the public announcement of her birth, 101 salute shots were fired at four places in the Kingdom of the Netherlands: Den Helder and The Hague in the Netherlands, Willemstad in Curaçao, and Oranjestad in Aruba.WEB, 2003, A new government and Dutch troops go to Iraq,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131204061019weblink">weblink 4 December 2013, 6 May 2013, historyinnl, On 12 June 2004, Catharina-Amalia was baptised by the Rev. Carel ter Linden in the Great Church in The Hague. Her godparents are her uncle Prince Constantijn, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, the (then) vice-president of the Council of State of the Netherlands Herman Tjeenk Willink, her mother's friend Samantha Deane, her uncle Martín Zorreguieta, and her father's friend Marc ter Haar.WEB, Princess Catharina-Amalia,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130504161040weblink">weblink 4 May 2013, 6 May 2013, Het Koninklijk Huis, Catharina-Amalia's maternal grandparents, Jorge Zorreguieta and María del Carmen Cerruti Carricart, were prohibited from attending her parents' wedding in 2002 due to Zorreguieta's involvement in the regime of General Jorge Rafael Videla, but were present at her baptism, which was a private rather than a state affair.WEB, 14 June 2004, Joyful christening of Catharina-Amalia,weblink Hello,weblink" title="archive.today/20130216045618weblink">weblink 16 February 2013, live, Princess Catharina-Amalia has two younger sisters: Princess Alexia (born in 2005) and Princess Ariane (born in 2007). The family spent the princess' formative years at Villa Eikenhorst on the De Horsten estate in Wassenaar. In 2019 they moved to Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague.WEB, Huis ten Bosch Palace,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131017093950weblink">weblink 17 October 2013, 17 August 2013, Het Koninklijk Huis, Her birthdays are traditionally celebrated with a concert at the Kloosterkerk in The Hague, which is attended by ambassadors and members of the royal household and the Council of State of the Netherlands.NEWS, 7 December 2009, Princess Amalia celebrates sixth birthday, DutchNews.nl,weblink 29 January 2013,weblink" title="archive.today/20130222173909weblink">weblink 22 February 2013, live, Catharina-Amalia's paternal grandmother, Queen Beatrix, abdicated on 30{{nbsp}}April 2013 and her father ascended the throne. Catharina-Amalia, as the new heir apparent, assumed the title of Princess of Orange,NEWS, 30 April 2013, Dutch Queen Beatrix abdicates in favour of son, en, BBC News,weblink 25 December 2021,weblink" title="archive.today/20160319121231weblink">weblink 19 March 2016, live, becoming the first to do so in her own right.NEWS, Natasha, Leake, Everything you need to know about Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands as the future Dutch queen celebrates her 19th birthday,weblink 7 December 2022, 7 December 2022, Tatler,weblink 26 August 2023, live,

