The Best Photos of Queen Máxima and the Dutch Royal Family in 2016
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After seeing these photos, you might be convinced that Argentina-born Queen Máxima and her family are the happiest royal bunch out there. The queen, her husband Willem-Alexander, and their three daughters — Princesses Catharina-Amalia, Alexia, and Ariane — are always smiling wide, waving to the crowd, and overall having fun — whether they're at an official meetup with other world dignitaries or hanging out as a family during a ski trip in Austria.
And because seeing the Dutch royal family having such a great time puts a smile on our faces, we've compiled some of their best moments this year. Scroll ahead for a look at their past few months.
Queen Máxima and King Willem-Alexander attend an award ceremony in Amsterdam.
Queen Máxima attends a Christmas gala in Amsterdam.
Queen Máxima and Queen Mathilde of Belgium at the train station in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Queen Máxima welcomes the Belgian king and queen in Amsterdam.
Queen Máxima attends a digital workshop in Enschede, The Netherlands.
Queen Máxima and King Willem-Alexander meet a kiwi in Wellington, New Zealand.
Queen Máxima and King Willem-Alexander attend a state dinner in Wellington, New Zealand.
Queen Máxima and King Willem-Alexander pose for photos in Sydney, Australia.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima at an opera concert in Sydney, Australia.
Queen Máxima and King Willem-Alexander in an official visit to Australia.
Queen Máxima and King Willem-Alexander visit Perth, Australia.
Queen Máxima and King Willem-Alexander at The Netherlands Budget day in The Hague.
The Dutch royal family at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Queen Máxima and King Willem-Alexander at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima's Summer portrait.
King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, and Princesses Catharina-Amalia, Alexia, and Ariane at a Summer photocall.
King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, and Princesses Catharina-Amalia, Alexia, and Ariane in Wassenaar, The Netherlands.
Queen Máxima and King Willem-Alexander with the President of Greece, Prokopis Pavlopoulos.
Queen Máxima in Harlingen, The Netherlands.
Queen Máxima at the Campus Middelsee in Sint Annaparochie, The Netherlands.
Queen Máxima on Neighbours' Day in Urk, The Netherlands.
Queen Máxima and King Willem-Alexander at the opening of the Holland Festival in Amsterdam.
Queen Máxima at the Radboud University Medical Center.
Queen Máxima in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima at the Liberation Day concert in Amsterdam.
The Dutch royal family at King's Day in Zwolle, The Netherlands.
The Dutch royal family at King's Day.
Queen Máxima and Princesses Alexia, Ariane, and Catharina-Amalia at King's Day.
The Dutch royal family at King's Day.
Queen Máxima and King Willem-Alexander with the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and his wife.
Queen Máxima and King Willem-Alexander in Nuremberg, Germany.
Queen Máxima in Nuremberg, Germany.
Queen Máxima and King Willem-Alexander in Munich, Germany.
Queen Máxima and King Willem-Alexander at the Alte Pinakothek Museum in Munich, Germany.
Queen Máxima in Munich, Germany.
Queen Máxima and King Willem-Alexander in Paris.
Queen Máxima at the Elysee Palace in Paris.
Queen Máxima at the Museum and Fashion and Design in Paris.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima at the Halle Pajol youth hostel in Paris.
Queen Máxima at the Annual Meeting of the Global Alliance for Banking in Zeist, The Netherlands.
Princesses Alexia, Catharine-Amalia, and Ariane at their Winter photocall in Austria.
The Dutch royal family at their Winter photocall.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima in Arlberg, Austria.
Queen Máxima in Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands.
Queen Máxima at the opening of the Rotterdam International Film Festival.
Queen Máxima and King Willem-Alexander at the New Year's reception for the diplomatic corps in Amsterdam.
Queen Máxima at the Agriculture Entrepreneur Prize Award Ceremony in Lisse, The Netherlands.