Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau

Insiders, close friends, and experts talk about the impressive life of Princess Beatrix: the powerful woman, friend, and mother behind the office.

The marriage between Willem-Alexander and Máxima reads like a fairy tale, but one in which love, duty, and public opinion constantly clash. Insiders, close friends, and experts explain how the relationship comes under pressure as soon as private choices have public consequences.

On the occasion of Queen Beatrix's twenty-fifth anniversary of her reign. In conversations with Professor of Legal Philosophy Dorien Pessers, the Queen reflects on her role in office and discusses the various aspects of her position. The conversations are interspersed with interviews by Pim van Galen with Dries van Agt, Ruud Lubbers, Wim Kok, and Jan Peter Balkenende, the four prime ministers with whom the Queen has worked since 1980, and with archival material from the past twenty-five years. The broadcast is produced by NOS Actueel and hosted by Maartje van Weegen.

Balkenende's storm Jan Peter Balkenende discusses his premiership in detail for the first time. For eight years (2002 - 2010) he held the highest political office in The Netherlands.

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Insiders, close friends, and experts talk about the impressive life of Princess Beatrix: the powerful woman, friend, and mother behind the office.

The marriage between Willem-Alexander and Máxima reads like a fairy tale, but one in which love, duty, and public opinion constantly clash. Insiders, close friends, and experts explain how the relationship comes under pressure as soon as private choices have public consequences.