Princess Annette of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven

Her Highness Princess Annette of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (b. 18 April 1972) is the wife of His Highness Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven, the second son of HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven.

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18 April - 1972 - Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven - Princess Margriet of the Netherlands - Pieter van Vollenhoven

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Princess Annette was born Annette Sekrève in the Hague, the daughter of Ulrich Sekrève and Jolanda de Haan. She obtained her WVO in 1991 and attended Groningen University from 1991-1996, studying psychology. It was at university that she met her husband, Prince Bernhard.

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The couple married in a civil ceremony on 6 July 2000 and in a religious ceremony on 8 July. Annette then acquired the courtesy title Her Highness, Princess of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven due to her status as the wife of a Prince of Orange-Nassau.

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6 July - 2000 - 8 July

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Princess Annette and Prince Bernhard have two children:

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• Isabella Lily Juliana van Vollenhoven, (b. 14 May 2002)
• Samuel Bernhard Louis van Vollenhoven, (b. 25 May 2004)

The family resides in Amsterdam.

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