The Curious Case of HM Queen Máxima and her Daughters
HM Queen Máxima and her daughters (Princesses Catharina-Amalia (Princess of Orange), Alexia and Ariane) actually share the same Coat of Arms, namely:
Quarterly: I and IV azure billety or, a Lion with Coronet also or armed and langued gules, holding in his dexter Paw a Sword argent hilted or, and in his sinister seven Arrows argent pointed and bound together or (Kingdom of the Netherlands); II and III or, a Horn azure opened and bound gules (House of Orange); an Inescutcheon or on a Base azure a Castle of three towers gules flanked on each side by a poplar tree proper and a Wolf passant sable respectant (Zorreguieta).
In those days, the format for a queen consort's Arms was the 'combined/married' version with separate Shields for the king's Arms and the queen consort's paternal Arms, as shown below. As there hadn't been a queen consort for over 100 years, we must look to the more recent princes consort and this is where Máxima differs.
- Prince Hendrik
- Prince Bernhard and
- Prince Claus
Having said all that, it is rather an academic point now, but worthy of note.