Queen Máxima of the Netherlands didn't just show up at a cattle farm in Veenhuizen this week — she turned it into a runway. Joining King Willem-Alexander for a visit to a dairy operation in the province of Drenthe, Máxima swapped her usual ****** nal of bold colors, oversized volumes and unexpected jewelry for something different: a distinctly autumnal palette. The effect landed somewhere between countryside and cinema — a queen in brown and burgundy, topped with a dramatically tilted wide-brimmed hat and tasseled earrings, standing among cows and calves.
Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima visit the Riedstra-Hoving Dairy Farm in Veenhuizen (@ ANP/AFP via Getty Images)
In true Máxima fashion, there was room for a laugh amid the pageantry. One of the farm's calves had been born just minutes before the royal couple arrived, and Máxima was given the honor of naming it. Her options: Wilhelmina or Máxima. "Then, Máxima," she said, laughing.
The queen's midi-length brown dress leaned into a silhouette tailor-made for the shift into fall weather. A round neckline left room for a subtle, elegant hint of décolletage, while the sleeves — constructed in small cape-like layers — gave the whole look a sense of movement with every step.
The most flattering detail sat at the waist, where gentle gathering pulled the fabric in just enough to define her shape before letting the skirt fall freely. The dress needed no further embellishment: between the sleeve volume and the cape's motion, it carried plenty of presence on its own.

#farm #brown

Europe's royal families are mourning the loss of a man who, for them, was a true role model. For thirty-five years, King Harald was the example that new generations of royals looked up to, a sovereign whose reign was defined, among other things, by the warmth and closeness he showed in each of his public appearances. His absence will be forever recorded in the pages of history and has unleashed a wave of emotion among today's monarchies, who have not hesitated to express their feelings and their love for the late King.
It was Queen Mary, during one of her first engagements after his passing, who chose to speak from the heart to reveal the closeness she shared with Haakon of Norway's father, a gesture that King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has echoed from afar, continuing this tribute of affection.
Queen Mary of Denmark has delivered an emotional speech to Harald V of Norway (@ Martin Sylvest Andersen)
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Willem II have announced the signing of goalkeeper Maxime Delanghe on loan from Cercle Brugge until the end of the season. Cercle Brugge have announced that there is not a purchase agreement as part of the loan deal. With Willem II's first choice goalkeeper Thomas Didillon-Hödl having suffered a long-term injury, the side clearly felt the need to bring in a replacement. Karst de Leeuw has started the previous two games for Willem II, and will likely now compete with Delanghe for the starting spot.
Delanghe returns to Dutch football for the first time since 2022, when he left PSV to join Lierse. Delanghe had played for Jong PSV but never made an appearance for the senior side. After 18 appearances for Lierse, Delanghe joined Cercle Brugge on a free transfer in the summer of 2023. During the 2024/2025 season he became the clubs first choice goalkeeper, going on to play 32 games. Last season he played 18 games but was eventually dropped in favour of Warleson. The Brazilian has since left the club, but Cercle Brugge brought in former KV Mechelen goalkeeper Gaëtan Coucke this summer to be their new number one.
Willem II have picked up one point from their opening three games in the Eredivisie, conceding 10 goals in that time.
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#season #first

King Willem-Alexander's latest official meeting has revealed a touching detail inside his palace office.
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Félix Bautista delivered a clean inning in his second rehab appearance (first at Triple-A). Bautista shook off the rust from his first outing and generated a ground out, strikeout, and fly out. His sinker topped out at 97 MPH.
Bautista entered after starter Trey Gibson threw four innings of two-run ball. Gibson allowed four hits, struck out four, and did not hand out a free pass.
Albert Suárez returned to Norfolk with a fresh minor league deal. Big Al tossed 2.1 innings of bulk relief. He allowed an unearned run and struck out three.
Norfolk trailed 3-2 before scoring in the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings. Enrique Bradfield Jr. tied the game with a single in the seventh, José Barrero gave the Tides the lead with a solo homer in the eighth, and Jeremiah Jackson drove in a crucial insurance run with a base hit in the ninth. Bradfield Jr. finished 3-for-4 from the leadoff spot, and Jackson went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.
Heston Kjerstad doubled and took a walk. Aaron Noda walked twice and launched a solo home run in the top of the second. Creed Willems ended the day 0-for-5 with three strikeouts.

#gibson #second

Queen Máxima and Princess Alexia turned the Dutch Grand Prix into a mother-daughter fashion moment. The Dutch royals stepped out together at Circuit Zandvoort, where their contrasting looks offered two very different takes on dressing for one of the summer's biggest sporting events.
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Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands has unveiled her scar for the first time after her horse accident last year.
The eldest daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima attended the opening gala of the 2026 FEI World Championships in Aachen on Tuesday evening, alongside royals including Queen Mary of Denmark and Zara Tindall.
The Princess wore a sleeveless white and green striped dress from Nina Blanc, revealing a large scar along her upper arm for the first time.
Amalia, 22, broke her arm last June after falling from her horse, Mojito. She underwent surgery at the UMC Utrecht and was seen wearing her arm in a sling over subsequent weeks.
Princess Amalia revealed a long scar on her left arm (@ Getty Images)

