Netherlands Annual Photocall (Winter & Summer)

2023 Summer Photocall
Photo Credit: RVD, Robin Utrecht

The Netherland Royals host a photocall for the Netherlands media twice a year. The idea behind the photocall is that it give the media a change to film the family, especially the children and then allow them to otherwise live relatively private lives. Other Monarchies will do this sporadically, especially if they have young children they wish to protect from the media. 

The photocalls used to take place before the family's winter & summer holidays.  In 2022, the Palace announced that they would continue to do 2 photocalls a year, but they wouldn't take place in connection with holiday trips. 

"From now on, photo sessions with the royal family will in principle take place at times when all family members can be present. This means that photo sessions no longer automatically take place immediately prior to the Royal Couple's holidays. Understand, the aim is to have two photo sessions followed by a press interview each year." 

Winter Photocall

The annual winter photocall used to be held in Lech, Austria at the start of the family's winter holiday there every February. Since the change in 2022, the photocall has been held at other locations. 

Year (Month)	Location	Willem-Alexander Maxima & Children	Princess Beatrix	Constantijn Laurentien & children	Mabel & Children
2025	-	-	-	-	-
2024	-	-	-	-	-
2023 (Dec)	Huis ten Bosch Palace	X	-	-	-
2022* (Nov)	De Nieuwe Kerk Amsterdam	X	-	-	-
2021	None Held
2019 (Feb)	Lech, Austria	X	X	X
2018 (Feb)
2017 (Feb)
2016 (Feb)			X	X
2015 (Feb)
2014 (Feb)				X	X

Note: 

2022 - This photocall was not referred to as their "Winter Photocall." The group viewed the exhibition 'The century of Juliana'.

2016 - Princess Alexis fractured her fracture right thigh while Skiing during this trip, a few days after the photocall. 

Summer Photocall

We will create a chart for this at a later date, hopefully before their next Summer Photocall.