Royal Profile: 18 Facts About Princess Anita van Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven


  1. Princess Anita van Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven was born as Anita Theodora van Eijk on 27 October 1969 {Source}.
  2. She is the second daughter of Leonardus van Eijk and J.C.M. van Eijk-Steens {Source}.
  3. She studied in The Netherlands, and Singapore. 
  4. She earned an international baccalaureate from Rijnlands Lyceum Oegstgeest {Source}. 
  5. She attended the United World College of South East Asia in Singapore {Source}. 
  6. In 1996, she earned a degree in the direction of communication studies from the University of Amsterdam {Source}.
  7. She married Prince Pieter-Christiaan Michiel of Oranje-Nassau,van Vollenhoven on 25 August 2005 in a civil marriage, and on 27 August 2005 in a religious ceremony{Source}. 
  8. They have a daughter{Source}:
    1. Emma Francisca Catharina van Vollenhoven (2006)
  9. Two years later, the couple welcomed a son{Source}:
    1. Pieter Anton Maurits Erik van Vollenhoven (2008)
  10. Princess Anita works as an independent entrepreneur {Source}. 
  11. In 1997, she joined Bloomberg in Amsterdam and London {Source}. 
  12. She has also worked in various marketing and management positions {Source}. 
  13. Princess Antia's husband lost his place in succession and rights to the throne when Princess Beatrix abdicated in 2013, so it is likely that Anita, her husband and children lead fairly normal lives, with the occasional royal family event (christenings, weddings, funerals) thrown in.
  14. She resides with her husband and two children in the Dutch city of Noordwijk, about a half an hour from Amsterdam.
  15. She is the daughter-in-law of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven {Source}.
  16. Through her husband, she has six siblings-in-law-her husband's three brothers and their wives:
    1. Prince Maurits van Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (1968)
      1. Princess Marilène van Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (1970)
    2. Prince Berhard van Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (1969)
      1. Princess Annette of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven
    3. Prince Floris van Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (1975)
      1. Princess Aimée van Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (1977)
  17. Also through her husband, she has the following nieces:
    1. Anastasia (Anna) Margriet Joséphine van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven(2001)
    2. Isabella Lily Juliana van Vollenhoven (2002)
    3. Felicia Juliana Bénedicte Barbara van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven (2005)
    4. Magali Margriet Eleonoor van Vollenhoven (2007)
    5. Eliane Sophia Carolina van Vollenhoven (2009)
  18. On her husband's side of the family, she has the following nephews:
    1. Lucas Maurits Pieter Henri van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven (2002)
    2. Samuel Bernhard Louis van Vollenhoven (2004)
    3. Benjamin Pieter Floris van Vollenhoven (2008)
    4. Willem Jan Johannes Pieter Floris van Vollenhoven (2013)

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