Queen Máxima of the Netherlands | © AP Photo / Petr David Josek
Following the completion of her military training, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has become a reserve officer with the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Royal Netherlands Army; she will serve as a staff officer, the Royal House announced on Friday.
“Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, together with 23 other reserve officers, took her oath before the Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army, Lieutenant General Jan Swillens. Having completed her military training as a reservist and taken the oath, she has been granted the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Royal Netherlands Army,” the Royal House stated on its website.
The ceremony took place on Friday at the Royal Military Academy in the city of Breda, in the southern Netherlands.
Queen Máxima voluntarily enlisted as a reservist and began her military training. The program included both theoretical and practical instruction, covering fundamental military skills. She completed the final stages of her training on Wednesday.
The spouse of the King of the Netherlands has been appointed to the King’s Military Household and will serve as a staff officer within the Royal Netherlands Army.
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