Education

In December 2007, Catharina-Amalia started attending Bloemcamp Primary School, a public primary school in Wassenaar.NEWS, 18 September 2007, Princess Amalia to attend state school, DutchNews.nl,weblink 29 January 2013, 15 July 2022,weblink live, After graduating from primary school, she attended the Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet in The Hague, where her aunt Princess Laurentien attended.NEWS,weblink Prinses Amalia naar de middelbare school, 24 August 2015, NOS, nl, 15 July 2022,weblink live, 2 May 2017, She participated in the student council and attended both the Model United Nations of the International School of The Hague and The Hague International Model United Nations conferences.WEB,weblink The Princess of Orange, Dutch Royal House, 15 July 2022, 15 July 2022,weblink live, She graduated in 2021 with distinction. After completing her studies at Sorghvliet, Catharina-Amalia took a gap year, during which she interned at the Orange Fund and volunteered at other organisations.WEB, Instagram,weblink De Prinses van Oranje vandaag bij de pitchdag van sociale initiatieven voor het vijfde Groeiprogramma van het Oranje Fonds en vorige week met haar "collega's" in de tuin van het Oranje Fonds in Utrecht. ..., Koninklijk Huis, The Princess of Orange today at the pitch day of social initiatives for the fifth Growth Program of the Orange Fund and last week with her "colleagues" in the garden of the Orange Fund in Utrecht. ..., 22 March 2022, 15 July 2022, 20 April 2023,weblink bot: unknown, In June 2021, she announced that she refused to accept her right to €1.6m a year in income for the time period, adding that it would make her "uncomfortable as long as I do not do anything for it in return".NEWS, Henley, Jon, 11 June 2021, Princess Amalia, heir to Dutch throne, waives right to yearly income, The Guardian,weblink 14 June 2021, 15 July 2022,weblink live, As of 5 September 2022 Catharina-Amalia is studying at the University of Amsterdam for a BSc degree in Politics, Psychology, Law and Economics (PPLE).WEB, In beeld: prinses Amalia begint aan haar studie (dus is er een fotomoment),weblink Nederlandse Omroep Stichting, 6 September 2022, 26 August 2023,weblink live, During her second month in university, she was moved back to the royal palace from her student housing in Amsterdam due to security risks.NEWS, Lock, Samantha, Dutch crown princess moves out of student flat after security threats,weblink 14 October 2022, The Guardian, 14 October 2022, en, 26 August 2023,weblink live, In April 2024, King Willem-Alexander revealed that Catharina-Amalia lived in Madrid in 2023 under the protection of the Spanish monarchy, while she continued her studies online, due to the threats from the Moroccan mafia, a criminal organization dedicated to drug trafficking that has been threatening to kidnap her.WEB, Ferrer, Isabel, 2024-04-17, El rey Guillermo de Países Bajos agradece a Felipe VI y a la reina Letizia haber acogido en España a su hija Amalia,weblink 2024-04-18, El País, es, NEWS, Kassam, Ashifa, 2024-04-17, Dutch heir to throne spent year in Madrid amid safety fears, reports say,weblink 2024-04-18, The Guardian, en-GB, 0261-3077, WEB, April 24, 2024, October 19, 2022, ES, El Diario.ar, Hija de la argentina Máxima y heredera al trono de Holanda, la princesa Catalina Amalia vive encerrada por amenaza narco,weblink Catharina-Amalia speaks Dutch, English, and Spanish.WEB, The children of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150204195716weblink">weblink 4 February 2015, 4 February 2015, Holland.com, live, Additionally, she took classes in Mandarin Chinese.NEWS, Fu, Jing, 31 July 2016, European royals turning their hand to Mandarin, China Daily,weblink 7 December 2021,weblink 14 July 2022, live,

