Princess Catharina-Amalia’s tiara debut, first tour and more as future Dutch queen turns 21….Read More

Happy Birthday Princess Catharina-Amalia! The future Dutch queen turned 21 on 7 December , and HELLO! is taking a look back at her life in photos so far, in celebration of her milestone.

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima’s daughter is still a student, but in recent years she has been slowly introduced to her future role.

Catharina-Amalia carried out her first overseas tour to the Dutch Caribbean in January 2023 and attended her first ever state banquet with the Spanish royals in April 2024.

But her tiara debut came in June 2022, when she attended Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway’s 18th birthday gala, when she wore the Dutch Star Button tiara.

Since then, we’ve also seen her in the Ruby Peacock and Queen Emma of the Netherlands’ sapphire tiaras.

She became heir apparent in 2013 when her father became King following her grandmother Queen Beatrix’s abdication.

Princess Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria was born on 7 December 2003 in The Hague. She was baptised in the Great Church in The Hague when she was six months old, with her uncle Prince Constantijn and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden among her godparents.

The royal became a big sister at 18 months old when Princess Alexia arrived in June 2005.

Catharina-Amalia has been enjoying the Dutch royal family’s annual ski break in Lech, Austria since she was a tot. We love this sweet picture of her father pulling her along on a sleigh in the snow.

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima expanded their family again in April 2007 with the birth of third daughter, Princess Ariane. The three sisters are pictured with their parents in Maxima’s home country, Argentina.

Proud parents King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima were there to support and comfort little Catharina-Amalia on her first day at Bloemcampschool.

The princess was given a starring role at Crown Princess Victoria’s wedding to Daniel Westling in 2010.

Princess Catharina-Amalia and her sisters attended her father Willem-Alexander’s inauguration as King in April 2013, making her the heir to the Dutch throne when she was just nine years old.