HE WAS so down-to-earth and easy to talk to – that’s the first thing Máxima Zorreguieta noticed about the charming and handsome man who’d struck up a conversation with her at the annual Seville Spring Fair in Spain.
Back then, in 1999, the attractive banker had no idea the person who was chatting her up was Prince Willem-Alexander, the future king of the Netherlands. He’d simply introduced himself as Alexander. Máxima was from Argentina and not clued up about Dutch royalty, so the name didn’t ring any bells.
Only after a few dates did the crown prince work up the courage to break – and he had a hard the news to her about his true identity time convincing her because
