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The future Queen was born on 17 May 1971 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as Maxima Zorreguieta Cerruti. Her parents Jorge Zorreguieta and Maria del Carmen Cerruit Carricart also had two sons and another daughter, and Maxima also has three half sisters from her father's first marriage.
Determined and motivated, Maxima studied while working as an investment banker and in 1995, she graduated with a degree in Economics from the Pontificial Catholic University of Argentina.
Maxima's expertise soon allowed her to work across the world including Argentina, Brussels and New York. However it would be in Spain, in 1999, when she would meet a handsome man who introduced himself as "Alexander". The pair soon hit it off, and agreed to meet two weeks later in New York.
Maxima later revealed that she thought the prince was joking when he revealed he was a member of the Dutch Royal Family.
Despite her blossoming romance with a future king, Maxima kept her new beau's identity hidden from her family for some time. "I would tell them something different (about Willem-Alexander) every time but at some point there was nothing for it than to say: 'He's the Prince of the Netherlands.'"
In March 2001 Willem-Alexander and Maxima announced their engagement. The news was met with some controversy in the Netherlands due to Maxima's father Jorge's position as an official of the Argentine junta in the 1970s, during the country's brutal military dictatorship. As a result Maxima made the hard decision not to invite her parents to her wedding.
A year later, in February 2002, the couple married in front of royal from around the world including Queen Margrethe of Denmark, Queen Sofia of Spain and the late Nelson Mandela. The royal bride looked stunning in a ivory mikado silk dress, with a five metre long embroidered lace train.
Maxima soon embraced Dutch culture and moved to the Netherlands, making learning the language a top priority. This soon won her many admirers, and her relaxed approach impressed people further.
Despite having dual Argentine and Dutch citizenship, however, the royal explained she would not be losing her native identity. Speaking in an interview, she said: "I am Latin and I will continue being Latin. I dance, I sing and I will keep on dancing and singing."
When asked if Willem-Alexander joined in the fun, she replied: "I keep trying to push him. His hips are a little rigid."
Just 16 months after their glorious wedding, it was revealed Maxima was expecting the couple's first child. "I was so happy," she exclaimed. "I couldn't believe it!"
Their first baby, Princess Catharina-Amalia, was born on 7 December, 2003 and their second, Princess Alexia Juliana followed in June 2005.
A third girl, Princess Ariane, joined the family on 10 April, 2007. Willem-Alexander later joked they had chosen three names beginning with an A to get a triple AAA rating
In April 2013 Maxima became the first Dutch queen consort since 1890 as her husband became King Willem-Alexander, following his mother Queen Beatrix's abdication. The elegant royal looked on proudly as her husband's investiture took place.
Ever since first settling into her role as a royal Maxima has continuously won the praise of her nation."She is exotic, she has passion and sparkle and flamboyance," Dutch historian Henk the Velde explained, ahead of Willem-Alexander's investiture. "We love her for that, people can feel the authenticity."
The popular Queen has also become one of the first royals around the world to support gay rights, and one of her first appearances as Queen included an appearance at a two-day international gay rights summit in The Hague.
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