Who is Queen Máxima of Netherlands, who wowed in lime-green welcoming Trump, world leaders to NATO summit
She stole the limelight.
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands turned heads in a striking lime-green jumpsuit as she and hubby King Willem-Alexander gave President Trump and fellow world leaders a royal welcome at the NATO summit.
The Dutch royal couple beamed as they greeted world leaders from 32 countries – including Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer – at The Hague's World Forum, marking the first time the Netherlands has played host to a NATO summit.
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On Tuesday, the fashion-forward Argentinian-born Queen, 54, upstaged some of the world's most powerful figures, dazzling in the show-stopping, draped ensemble during the summit's family photo.
3 Group photo of NATO leaders with the King and Queen of the Netherlands at a summit.
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The mother of three, celebrated for her vibrant fashion sense, is a former New York City investment banker who was once dubbed Europe's 'most interesting' royal.
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Máxima met her future husband, then-Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, at a party in Spain in 1999 while working as an economist at Deutsche Bank in the Big Apple — and the two quickly fell in love.
But their courtship hit a rough patch when Dutch media revealed that Máxima's father had served as a minister for Argentina's brutal military junta government during the country's infamous Dirty War.
3 President Trump greeted by the Dutch Royal Family.
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Former Queen Beatrix, who had faced controversy over marrying a former member of the Hitler Youth, gave her eldest son's marriage her blessing, praising Máxima as an 'intelligent, modern woman.'
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The King, 58, ascended to the throne in 2013, a year after the couple wed, with his Dutch Queen quickly gaining popularity for her charisma, smart wit, and strong work ethic.
3 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shaking hands with Queen Maxima of the Netherlands.
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Widely regarded as a fashion icon, Maxima is equally known for her substance, never shying away from tough political issues like immigration, and earning praise an early advocated for LGBTQ+ rights.
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The royal pair are regarded for their casual approach to monarch life, opting out of coronation ceremony and choosing to send their three daughters — Princess Catharina-Amalia, 21, Princess Alexia, 19, and Princess Ariane, 18 — to public school, rather than an elite private institution.
Catharina-Amalia, who is known as Princess of Orange, is heir to the Dutch throne.
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