Queen Maxima battles the wind in thigh-split flares and flyaway cape

Queen Maxima of the Netherlands was the epitome of summer elegance as she stepped out with her husband King Willem-Alexander and daughter Princess Alexia at the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday.

The 53-year-old royal looked gorgeous in shades of green as she battled with the windy weather at Circuit Zandvoort. Maxima ditched her usual feminine dresses and structured suits for a flowing pair of trousers in a white and green leaf print

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 The high-waisted design from Natan featured wraparound material and thigh-high splits that blew open to reveal a flash of her toned legs.

She teamed them with a lime green long-sleeved top with a keyhole from the same designer – which is one of her go-to's for flares. Maxima previously rocked blush pink wide-leg crepe trousers from the brand at the 2023 Dutch Games Association and a 2021 visit to metal company Veluw Metal Creations.

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Meanwhile, the fashion-forward royal was a vision in raspberry trousers for the 2024 National Liberation Day concert.

For her latest appearance, Maxima accessorised with a cream woven clutch from Marina Raphael which matched her Valentino espadrille wedges.

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Keeping to the green theme, Maxima kept the cold at bay by layering an olive cape coat over her shoulders from Zeus + Dione featuring embroidered birds.

King Willem-Alexander looked dapper dressed in a smart suit and a duck egg blue shirt, while Alexia wore a knitted one-shoulder top from Massimo Dutti which she paired with matching black wide-leg trousers and her mother's leather jacket.

Maxima and Willem-Alexander got married in 2002 and they now share three daughters: Princess Catharina-Amalia, Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane. 

While the couple tend to keep their family life private, like many of the royals, she made a rare comment about her eldest daughter in an interview on her 50th birthday. The doting mother said: "I don’t see [Amalia] as the future Queen; I still see her as my little baby.

"She is doing really well; she is very responsible. She realises what her future will be but handles it really well. She takes her time, and she is a wonderful human being."

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