#amalia #time #last

Willem Dafoe has never stopped working long enough to be rediscovered. And yet, each generation seems to find him anew.
That's the intriguing juxtaposition at the center of Late Fame, out now, a wry new film in which Dafoe plays Ed Saxberger, a onetime poet whose long-forgotten work is suddenly embraced by a group of young artists (The Enthusiasm Society). Unlike Ed, who left poetry behind for a tranquil life, Dafoe has steadily kept creating. Still, he understands the seduction of having a younger generation turn your past work into its own mythology.
He experienced it firsthand while making the film. Dafoe's young costars asked him about To Live and Die in L.A. and other projects from earlier in his career, mirroring the way their characters idolize Ed.
"I get sucked into telling stories, entertaining them and playing 'the old dude,' when I don't feel like the old dude," he tells Yahoo for the latest Off the Cuff. "But in this context, I was."
Dafoe has experienced that rediscovery on a much larger scale through Spider-Man. More than two decades after he first played Norman Osborn in Sam Raimi's 2002 blockbuster, the franchise continues to introduce him to new fans — sometimes literally. When he's stopped on the street, he reveals, more often than not, it's because of Green Goblin.

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VfL Bochum 1848 have officially confirmed the departure of Samuel Bamba who has made the move to CS Marítimo Funchal.
The Portuguese first division side, along with Rhurpott club Bochum, have agreed to keep the transfer fee entirely confidential.
Samuel Bamba initially moved from Borussia Dortmund's reserve team to Castroper Straße in the summer of 2024.
He made a total of 10 competitive appearances for Bochum's first team, including three matches for the U-21 side.
Thereafter, the 22-year-old struggled for game time, and last season he was loaned to Willem II Tilburg in the Dutch second division.

#made

World champions South Africa have made 10 changes to their starting side to face Wales in the Nations Championship on Saturday.
Head coach Rassie Erasmus has included four uncapped players, with wing Jaco Williams, fly-half Vusi Moyo, lock Ruben van Heerden and prop Carlu Sadie all making their Test debuts in Durban (16:40 BST).
Flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit will again captain the side in the absence of Siya Kolisi, while the bench is packed with quality such as Manie Libbok, Damian Willemse and Herschel Jantjies.
Eben Etzebeth, Franco Mostert, Andre Esterhuizen, Canan Moodie, Handre Pollard and Ox Nche are all unavailable due to injury.
South Africa are looking to make it three wins from three in the new tournament's first block of games, having beaten England 45-21 and Scotland 42-28.

Nations Championship round two
South Africa (14) 42
Tries: Papier, Roos, Louw, Willemse, Porthen, Kriel Cons: Pollard 6
Scotland (14) 28
Tries: M ****** erson, Rowe, Bayliss, White Cons: Russell 4

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — South Africa tore apart England 45-21 after a stunning three-try blastoff in Nations Championship rugby at Ellis Park on Saturday.
The shock and awe start by the Springboks for a 17-0 lead inside the first 12 minutes gave the double world champions a cushion they rode to their biggest win over England in 18 years.
The English impressively fought back to trail by only three by halftime but they succumbed to South Africa's heavy carries and clinical finishing, and were down to 13 players at fulltime.
England was barely sweating when Boks fullback Damian Willemse charged the tryline and prop Thomas du Toit burrowed over. A Willemse chip and catch was followed by prop Ox Nche shrugging off England's Ollie Chessum and Jamie George and shooting away for Cheslin Kolbe to cross in the right corner. Kolbe converted his try.
Nche left injured and moments later Kurt-Lee Arendse swept past Marcus Smith and went over in the left corner. Three entries into the England 22 and three tries.

Eben Etzebeth will make an instant return to the South Africa starting side against England after suspension, with Manie Libbok trusted by the Springboks at fly half.
Etzebeth was handed a long ban after being sent for an eye gouge in his last Test against Wales, and has featured only once since for the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship.
But Rassie Erasmus has immediately thrown his most-capped player back into the second row alongside Ruan Nortje as South Africa begin their Nations Championship campaign in Johannesburg.
With Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu sidelined by injury, Libbok is preferred to Handre Pollard at fly half, while Cheslin Kolbe and Damian Willemse win their 50th caps in the back three.
Siya Kolisi captains a familiar-looking side full of World Cup winners with Erasmus looking forward to an encounter with an England side arriving at Ellis Park on a run of four consecutive Six Nations defeats.

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Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima celebrated and danced with the Curaçao team at the end of a World Cup double shift on Saturday to watch all of their subjects in action.
The royal couple first attended the mid-day kick-off in Houston where the Netherlands trounced Sweden 5-1. A few hours later they were in in Kansas City for Curaçao fight to a surprise 0-0 draw against Ecuador.
As king of Netherlands, Willem-Alexander is also the head of state of the countries which are part of the kingdom, which includes Curaçao.
The royals wore the team colours at both visits, the traditional orange for the Dutch game and then Curaçao's blue.
A a video posted by the Curaçao FA showed them dance and celebrate with the team in the dressing room after the match.

Willem de Sitter was born #OTD in 1872. He used Einstein’s relativity to show that our universe is expanding, which Edwin Hubble later confirmed.

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Willem de Sitter was born #OTD in 1872. He used Einstein’s relativity to show that our universe is expanding, which Edwin Hubble later confirmed.

Also #OTD ,
NASAHubble
observed the center of our galaxy. What did Hubble see on your day? https://go.nasa.gov/4iUAyH...

https://go.nasa.gov/4iUAyH...