Who is Princess Maxima?

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She's a loving mom: Maxima is mother to three daughters: Catharina-Amalia, 9; Alexia, 7; and Ariane, 5. She always makes time to dote on her brood, even if it means flying from one country to the next, just for quality time. "One has to divide attention between having kids and a full workload," she told Vanity Fair in 2009. "I don't think I would be able to do it otherwise, and I don't want to speak for my husband, but I ... more 

Photo by: Getty Images

She's a loving mom: Maxima is mother to three daughters: Catharina-Amalia, 9; Alexia, 7; and Ariane, 5. She always makes time to dote on her brood, even if it means flying from one country to the next, just for quality time. "One has to divide attention between having kids and a full workload," she told Vanity Fair in 2009. "I don't think I would be able to do it otherwise, and I don't want to speak for my husband, but I think he wouldn't be able to do it otherwise." And she wants her family to have as normal a life as possible. She proved that point by once filing a lawsuit against a gossip rag who snapped photos of her and her two daughters playing on the beach. less