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Who is Queen Máxima of Netherlands, who wowed in lime green welcoming Trump, world leaders to NATO summit

She stole the limelight.

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands turned heads in a striking lime-green jumpsuit as she and hubby King Willem-Alexander gave President Trump and fellow world leaders a royal welcome at the NATO summit.

The Dutch royal couple beamed as they greeted world leaders from 32 countries — including Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer — at The Hague’s World Forum, marking the first time the Netherlands has played host to a NATO summit.

On Tuesday, the fashion-forward, Argentina-born queen, 54, upstaged some of the world’s most powerful figures, dazzling in the show-stopping, draped ensemble during the summit’s family photo.

NATO leaders with the king and queen of the Netherlands at a summit. REUTERS

The mother of three, celebrated for her vibrant fashion sense, is a former New York City investment banker who was once dubbed Europe’s “most interesting” royal.

Máxima met her future husband, then-Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, at a party in Spain in 1999 while working as an economist at Deutsche Bank in the Big Apple — and the two quickly fell in love.

But their courtship hit a rough patch when Dutch media revealed that Máxima’s father had served as a minister for Argentina’s brutal military junta government during the country’s infamous Dirty War.

President Trump greeted by the Dutch royal family. / SplashNews.com
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is welcomed to the summit. AP

Former Queen Beatrix, who had faced controversy over marrying a former member of the Hitler Youth, gave her eldest son’s marriage her blessing, praising Máxima as an “intelligent, modern woman.”

The king, 58, ascended to the throne in 2013, a year after the couple wed, with his Dutch queen quickly gaining popularity for her charisma, quick wit and strong work ethic.


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Widely regarded as a fashion icon, Maxima is equally known for her substance, never shying away from tough political issues like immigration, and earning praise an early advocate for LGBTQ+ rights.

The queen stole the show in her bright outfit. REUTERS

The royal pair are regarded for their casual approach to royal life, opting out of a coronation ceremony and choosing to send their three daughters — Princess Catharina-Amalia, 21, Princess Alexia, 19, and Princess Ariane, 18 — to public school rather than an elite private institution.

Catharina-Amalia, who is known as Princess of Orange, is heir to the Dutch throne.

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