Many girls have dreams of becoming a princess in a faraway land, but for Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, it became a reality. Máxima's life sounds like a fairytale straight from a storybook. Born Máxima Zorreguieta in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1971, she first gained public attention when she began dating the then Prince of Orange, Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand.

Queen Máxima met her future husband at a party while on vacation in Seville, Spain in April 1999. At the time, she was completely unaware of his royal status; King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands tricked his future queen when they first met . The Argentinian native went from not knowing much about Dutch royalty to becoming an important part of it.

Queen Máxima has undergone a glorious style evolution since marryi

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