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Catharina-Amalia (Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria, born 7 December 2003 in The Hague) is the eldest child of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima and first in line to the Dutch throne [1]. Since 30 April 2013 she has borne the title Princess of Orange [1][2]. She belongs to the House of Orange-Nassau. This page uses only the information published by the Royal House of the Netherlands and the Council of State.
Title
The Royal House explains that the title Princess of Orange can only be held by the heir to the throne and is used without a first name; she has kept the two titles conferred at her birth [1]. She took it on 30 April 2013, when her father was invested as King [1][2].
Baptism and childhood
She was baptised on 12 June 2004 by the Reverend Carel ter Linden in the Grote or St Jacobskerk in The Hague; her godparents include Prince Constantijn and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden [1]. She grew up at Villa Eikenhorst in Wassenaar and moved to Huis ten Bosch Palace in 2019 [1].
Education
She attended Bloemcamp primary school in Wassenaar and, from 2015, the Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet in The Hague, passing her school-leaving examinations with distinction in 2021 [1]. In September 2022 she enrolled in the Politics, Psychology, Law and Economics (PPLE) programme at the University of Amsterdam [1]. The Royal House states that from 2025 she follows the bachelor's programme in Dutch law at the same university, combined with the two-year part-time military work and study programme at Defensity College [1].
Council of State
Under Article 74 of the Constitution, the heir becomes a member of the Council of State and its Advisory Division automatically at the age of 18 [1][2]. The Council records that she reached that age on 7 December 2021 and was formally installed by the King, as President of the Council, on 8 December 2021 [2]. She may take part in meetings of the Advisory Division but has no vote, and she plays no part in the Council's judicial work [2].
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