The royal, 53, was joined by her husband King Willem-Alexander , 57, on Monday as she visited the scene of a tragic explosion in an apartment building.
The Dutch royal, 53, joined her husband in visiting the wreckage . READ MORE: Queen Maxima of the Netherlands appeared solemn today as she visited the wreckage of an apartment building that exploded in The Hague on Saturday.
She wore a simple pair of jeans, trading her usual high heels for white trainers to visit the rubble remaining from the disaster. As of Monday morning, six people have been found killed following the explosion that left half of the building collapsed. The pair were briefed by the police and firefighters before going on to speak with surviving residents and loved ones of victims
It's not clear how the explosion happened, however Dutch Police have said a car sped away from the scene at the time of the blast. Residents described hearing a small explosion before the massive set the place ablaze. They described the impact of the blast as 'like an earthquake'. She picked an elegant calf-length cream dress for her visit on Wednesday - one day after she addressed the Financial Times Global Banking Summit.
'It is beyond imagination. You follow what is happening minute by minute, but when you see the site, the impact of the explosion on those buildings, all those people there, I am shaking as I think of it,' the king saidMaxima, who is UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Financial Health, joined several banking CEOs for the annual summit.
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