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 Have
you ever dreamed of becoming a prince or princess while reading
a fairy tale book? Some of you might say yes! A special Barbie doll
is now gaining huge popularity among
Dutch children. It is named “Queen Maxima,” the queen of the Netherlands!
This “Queen Maxima” Barbie doll is a special edition, which was
made to celebrate of the inauguration of the new monarch of the Netherlands,
King Willem-Alexander of Orange. The doll looks like a real queen
with blond hair, wearing a gold colored dress and a bracelet. With the huge popularity
of Queen Maxima, the doll has also become one of the must-have items
among girls in the Netherlands.
Last April 30, Maxima Zorreguieta Cerruti became queen of the Netherlands
when her husband ascended the throne upon the abdication of his mother,
Queen Beatrix. Their fairytale-like love story attracted the attention
of the world. Maxima was an Argentinian business woman working for
a bank in New York, and she was a commoner. Her father was
a former Argentinian politician during the period of military dictatorship in
that country.
 In
1999, Maxima met Prince Willem-Alexander at a party in Spain and
they fell in love with each other. Like a plot in a drama, the future
king reportedly did not tell her
he was a royal at first, and she didn’t believe him when he later
told that he was a Dutch prince!
In 2002, they tied the knot and Maxima
became one of the most loved and famous celebrities in the Netherlands.
Don’t you also want to buy the Barbie doll? |
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