Lady in red! Queen Maxima of the Netherlands puts on a stunning display in a £3,600 Valentino kaftan at a glittering reception in The Hague

  • Maxima, 45, and her husband, King Willem-Alexander, hosted German president Joachim Gauck and his partner at the Noordeinde Palace
  • The Dutch royal wore a £3,600 silk-georgette gown from Valentino 
  •  Mother-of-three has just returned from a society wedding in London

By Unity Blott For Mailonline

Published: 15:16 EST, 6 February 2017 | Updated: 15:51 EST, 6 February 2017

Queen Maxima of the Netherlands put on a stunning display as she received a visit from the German president in the Hague on Monday night.

Maxima, 45, and her husband, King Willem-Alexander dressed up to the nines as they hosted Joachim Gauck for an audience at the Noordeinde Palace.

The Argentine-born queen dazzled in a sweeping Valentino gown with flared sleeves, adding a touch of glamour with a pair of amethyst earrings and a matching necklace.

Maxima opted for a dazzling red gown as she and her husband received a visit from the German president
Maxima at the Noordeinde Palace in the Hague on Monday night

Maxima opted for a dazzling red gown as she and her husband received a visit from the German president at the Noordeinde Palace in the Hague on Monday night

Fit for a queen: Mother-of-three Maxima added a touch of glamour to her Valentino gown with a pair of amethyst earrings and a matching necklace

Fit for a queen: Mother-of-three Maxima added a touch of glamour to her Valentino gown with a pair of amethyst earrings and a matching necklace

She wore her blonde hair in loose curls and let her natural beauty shine through with just a subtle slick of pink lipstick. 

Mr Gauck, who was joined by his partner Daniela Schadt, is currently on a state visit to the Netherlands.

Ms Schadt opted for an equally show-stopping look in a sweeping floor-length purple number with ruching detail.

Mother-of-three Maxima and her husband have just returned from a lavish weekend in London, where they joined Princess Beatrice and Eugenie at the wedding of socialites Filippos Lemos and Marianna Goulandris.

Queen of glamour: The royal, pictured with German president Joachim Gauck, wore her blonde hair in curls and let her natural beauty shine through with just a subtle slick of lipstick

Queen of glamour: The royal, pictured with German president Joachim Gauck, wore her blonde hair in curls and let her natural beauty shine through with just a subtle slick of lipstick

The group pose for a photo in the opulent venue, L-R Queen Maxima, German president Joachim Gauck, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, and Daniela Schadt

The group pose for a photo in the opulent venue, L-R Queen Maxima, German president Joachim Gauck, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, and Daniela Schadt

Mr Gauck (second left) who was joined by his partner Daniela Schadt (far right), is currently on a state visit to the Netherlands

Mr Gauck (second left) who was joined by his partner Daniela Schadt (far right), is currently on a state visit to the Netherlands

The star-studded nuptials, held at the Orthodox Cathedral of St. Sophia near Hyde Park, was also attended by Prince Harry's ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy. 

It has been a busy few months for Maxima, who last week visited a wind farm in the Dutch town of Nijmegen and met with young refugees  at a school in Amsterdam.

Maxima, who is mother to Princesses Catharina-Amalia, 13, Alexia, 11 and Ariane, nine was born in Argentina and married into the Dutch royal family in 2002, after meeting her husband-to-be in Seville in 1999.

Despite reportedly having no idea that Willem-Alexander was heir to the throne when the pair first met, she eventually became Queen consort when her husband was crowned in April 2013.  

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