Queen Máxima to be appointed regent

The joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives will meet next Tuesday in the Knights' Hall to appoint Queen Máxima regent, as became evident from the This is evident from the agenda of the Senate. Parliament must approve three bills, to officially establish the regency of Queen Máxima. If King Willem-Alexander were to die, and heir Amalia is still a minor, she will be appointed as regent, and must observe the duties of the king.