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Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand, Prince of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau and Jonkheer van Amsberg, was born in the University Hospital, Utrecht, on 27 April 1967, the first child of Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus.
He spent his early childhood at Drakensteyn Castle in Lage Vuursche. Prince Willem-Alexander has two brothers: Prince Friso (born in 1968) and Prince Constantijn (born in 1969). In 1981, the royal family moved from Drakensteyn Castle to Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague.