Royal Family Celebrates Uniquely with Dick Advocaat and Curaçao

King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, and Princess Ariane, the youngest daughter of the royal couple, timed their trip to America perfectly to attend World Cup matches featuring both the Netherlands and Curaçao, after watching earlier games from home in the Netherlands.

They were present for the clashes between the Netherlands and Sweden, and Curaçao and Ecuador. There, they witnessed the Netherlands secure a comfortable victory over the Scandinavian nation and saw The Blue Wave earn a historic point against Ecuador.

Following the match between Ecuador and Curaçao, where the island nation secured its first-ever World Cup point, King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, and Princess Ariane visited the players and head coach Dick Advocaat in the locker room to congratulate them on the draw.

Footage shared by the Curaçaoan team on Instagram shows the trio entering the locker room, not shy about showing off their dance moves to the Caribbean music playing. After earning praise for their dancing, they circulated among the players, congratulating each one individually on the historic point.

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