Queen Maxima of the Netherlands swaps her protective gear at a tech hub to a stunning yellow dress as she and King Willem-Alexander visit New York Governor Kathy Hochul
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Queen Maxima of the Netherlands once again proved she's queen of the quick change today as she continued her four-day tour of America with her husband King Willem-Alexander.
The mother-of-three, 53, first toured NY Creates, a tech hub for semiconductor research and development, during a visit to Albany, New York.
Looking every inch the professional, the Argentinian-born royal and her husband donned protective gear, which covered their bodies but left their faces viewable, as they entered the cleanroom.
Next, Maxima and Willem-Alexander visited New York Governor Kathy Hochul and her husband William J. Hochul Jr., alongside Dutch Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Liesje Schreinemacher.
For this visit, Maxima ditched the protective gear from earlier and donned a bright yellow gown, complete with cream floral detailing on the bodice.
Queen Maxima of the Netherlands (pictured left) once again proved she's queen of the quick change today as she continued her four-day tour of America with her husband King Willem-Alexander
Commanding attention in her vibrant ensemble, the Dutch Queen sported a matching headpiece, while leaving her blonde locks loose and curly.
She added a touch of glitz to her ensemble with a pair of pearl drop earrings and a dazzling bracelet.
Standing alongside her equally smart-looking husband in one photograph from the event, Maxima carried a cream clutch and gloves in her hand.
Willem-Alexander, meanwhile, appeared sophisticated in a pinstriped suit teamed with a white shirt and a bright blue tie.
On Tuesday, the king and queen of the Netherlands spent the second day of their US tour in Georgia's founding city, Savannah, a tourism magnet for its wealth of historic architecture and a growing powerhouse in global trade.
The Dutch royals stepped from their motorcade Tuesday morning and onto a red carpet that had been rolled across the sidewalk outside Savannah's gold-domed City Hall, where Mayor Van Johnson greeted them.
'We are so honoured today to have his majesty the king and her majesty the queen here in our beautiful city,' Johnson said to kick off a roundtable discussion between city staff and Dutch dignitaries. 'Today is a day for us that creates and speaks of opportunities - opportunities that we can explore and opportunities that we can expand.'
King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands and Queen Maxima visit the Governor of the State of New York Kathy Hochul (4th L) and her husband William J. Hochul Jr.
The mother-of-three, 53, first toured NY Creates, a tech hub for semiconductor research and development, during a visit to Albany, New York
The Dutch King and Queen donned protective gear as they visited New York Creates
The Dutch royals' (pictured today) four-day US trip began Monday in Atlanta
For this visit, Maxima (pictured left) ditched the protective gear from earlier and donned a bright yellow gown, complete with cream floral detailing on the bodice
The Dutch royals' trip to Georgia has featured a mixture of stops at cultural sites and meetings focused on strengthening economic ties.
In Savannah, the king and queen took a stroll beneath majestic live oaks draped with Spanish moss in the prized historic district of the city founded by British colonists in 1733.
At Savannah State University, the royal couple climbed onstage with students and danced during a marching band performance.
Afterward, they toured the Port of Savannah, the fourth-busiest US seaport for cargo shipped in containers.
The giant metal boxes are used to transport goods ranging from consumer electronics to frozen chickens. Savannah handled 4.9 million container units in 2023, more than any US port other than New York, Los Angeles and Long Beach, California.
Commanding attention in her vibrant ensemble, the Dutch Queen (pictured right) sported a matching headpiece, while leaving her blonde locks loose and curly
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands visit the Governor of the State of New York Kathy Hochul and her husband William J. Hochul Jr.
Willem-Alexander, meanwhile, appeared sophisticated in a pinstriped suit teamed with a white shirt and a bright blue tie
The king and queen chatted with crane operators on the dock as containers were being loaded onto a mammoth cargo ship behind them.
Then they sat in a shaded tent for a recap of discussions held earlier in the day between Georgia and Dutch representatives on ways to make seaports more efficient and environmentally sustainable.
Total trade between Georgia and the Netherlands was $2.9 billion last year, according to the Georgia Department of Economic Development.
Georgia sent $1.8 billion in exports, including medical instruments and automatic data processing machines, to the Netherlands in 2023. The state imported $1.2 billion in goods from the Netherlands, including aircraft parts and malt beer.
The Dutch royals' four-day US trip began Monday in Atlanta, where the king and queen met with Gov. Brian Kemp at Georgia's state Capitol, toured the burial site of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and visited a recording studio in a city known for hip-hop artists.
The king and queen are scheduled to spend Wednesday and Thursday in New York to wrap up their US tour.
