Witnesses, bridesmaids, pageboys and flowergirls

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 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
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 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 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.

BRIDESMAIDS

Ms Valeria Delger
Friend of Máxima since her earliest childhood. They went to school together. Ms Delger studied marketing and is currently employed by an events organiser in Buenos Aires.

Ms Juliana Guillermo
Daughter of HRH Princess Christina of the Netherlands. Ms Guillermo is currently studying at an art academy in London.

Theresa Baroness von der Recke
Niece of the Prince and daughter of Prince Claus’ youngest sister, Christina Baroness von der Recke-von Amsberg, and Baron H. von der Recke. Theresa von der Recke has followed several courses since leaving school and currently plans to study psychology.

Ms Inés Zorreguieta
Younger sister of Máxima. Currently in her final year at secondary school (Palermo Chico School in Buenos Aires).

PAGEBOYS AND FLOWER GIRLS

Jonkheer Paulo Alting von Geusau
Son of Jonkheer Michiel and Mrs Monika Alting von Geusau-Von Perjès Dömölky, friends of the Prince and Máxima Zorreguieta.

Johann-Casper Freiherr von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen
Son of Freiherr Boris and Freifrau Susanne von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen. Mr Von dem Bussche is a second cousin of Prince Claus.

Alexandre Friling
Son of Antoine and Nicole Friling-von Oswald, friends of the Prince and Máxima.

Floris ter Haar
Son of Marc and Carien ter Haar-de Bruijn, friends of the Prince and Máxima. Mr Ter Haar is a witness for the Prince of Orange at the civil ceremony.

Countess Leonie zu Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems
Daughter of Count Franz-Clemens and Countess Stéphanie zu Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems, friends of the Prince and Máxima.

Her Serene Highness Princess Pauline zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein
Daughter of Prince Georg and Princess Benedikta zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein, friends of the Prince and Máxima.

25 January 2002