Queen Máxima, wife of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, has completed a military training programme, earning the status of a reserve officer in the land forces and being promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Globalinfo.az reports that this was announced in a statement released by the Royal House of the Netherlands.
It said that Queen Máxima, together with 23 other officers, took the military oath before the commander of the land forces, Lieutenant General Jan Swillens.
After successfully completing the military training programme and taking the oath, she was awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel.
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