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Queen Máxima of the Netherlands

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Princess Maxima (born May 17, 1971) is the wife of Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, thus a member of the Dutch monarchy. They married on February 2, 2002.

The news of thier relationship and eventual marriage plans caused a great deal of controversy in the Netherlands. Maxima is the daughter of a former minister in the Videla regime of Argentina, which was reputedly a brutal dictatorship. Prime minister Wim Kok gained much respect for his negotiation of the situation. In the end, approval for the marriage was granted by the Dutch parliament (necessary by law for Willem-Alexander to remain heir to the throne) but Maxima's father was not invited to the wedding.

Maxima was granted Dutch nationality on May 17, 2001. This also provoked complaints from the left wing, since a such grant for marriage is not guaranteed in the Netherlands, and is typically only possible after a process of up to several years in duration.

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