Máxima Zorreguieta: the story of an Argentine girl become Queen of the Netherlands | Celebrities and royalty

But How did an Argentine citizen become Queen of Holland? Well, then page 7 tells you all the details of your love story.

Her maiden name is Maximum Zorreguieta, was born in Buenos Aires and is the daughter of María del Carmen Cerruti and Jorge Zorreguieta. The latter was Secretary of State for Agriculture under the dictatorship of General Jorge Rafael Videla.

Máxima attended the prestigious Northlands bilingual school and, in 1995, he graduated as an economist at the Universidad Católica Argentina, then moved to New York to practice his profession.

Four years later, in 1999, an old school friend with links, Cynthia Kaufmann, presented it to the European prince when they were both touring in Seville, Spain.

Like this the couple accepted at a party and according to Todo Noticias, Willem-Alexander was struck by the beauty and personality of Máxima, confirming their relationship only three months later.

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Then, in March 2001, the heir to the throne of the Netherlands asked Maxima to get married and she accepted, an undertaking approved by Queen Beatriz.

The controversy and pain of Máxima

The prince's marriage with Argentina raised great expectations, but also controversy, but not precisely because the bride was foreign, but because his father's past.

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As we have already said, Jorge Zorreguieta was Secretary of State under the dictatorship of General Videla (1976-1981). caused the disappearance and murder of 30 thousand people, according to the Spanish media El País.

For this reason, the Dutch government investigated Máxima's father and, although it was not possible to prove that he was personally involved in the repression, According to reports, he was probably aware of "human rights violations, disappearances and atrocious torture committed during the military regime".indicated the means mentioned.

That's the reason why Dutch authorities have banned Zorreguieta from attending her daughter's wedding in Amsterdam, fact that made his wife did not arrive at the ceremony, to accompany her to Argentina.

Maxima was very affected because her father could not "deliver" her to the altar. In fact during the ceremony, he began to cry, especially when the tango sounded Goodbye Nonino from Astor Piazzolla, a song that would have been a tribute to his father. The fact shocked thousands of people and brought her closer to the Dutch.

Finally, it is April 30, 2013 that the Argentinean economist stepped on the throne with her husband, after Queen Beatriz had abdicated the Crown and took back the title of princess, turning her into a queen wife.