Inside our busy day with Queen Maxima and King Willem-Alexander


All the latest royal news from Tuesday, 14 April, as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle begin their visit to Australia and more


Queen Maxima and King Willem-Alexander
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Beatriz ColonNew York Writer - New York
Alexandra HurtadoUS Royal News Correspondent - New York
Eleanor DyeOnline Royal Correspondent
Updated: April 15, 2026
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TODAY'S ROYAL NEWS

  • Prince Harry and Meghan Markle begin a four-day visit to Australia, starting in Melbourne
  • King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima continue their US visit in Florida after dinner at the White House with President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania
  • Princess Anne will attend the Great XII dinner at Fishmonger's Hall in London and the Agricultural Engineers Association's 2026 Conference. She will attend presentations and lunch as patron of the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen. 
  • Princess Madeleine of Sweden starts a visit to New York. 
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King and Queen of Dominoes

Following the PAMM, the King and Queen of the Netherlands traveled to Little Havana to visit the famed Domino Park. The couple showed off their domino skills playing with locals and giving each other an air high five after winning a game. "We both won," the King told his wife.

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Maxima, who was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was in her element speaking in Spanish while she played. As the couple left, the Dutch King showed off his Spanish, saying: "Adios."

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Key Biscayne with the King and Queen

Maxima and Willem-Alexander ended their day at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. The visit in Key Biscayne focused on flood resilience and what Florida and the Netherlands can learn from one another in this area. 

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After remarks and breaking into groups, the Queen jokingly raised her finger like a tour guide to lead her group.

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That's all

And that's a wrap on Queen Maxima and King Willem-Alexander's first day in Miami. I'll be back with the Dutch royal couple on Wednesday, so stay tuned for updates!

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