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Lending A Hand! Queen Máxima Speaks With Catering Entrepreneurs About The Impact Of The Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic — See Photos

Queen Maxima spoke with catering entrepreneurs about the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. See photos.

queen maxima visits catering entrepreneurs
Source: MEGA

In the good and bad times, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands is here to lend a hand.

On December 15, the royal visited catering entrepreneurs, where she spoke with them about how the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected their companies.

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Scroll through the gallery below to see the blonde beauty out and about!

queen maxima visits catering entrepreneurs

The Queen looked stylish — she wore a brown patterned coat with a black purse and black gloves.

queen maxima visits catering entrepreneurs

Of course, she traveled with a group!

queen maxima visits catering entrepreneurs

"In Geertruidenberg, Queen Máxima speaks with a number of catering entrepreneurs about the impact of the corona crisis on their companies and on their personal situation," a caption read via Instagram.

queen maxima visits catering entrepreneurs

"At restaurant and cooking studio 'Koken aan de Markt,' Queen Máxima speaks with the owner and two other restaurateurs about the consequences of the corona measures for their companies. In café 'Huis ten Bos,' there is a conversation with the owner of a party and meeting location, the chairman of the local entrepreneurs' association and with the café staff. The visit ends at the event location 'Fort Sint Gertrudis.' The operators have taken over the operation of the fort in the middle of the corona crisis," a message read of the places she visited.

queen maxima visits catering entrepreneurs

"The discussions focus on the challenges of doing business in difficult times, the impact of the evening lockdown on December, which is important for the sector, and the expectations of entrepreneurs for the longer term," the message continued. "There are also talks about creative initiatives to generate turnover in times of corona and about continuing to motivate employees while there is temporarily less or other work."

queen maxima visits catering entrepreneurs

While chatting with others, it looked like she was swapping information.

queen maxima visits catering entrepreneurs

All smiles! Though COVID-19 rates are spiking around the world, the Queen looked happy.

queen maxima visits catering entrepreneurs

Drink up! The Queen took a second to sip on a beverage.

queen maxima visits catering entrepreneurs

The children couldn't help but be memorized by the royal.

queen maxima visits catering entrepreneurs

Many fans were pleased with the work the Queen is doing, and they simply left some heart emojis on the official Instagram page.

queen maxima visits catering entrepreneurs

While walking around, she couldn't help but laugh and enjoy herself.

queen maxima visits catering entrepreneurs

The Queen added some black boots to her ensemble.

queen maxima visits catering entrepreneurs

The Queen even stopped to chat with a journalist. Onto the next adventure!

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