After 25 years of marriage, Prince Bernhard and Princess Annette have introduced their determination to divorce. “We’re doing this by mutual settlement and with mutual respect,” they confirmed in a joint assertion launched by the Royal Home of the Netherlands on 23 January. The pair famous that they are going to proceed to co-parent their three kids – Isabella, Samuel and Benjamin van Vollenhoven – and requested for privateness throughout this time.
© Getty PhotosA member of the Dutch Royal Household, Prince Bernhard is the second son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and her husband Pieter van Vollenhoven. Following his cousin, King Willem-Alexander’s ascension to the throne in 2013, nonetheless, Prince Bernhard is not within the direct line of succession.
In response to the Dutch broadcaster, NOS, following her divorce from Prince Bernhard, Annette will not maintain the title of princess, with the Authorities Info Service (RVD) confirming this improvement to the ANP information company. Their kids’s names is not going to be affected by the divorce, nonetheless, as all three use the household identify, van Vollenhoven, versus an official royal title.
Previous to the announcement of their divorce, Prince Bernhard and Princess Annette had been final photographed collectively through the King’s Day celebration in Doetinchem on April 26, 2025.
Prince Bernhard and Princess Annette’s relationship
Prince Bernhard and Princess Annette met on the College of Groningen within the ’90s. Years later, on eleventh March 2000, the couple introduced their engagement. Choosing a civil ceremony, they tied the knot on 8 July 2000, with the Mayor of Utrecht, Annie Brouwer-Korf, officiating. Two days later, Prince Bernhard and Princess Annette had their marriage blessed within the Cathedral of St. Martin in Utrecht.
© Getty PhotosFollowing their marriage ceremony, Prince Bernhard and Princess Annette welcomed their daughter Isabella in 2002. Their sons, Samuel and Benjamin, had been born in 2004 and 2008, respectively.
In response to the Royal Home of the Netherlands’ official web site, Prince Bernhard is self-employed. At present, he’s a associate in Pinnacle actual property improvement in Amsterdam, in addition to a founding father of Lymph&Co, which funds scientific analysis into efficient therapies for lymphoma. Likewise, he’s the founding father of Waterdream, which builds bespoke aluminium yachts. In the meantime, Princess Annette is a member of the Papageno Basis Advisory Council and has labored with the Belevenis Basis.
