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Controversial, far-right politician Geert Wilders could be on track to become the Netherlands’ next prime minister following a surprise victory in general elections overnight.

Dutch Princess Catharina-Amalia, the future queen of the Netherlands, has moved into a palace in The Hague and "can’t really go outside" in a sharp reversal from her plans to attend college and live like a "regular student." "It has enormous consequences for her life," Queen Maxima said at a news conference Thursday during a state visit to Sweden. "It means that she’s not living in Amsterdam and that she can’t really go outside." The princess has made efforts to try and live a more normal life, such as foregoing her entitled allowance when she turned 18, a sum of roughly $1.9 million per year.  "I find that uncomfortable as long as I am not doing a lot in return and other students have it much harder," Amalia wrote in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Rutte of her decision.  Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands attends the concert, "Queen Maxima a life full of Music," at theater Carre May 12, 2021, in The Hague, Netherlands.  (Patrick van Katwijk/WireImage) Her first day at the University of Amsterdam drew immense public attention.

The Invictus Games competition for wounded, injured and ill service personnel and veterans opened Saturday night in the Netherlands with a standing ovation and a tribute from Prince Harry for the Ukrainian team members who left their war-torn nation to compete.

After recovering from COVID-19, Queen Elizabeth is back in the swing of things.

The royals are celebrating Queen Elizabeth II on International Women’s Day.

Amid the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the Queen made a subtle tribute while holding an audience with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Windsor Castle yesterday. Her Majesty, 95, spoke to Justin Trudeau during his UK visit, which will see him talk to Boris Johnson and Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte about the war in Ukraine. The engagement saw the Queen finally returning to face-to-face engagements after recovering from Covid.

The Queen made a subtle tribute to Ukraine's people amid the brutal invasion of the country by Russian forces - and royal fans love her sweet gesture. Yesterday morning the Monarch met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Windsor Castle marking her first in-person engagement since recovering from Covid.

The Queen has finally returned to face-to-face engagements as she met the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, 50.The 95 year old monarch had been avoiding all in-person plans on her royal schedule due to an extended bout of COVID-19. Aides and medics did their best to help the Queen isolate, as she continued to present with "mild symptoms" of Covid, and she hosted a number of official figures via Zoom and video link.

On Monday, Queen Elizabeth II held an audience with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The Netherlands will go into a new national lockdown from Sunday morning to try to limit Covid-19 infections because of the Omicron variant.

As Omicron becomes the dominant variant, countries across Europe prepare to fight a new wave of Covid-19 with the Netherlands being among the first to impose a nationwide lockdown, Reuters reports.

Manori Ravindran International EditorHere we go again.Europe has marked its strictest lockdown yet over the Omicron variant, with the Netherlands announcing a Christmas lockdown that will run through to at least mid-January. Non-essential shops, schools, bars, restaurants and other public venues, including cinemas, will be closed under the new rules.The Dutch restrictions come into effect on Sunday, with Prime Minister Mark Rutte calling the lockdown “unavoidable” in order to contain the spread of the new variant.“I stand here with a gloomy mind, and a lot of people watching will feel that way too,” said Rutte in a press conference on Saturday.

Covid-19 restrictions descended into rioting.Last week the Dutch government introduced a partial three-week lockdown in a bid to bring down the number of new Covid cases – as Thursday, November 11, saw the country record its highest number of cases at any time during the pandemic, with 16,364.As part of the new lockdown rules, bars, restaurants and supermarkets have to close at 8pm, while stores selling non-essential items have to close at 6pm.Sports matches are now being played behind closed doors and people are urged to work from home where possible.Masks are now also mandatory inside shops and on public transport.Commenting on the new restrictions, caretaker Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, said the government wanted to “deliver a hard blow

lockdown is eased on March 3.So Dutch dominatrix Moira Mona has organised a group of women from Amsterdam's notorious Red Light district into what she’s calling a "peepshow on wheels".Scantily-clad women will be strutting their stuff in the vehicle, which will be parked up next to the Dutch parliament in The Hague on Tuesday, March 2.Moira hopes the stunt will convince the government to reopen for business on the Wednesday along with everyone else.Mark Rutte, the outgoing prime minister of the Netherlands, says that sex workers are a special case."With sex workers you have to deal with the special character of that profession, namely that you are very close together, with all the risks of transmission of the virus,” he said.But Moira

Riots have broken out in the Netherlands as protesters clash with police over a nighttime coronavirus curfew.

A five-stage easing of the lockdown has been set out

The Eredivisie have confirmed that they will meet with UEFA this week after Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte banned football in Holland until September 1.

Prime Minister Mark Rutte has all but blown the whistle on football returning in Holland – but Germany hope to be back next month.