Ariane Wilhelmina Máxima Ines of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, the third child of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, was born in The Hague on 10 April 2007. Princess Ariane is third in line of succession to the throne.
Youth
Princess Ariane was baptised on 20 October 2007 by Reverend Deodaat van der Boon in the Kloosterkerk in The Hague. Her godparents were hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg, Baron Tijo Collot d'Escury, Antoine Frilling, Valerie Delger and Inés Zorreguieta.
The Princess spent her formative years at Villa Eikenhorst on the De Horsten estate in Wassenaar. In January 2019 she moved to Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague with her parents, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, and her sisters the Princess of Orange and Princess Alexia.
In her free time, Princess Ariane enjoys hockey, tennis, playing the guitar, singing and dancing.
Education
Princess Ariane attended the Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet in The Hague for the first four years of her secondary education. In the summer of 2023 she transferred to United World College Adriatic in Italy, where she will pursue her International Baccalaureate.