Witnesses

WITNESSES FOR MS MÁXIMA ZORREGUIETA

Civil ceremony:

Her Majesty the Queen
Máxima asked HM the Queen to act as a witness as a token of thanks for the great support she has received from Her Majesty from the start of her serious relationship with the Prince of Orange and during the period of her introduction to the Dutch people.

Ms Marcela Cerruti
Godmother to Princess Máxima and her mother’s younger sister. She studied agronomics (specialising in livestock farming) in the US and elsewhere and is currently employed as a phylogenic researcher (head of immunogenetic laboratory) at a cattle and horse pedigree organisation in Buenos Aires. Ms Cerruti is unmarried.

Mr Martín Zorreguieta
Princess Máxima’s brother. He owns a company which organises events and sales promotions. Mr Zorreguieta lives in Patagonia and is married to Mariana Andrés.

Church ceremony:

Ms Samantha Deane
Friend of Princess Máxima with whom she attended nursery school and the Northlands School. Ms Deane studied law and economics in the UK. She lives in London, where she works for an interior design consultancy. Ms Deane is unmarried.

Ms Florencia Di Cocco
Friend of Princess Máxima with whom she attended nursery school and the Northlands School. Ms Di Cocco studied psychology and educational theory in Argentina and is the owner and founder of the Nightingale School, which provides primary and secondary education in Buenos Aires. Ms Di Cocco is unmarried.

WITNESSES FOR HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF ORANGE

Civil ceremony:

His Royal Highness Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
Youngest brother of the Prince of Orange. He lives and works in London. Prince Willem-Alexander was an attendant at the wedding of Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien last year.

Mr Marc ter Haar
Member of the same student alumni association as the Prince and a fellow skating enthusiast. Mr Ter Haar studied Slavonic languages and Russian Studies at Leiden University. He is currently European sales director for a manufacturer of vessels and containers. Mr Ter Haar is married with two children. His son Floris is one of the pageboys.

Mr Frank Houben
Close acquaintance of the Prince and friend of the Prince's parents. Mr Houben is Queen's Commissioner for the Province of Noord-Brabant. Mr Houben is married with four children.

Church ceremony:

Mr Tijo Baron Collot d’Escury
Friend of the Prince since nursery school. Mr d'Escury studied chemistry at Delft University of Technology. He is a Reserve First Lieutenant in the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps. He is currently a partner in a management consultancy firm. Mr D'Escury is married with two children.

Jonkheer Frans de Beaufort
Childhood friend of the Prince and the son of good friends of the Prince's parents. He studied Netherlands law at Utrecht University and is currently employed as a company lawyer. Mr De Beaufort is married with one child.