Public life

Catharina-Amalia with her sisters attended the annual Koningsdag. On 19 June 2010, Catharina-Amalia served as a bridesmaid at the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Daniel Westling.WEB,weblink Princess Victoria's Wedding & The Triumph Of Style In Sweden (UPDATED PHOTOS, POLL), Yvonne, Yorke, 20 June 2010, Huffpost,weblink 26 August 2023, live, 24 May 2014, On the occasion of her 18th birthday in 2021, a biography of Catharina-Amalia was published. Similar books were published on the 18th birthday of Princess Beatrix in 1956 and Prince Willem-Alexander in 1985. The book titled "Amalia" is written by Dutch entertainer Claudia de Breij.BOOK, de Breij, Claudia,weblink Amalia, 2021-11-16, Uitgeverij Pluim, 978-94-93256-63-7, Eerste druk, Amsterdam, nl, 1277345749, On 8 December 2021, Catharina-Amalia assumed her seat in the Advisory Division of the Council of State when she reached the age of majority at 18 the day before.NEWS, 8 December 2021, Princess Amalia delivers confident debut speech to Raad van State, en, DutchNews.nl,weblink 25 December 2021,weblink 26 August 2023, live, NEWS, Ketelaar, Titia, 8 December 2021, Amalia citeert Beatrix in de Raad van State: 'Ik zal trachten een goede leerling te zijn', nl, NRC,weblink 25 December 2021,weblink 8 December 2021, live, NEWS, Meijer, Remco, 8 December 2021, Bij de Raad van State noemt prinses Amalia haar vader voorzitter. 'Voor één keer', nl, de Volkskrant,weblink 25 December 2021,weblink 26 August 2023, live, On the same day, she gave her first public speech at the Council of State meeting in Kneuterdijk Palace.PRESS RELEASE,weblink Prinses van Oranje wordt binnengeleid in Raad van State, Princess of Orange is introduced to the Council of State, Dutch Royal House,weblink 8 November 2021, 9 April 2023, 9 April 2023, live, PRESS RELEASE,weblink Toespraak van de Prinses van Oranje bij haar intrede in de Raad van State, Speech by the Princess of Orange on her entry into the Council of State, Dutch Royal House,weblink 8 December 2021, 9 April 2023, 9 April 2023, live, An outdoor birthday party thrown by her family to mark the occasion was found to be in breach of regulations and restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic, which made her father admit that "it was not right to organize this".NEWS,weblink Dutch royals sorry for Princess Amalia birthday party that broke Covid rules, Agence France-Presse, 15 December 2021, 15 March 2024, The Guardian, NEWS,weblink Dutch princess' 18th birthday party broke Covid-19 rules, CNN, Amy, Cassidy, Jack, Guy, 16 December 2021, 15 March 2024, On 17 June 2022, together with her parents, she was among the royal guests invited to the celebrations of the 18th birthday of Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway. This was Catharina-Amalia's first public engagement outside of The Netherlands and the first occasion to which she was allowed to wear a tiara.WEB,weblink Dutch Princess makes her tiara debut wearing mom's wedding day tiara, 17 June 2022, Hola, Alexandra, Hurtado, 9 April 2023,weblink 9 April 2023, live, On 20 September 2022, together with her parents, Catharina-Amalia attended Prinsjesdag, where the King addressed a joint session of the States General of the Netherlands to outline government policy for the upcoming parliamentary session.WEB, Prinsjesdag: traditie en ceremonie,weblink Dutch, 29 September 2022, Government of the Netherlands,weblink 9 April 2023, live, WEB, Dutch king greeted with boos, cheers as he opens parliament,weblink 20 September 2022, 29 September 2022, Deutsche Welle,weblink 9 April 2023, live, In November 2022, Catharina-Amalia and her family visited an exhibition at Nieuwe Kerk dedicated to former Queen Juliana.WEB, De Oranjes (inclusief Amalia) poseren bij de Juliana-tentoonstelling in de Nieuwe Kerk, The Oranjes (including Amalia) pose at the Juliana exhibition in the Nieuwe Kerk,weblink 4 November 2022, 26 August 2023, Libelle,weblink 26 August 2023, live, In December 2022, she visited the three branches of Dutch military: Air Force, Army and Navy.WEB, Crown princess Amalia celebrates her 19th birthday,weblink 20 September 2022, 9 April 2023, DutchNews.nl, WEB, Instagram,weblink Het afgelopen jaar heeft de Prinses van Oranje kennisgemaakt met drie onderdelen van de Nederlandse krijgsmacht, ter gelegenheid van haar achttiende verjaardag. ..., Koninklijk Huis, In the past year, The Princess of Orange became acquainted with three parts of the Dutch armed forces on the occasion of her eighteenth birthday. ..., 2 December 2022, 9 April 2023, 9 April 2023,weblink bot: unknown, In January and February 2023, Catharina-Amalia went on a tour of the Dutch Caribbean with her parents. They visited Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba. It was her first official royal tour.NEWS, Future Dutch Queen to make first royal tour to the Caribbean,weblink 2 September 2022, 29 September 2022, LOOP News Caribbean, In April 2023, Catharina-Amalia and her sister Princess Ariane attended King's Day concert in Rotterdam.NEWS, Stephanie, Bridger-Linning, Royal sisters’ night out! Princess Catharina-Amalia and Princess Ariane of the Netherlands step out in Rotterdam,weblink 20 April 2023, 19 August 2023, Tatler,weblink 26 August 2023, live, On 5 May 2023, she accompanied her grandmother to a reception held at Buckingham Palace the evening before the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom.NEWS, International royals and world leaders celebrate the Coronation of King Charles at a glittering Buckingham Palace reception,weblink 19 August 2023, 19 August 2023, Tatler,weblink 19 August 2023, live, In June 2023, she and her parents attended a state banquet honoring the wedding of Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan and Rajwa Al Saif.NEWS, Queen Máxima Rewore a Blue Floral Gown to the Royal Wedding of Jordan's Crown Prince Hussein,weblink 2 June 2023, 19 August 2023, Town & Country (magazine), Town & Country,weblink 19 August 2023, live, Catharina-Amalia has experienced repeated fat shaming by tabloids and on social media since she was young, most notably by the Portuguese celebrity magazine Caras labeling her as plus size. In response to the body shaming, members of the public have expressed their support for the princess, calling the fat shaming against her unacceptable.WEB, 2020-07-29, Portuguese magazine apologises for calling Princess Catharina-Amalia 'plus-size' on cover,weblink 2024-03-17, The Independent, en, WEB, 2018-04-29, Lisa: 'Ik was één van de mensen die zeiden dat Amalia te dik is',weblink 2024-03-17, RTL Nieuws, nl, WEB, NWS, VRT, 2023-01-30, Kroonprinses Amalia slachtoffer van bodyshaming: "Negativiteit komt binnen, ook bij andere jongeren",weblink 2024-03-17, vrtnws.be, nl,

