Queen Máxima sworn in as lieutenant-colonel, Nieuws.nl reports
Queen Máxima has been sworn in as a lieutenant-colonel in the Royal Netherlands Army, according to Nieuws.nl, after completing her military training.
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Queen Máxima was sworn in as a lieutenant-colonel in the Royal Netherlands Army on Friday, Nieuws.nl reports. She took the oath at the Royal Military Academy in Breda alongside 23 other reserve officers, the report says.
The ceremony was conducted by Lieutenant General Jan Swillens, commander of the army’s land forces. King Willem-Alexander and Princess Amalia attended, according to Nieuws.nl.
Máxima began military training after joining as a reservist earlier this year. In May, the Royal House said she had received her beret after completing the first part of the course, and that she was expected to receive the rank of lieutenant-colonel after finishing the full training. Nieuws.nl reports that she completed the final parts of the course on Wednesday.
She is assigned to the King’s Military Household and is expected to serve in a general staff role in the army, the Royal House said.
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