Princess Alexia of the Netherlands
Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau (Alexia Juliana Marcela Laurentien; born 26 June 2005) is the second of daughter of Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands. Princess Alexia is a member of the Dutch royal house and second in the line of succession to the Dutch throne.
Life
Princess Alexia was born on 26 June 2005 at HMC Bronovo in The Hague as the second child of Willem-Alexander, then Prince of Orange, and his wife, Maxima. The infant's paternal uncle Prince Friso and maternal uncle Juan Zorreguieta, the then still Duchess of Brabant Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Jonkvrouw Alexandra Jankovich Jeszenice, and Jonkheer Frans Ferdinand de Beaufort stood as godparents at baptism by Reverend Deodaat van der Boon on 19 November 2005 in the Dorpskerk in Wassenaar.
Princess Alexia attended the primary school Bloemcampschool in Wassenaar. She attended secondary school at the Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet in The Hague from 2017 to 2021. Beginning in August 2021, she continued her secondary education at the United World College of the Atlantic in Wales, where her father was also a student.
She graduated, having passed the International Baccalaureate, in 2023. Alexia speaks Dutch, English and Spanish.
Alexia's friend Jan de Beaufort, son of her godfather, died in 2022 at age 19.
Hospitalization
In February 2016, while on a skiing holiday with her family in Austria, Princess Alexia broke her right femur. She was transported via helicopter to a local hospital and had surgery to repair the injury. After a few days in the hospital she was released and required the use of crutches while she healed.
Updates on Princess Alexia's condition were posted on the official website of the Dutch monarchy. The accident occurred in the same area as the avalanche which resulted in eventually fatal injuries to her paternal uncle and godfather, Prince Friso, in February 2012.
Title and Honours
26 June 2005 Her Royal Highness Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau
Honors
Netherlands
-Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands (26 June 2023)
-Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau (26 June 2023)
House: Orange-Nassau (official) Amsberg (agnatic)
Religion: Protestant Church in the Netherlands
