lovely, just lovely picture of the princesses of the Netherlands. I’ve always had a spot for Amalia (her and Infanta Leonor of Spain), she seems such a happy child. Alexia seems to have overcome her crying fits during photoshoots , she’s a beauty already. Ariane is so cute!

dang. talk about being perfect princesses!

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Jillyen,

My fiance is Dutch and he and his four brothers all have four names. Most Dutch people I know have very long names. I’m wondering if it’s common in parts of The Netherlands – it’s something I’ve never asked him after all these years!

I’m currently preparing to move to The Netherlands and have been reading lots of magazines to try and learn some of the lingo. Maxima is usually in them. I really love this family…so cute!!
Posted by: L at Jul 11, 2008 6:20:36 PM
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L, have you ever been to the Netherlands? Just curious…

glad you are reading up on mags, etc, but that will not prepare you for the Dutch PEOPLE. Hate to say it!! I have some close and not-so close Dutch friends and they are interesting–to put it mildly :^)

enjoy NL.

all of those european prince/princess or king and queens really know how to make their children look absolutely beautiful

Linda, I knew what you meant, but maybe other people didn’t Are you from the Netherlands btw?

And you’re right, they only dress the girls the same when they take pictures for the press. Though I d’like to see them dress the girls differently for press pictures, matching colors, but not the exact same outfits.

Larissa, you are right! Sorry! It’s called pre-school. But you know what I meant.

If you look at pictures of Maxima when she was Amalia’s age, you can actually see Amalia looks a lot like her mom.

The long names are pretty common in The Netherlands, but only one of them is used in daily conversation. In this case: Amalia, Alexia and Ariane. I guess it’s standard for CBB to name all of the names in the posts.

The girls are usually only dressed alike for (semi)official occasions. Outside of that it’s different and more modern outfits.

These girls are so cute! I love the matching dresses!

I usually skip over royalty postings also, but this photo really caught my eye. Their matching outfits are adorable, and I can’t get over how much Catharina-Amalia resembles a young Jenna Bush. She looks like her mini-me!

Hi:
Great photos: Enjoy seeing the photos of the kids in their matching dresses. They are so cute. I think that the youngest looks more like Alexia. Love this family.

Oh, about the names; most Dutch people have 2 names, but 3 names is not an exception. Members of the Royal Family always have 3 or more names.