Dutch Royals Come to New York

Live in the New York City area? You might catch a glimpse of the Dutch royals this week as the city celebrates the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s voyage which led to the Dutch colonization of the eventual Big Apple.

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Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and Crown Princess Maxima arrived over the weekend. But their first engagement was not to mark New York’s celebrations, but to witness Willem-Alexander’s cousin’s wedding.

Bernardo Guillermo, the son of Princess Christina, Queen Beatrix’s youngest sister, married longtime love Eva Prinz in a religious ceremony at Our Lady of All Saints Church in Brooklyn. The two married in a civil ceremony back in the Netherlands this past summer.

The ceremony also included the baptism of Bernardo and Eva’s baby daughter Isabel.

Not only were Willem-Alexander and Maxima were there, but so were other Dutch royals, such as Prince Constantijn and wife Princess Laurentien.

Bernardo is said to be so secretive of his royal links, that his circle of friends were surprised to learn who exactly his wedding guests would be!

To see pics of the wedding, click here

Later in the week, the Crown Princely couple will take part in the 400th discovery of New York, or New Amsterdam as the Dutch then called it. On Tuesday, Willem-Alexander and Maxima will be on board of the USS Intrepid with Mayor Mike Bloomberg and Hillary Clinton to kick off the official celebrations.

It also being reported that the royal couple will meet with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. Though it has not been officially announced, the meeting is said to happen later this week.

Check back later as reports come in on the Dutch invasion of New York!