The intention was that the intended marriage remained a secret, so as not to get in the way of Willem-Alexander's brother Constantijn and Zorreguieta became a naturalized Dutch citizen, though she did not convert from Jorge Zorreguieta's presence at the wedding was debated for months. (Getty)It was a blow for Maxima, who was likely hoping to have her father walk her down the aisle.Though her mother, María del Cármen Cerruti Carricart, would have technically been allowed at the nuptials, she chose to stay away with her husband.Maxima's siblings and half-siblings, all children of Zorreguieta, did attend the ceremony.On 2 February 2002, Maxima became a Princess of the Netherlands and in 2013, she and Prince Willem-Alexander acceded to the Dutch throne, becoming King and Queen.King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, Queen Maxima, Princess Amalia, Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane during the annual photo call on February 25, 2020. In solidarity, her mother chose not to attend.
(AP/AAP)More than 30,000 people are believed to have disappeared under the five-year regime, with thousands of them supposedly kidnapped and murdered.Led by former Argentine President Videla, a dictator who ruled the nation from 1976 until 1981, and with democracy only returned in 1983, the regime was brutal and bloody.Videla stood accused of many atrocities against civilians during what has come to be known as the 'Dirty War', and Jorge Zorreguieta served as a member of his government throughout.But Maxima's father has long claimed he had no knowledge of the disappearances and murders, insisting he was a civilian with limited knowledge of the government's dealings outside of agriculture.Maxima Zorreguieta, second right, visits a rural fair in Buenos Aires with her father, Jorge Zorreguieta, in August 1979.
The couple, who are now parents to Princess Ariane, Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange and Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, shared their first public kiss. The couple’s wedding rings are handmade half-round platinum bands, 2.5 millimetres wide. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands (born Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti; 17 May 1971) is the spouse of King Willem-Alexander. Willem-Alexander and Máxima acceded to the Dutch throne on 30 April 2013 after the abdication of his mother, Queen Beatrix . The day before the wedding, there was a lunch and concert at the Per Dutch law, the couple were first required to be married in a civil ceremony. Maxima's father, who would have walked her down the aisle, was not invited to his daughter's wedding to the Dutch Prince in 2002, and her mother also stayed away out of solidarity. The wedding of Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange and Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti took place on 2 February 2002 at the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam. The centre stone of Queen Máxima’s platinum engagement ring, an oval orange diamond, is flanked by two emerald-cut diamonds set in bands encrusted with brilliant-cut diamonds. Queen Maxima was flanked by her family and close friends as the Dutch royal family gathered in Buenos Aires to send off her father, who died this week at the age of 89. As we have noticed in the past, those moments come not only from the bride, but the sister of the bride as well. In 2002, Maxima Zorreguieta was preparing to marry into the Dutch royal family in a lavish royal ceremony, but something important was going to be missing on her wedding day: her parents.Maxima's father Jorge Horacio Zorreguieta was a controversial figure, having served as a member of the Argentine junta of the 1970s.Appointed the Agriculture Minister, his job itself wasn't all that scandalous, but his connections to the brutal Videla regime was cause for concern in the leadup to Maxima's royal wedding.Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and Maxima Zorreguieta leave the Royal Palace to participate in their civil marriage ceremony, 2 February 2002.