Eponym

On her seventh birthday, a Douglas C-47 Skytrain once owned by her great-grandfather, Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, was named after Catharina-Amalia by Peter Hartman. The princess herself was prevented from attending the naming ceremony owing to school obligations.NEWS, 7 December 2010, Princess Amalia turns seven, DutchNews.nl,weblink 8 March 2017,weblink 26 August 2023, live, In November 2020, a new regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army, the Regiment Huzaren Prinses Catharina-Amalia, was named for Catharina-Amalia.WEB, 12 November 2020, Bulletin of Acts and Decrees, 435,weblink 23 March 2021, Official Gazette of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Dutch,weblink 9 September 2023, live,

Titles, styles, honours and arms

(File:Royal Monogram of Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands.svg|thumb|right|upright=0.4|Catharina Amalia's monogram)

Titles

Catharina-Amalia has been Princess of the Netherlands and Princess of Orange-Nassau since birth. Until her father's accession, she was therefore styled "Her Royal Highness Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau". On 30 April 2013, she additionally assumed the substantive title Princess of Orange. She has since been known as "Her Royal Highness Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, The Princess of Orange", although is styled "Her Royal Highness The Princess of Orange"WEB, Titels leden Koninklijke Familie,weblink 25 December 2021, Het Koninklijk Huis, 14 January 2015, nl,

Honours

National

{{see also|List of honours of the Dutch royal family by country}}

• (File:NLD Order of the Dutch Lion - Grand Cross BAR.png|70px) Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands (7 December 2021).WEB, 7 December 2021, Prinses van Oranje 18 jaar: Onderscheidingsvlag, Ridder Grootkruis en Huisorde,weblink 25 December 2021, Het Koninklijk Huis, nl,weblink 20 July 2023, live,
• (File:Ordre du Lion d'Or de la Maison de Nassau ribbon.svg|70px) Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau (7 December 2021).

Foreign

• {{Flagu|Spain}}:
  • Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic (10 April 2024)WEB,weblink Royal Decree 374/2024, 9 April 2024, Boletín Oficial del Estado, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Spain), Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 26 April 2024,weblink 27 April 2024, live,

Arms

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|escutcheon = Quarterly: I and IV azure billety or, a lion with coronet also or armed and langued gules, holding in his dexter paw a sword argent hilted or, and in his sinister seven arrows argent pointed and bound together or, which is of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; II and III or, a horn azure opened and bound gules, which is of the first House of Orange; an inescutcheon or bearing a castle of three towers gules flanked on each side by a poplar tree au naturel, and a river azure flowing from the base, ondoyant to the gate of the castle, which is of the house of Zorreguieta in Argentina.Military Order of William>Order of Willem within an orange circle.HTTPS://ZOEK.OFFICIELEBEKENDMAKINGEN.NL/STB-2021-582.HTML>TITLE = BESLUIT VAN 24 NOVEMBER 2021, HOUDENDE VASTSTELLING VAN EEN ONDERSCHEIDINGSVLAG VOOR HARE KONINKLIJKE HOOGHEID PRINSES CATHARINA-AMALIA EN HAAR ZUSTERS, 10 May 2022, 25px) The first and fourth quarters are the coat of arms of the Netherlands, based on the coat of arms of the House of Nassau.(File:Arms of the Principality of Orange.svgPrince of Orange. (File:Arms of the Zorreguieta Family.svg>25px) In the center is the coat of arms of the Zorreguieta family.}}

See also

• List of current heirs apparent

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{commons category|Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange}}

• The Princess of Orange at the website of the Royal House of the Netherlands

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