US EditionRoyal Couple Announce Divorce 'by Mutual Agreement' After 25 Years of Marriage
Prince Bernhard and Princess Annette will jointly care for their three children after ending their 25-year marriage, citing mutual respect and requesting privacy.
- On Jan. 23, Prince Bernhard van Oranje and Princess Annette Sekrève announced they will divorce after 25 years of marriage on the Dutch royal family's website.
- The couple said the separation was by mutual agreement and mutual respect, pledged to continue caring for their three children, and requested privacy for the family.
- After meeting in college, the couple wed in July 2000 with a civil ceremony on July 6 and a blessing two days later; they are parents to Isabella, Samuel and Benjamin, who have no royal titles.
- Bernhard's royal ties mean the divorce will attract media attention despite his limited official role, as he and his cousins were removed from succession after the 2013 abdication.
- The royal website carried the signed message on Friday, and Bernhard van Oranje and Annette Sekrève were photographed together on King's Day in April 2025 in Doetinchem.
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The cousin of King Willem-Alexander and his wife Annette Sekrève go separate ways. The couple have endured difficult times together.
Royal couple make surprise announcement after 25 years of marriage
Prince Bernhard and Princess Annette of Orange-Nassau have confirmed they are ending their quarter-century marriage, releasing a joint statement through the Dutch royal family's official website on Friday
Royal Couple Announces Surprise Divorce After 25 Years of Marriage
The pair were photographed smiling at King's Day last yearMarcel Koch/BSR Agency/Getty Prince Bernhard and Princess Annette on April 26, 2025NEED TO KNOWA Dutch royal couple announced their divorce after 25 years of marriagePrince Bernhard, a cousin of King Willem-Alexander, and Princess Annette shared the news via a press releaseAlthough Prince Bernhard was once in the line of succession to the throne, he was removed after King Willem-Alexander…
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