NL Doet-FKA Make a Difference Day 2017

[TLLK]

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima at 2017 NL Doet | NEWMYROYALS & HOLLYWOOD FASHION
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And Princess Beatrix helped out as well.

[Jennifer]

It's always lovely to see the Dutch royals do volunteer work for NL Doet every year.  King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima and Princess Beatrix participated this year and they did wonderful work in the gardens. I like it when royals do work like this to show how much they want to make  a difference for others in communities.

Dutch royals do volunteer work for #NLdoet

The Dutch Royal Family was out in full force, just like previous years, to do volunteer work for NLdoet. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima were in Breda in the communal gardens, where the King helped build a greenhouse while the Queen was painting. The communal gardens are maintained by volunteers in the area and the local care home, child care facilities and other social organisations are involved with it. It consists of several different gardens, including a nature playground.

This volunteering weekend was organised by the Oranje Fonds (Orange Fund), which was founded in 2002 and was the national wedding gift to then Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima. The King and Queen are both patrons of the Oranje Fonds. It is expected that a total of 350,000 volunteers will join in this weekend.

Princess Beatrix was in IJsselstein on Saturday morning, where she was tempted to spray to the press with the pressure washer. "I really want to do it!", the laughing Princess said while she looked towards the press.

Read more:
Dutch royals do volunteer work for #NLdoet – Royal Central

[TLLK]

I miss seeing W-A's aunt, uncle and cousins at this event, but since his ascension to the throne it seems they no longer participate.

[Curryong]

^ it's rather a shame they no longer participate in this, TLLK, especially as Willem-Alexander doesn't appear to me to be the sort of man who would discourage his relatives from any appearances.

[TLLK]

No but I do believe that it has to do with the nation's constitution excluding his aunt and his cousins from being a part of the Royal House when he ascended the throne.

They'll likely participate in family events and King's Day but that's it from now on.