Marriage and family

The couple announced their engagement on 11 March 2000. They married in July 2000. The civil ceremony was performed on 6 July 2000 by the Mayor of Utrecht, Ms A.H. Brouwer-Korf, in the Spiegelzaal of the Paushuize, Utrecht. The marriage was blessed two days later, on 8 July 2000, by Dr Anne van der Meiden in the Domkerk, Utrecht.

Children

Prince Bernhard and Princess Annette have three children. Their daughter Isabella (Isabella Lily Juliana) van Vollenhoven, was born in Amsterdam on 14 May 2002. Their son Samuel (Samuel Bernhard Louis) van Vollenhoven was also born in Amsterdam, on 25 May 2004. Their son Benjamin (Benjamin Pieter Floris) van Vollenhoven was also born in Amsterdam, on 12 March 2008.
The family lives in Amsterdam.