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Queen Maxima of the Netherlands

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The Resume

    (May 17, 1971- )
    Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Birth name was Maxima Zorreguieta Cerruti
    Former investment banker
    Married Prince Willem-Alexander of Orange (February 2, 2002)
    Became Queen Consort when her husband was inaugurated as King of the Netherlands (April 30, 2012)

Why she might be annoying:

    She shares the Queen Maxima title with a character from DC's Superman comics.
    Her relationship with Willem-Alexander was initially controversial because her father served in the cabinet of Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla.
    A historian was appointed by the Dutch Parliament to investigate her father's role in Videla's 'Dirty War' and concluded that his claims of being unaware of human rights violations were bs.
    She ticks off the Netherlands' right wing parties by injecting herself into debates about immigration.

Why she might not be annoying:

    The investigation of her father concluded that he had not been directly involved in Dirty War atrocities.
    She won over the Dutch people by quickly adopting their language and culture.
    A royal watcher said, 'It's like Diana mania all over again,' adding, 'One very important difference is that our prince is clearly head over heels in love.'
    She became the first royal to attend an LGBT rights conference (March 5, 2008).
    She volunteered as a 'lice mother' at her children's school, with responsibility for inspecting students' hair.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 46 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 85 Votes: 50.59% Annoying