Viktória worked as a corporate lawyer and a legal advisor for Rabobank prior to marrying into the royal family. She works in strategic management as the Lead of Food Transformation at the World Benchmarking Alliance and, since 2015, has served as the royal patron of Save the Children Netherlands.
Viktória has master's degrees in international business transactions and law from the Nyenrode Business University and the University of Amsterdam.[5] She worked as a corporate lawyer for the firm Allen & Overy and was a legal advisor for Rabobank.[5][6] She works as the Lead of Food Transformation at the World Benchmarking Alliance, a benchmarking organization, advising on improving nutrition and environment within food systems.[5] At the alliance, she developed the Food and Agricultural Benchmark and has worked with the Access to Seeds Index and Seafood Stewardship Index.[5][7]
Since 2015, she has served as patron of Save the Children Netherlands.[8][9] In May 2018, she took part in the Seeds & Chips International Food and Innovation Summit in Milan and moderated a panel on helping smallholder farmers.[8]
Personal life
Marriage and issue
Princess Viktória and Prince Jaime on their wedding day in 2013
Princess Zita Clara of Bourbon-Parma (Dutch: Prinses Zita Clara de Bourbon de Parme; born in Amsterdam on (2014-02-21)21 February 2014)[17][18]
Princess Gloria Irene of Bourbon-Parma (Dutch: Prinses Gloria Irene de Bourbon de Parme; born in Rome on (2016-05-09)9 May 2016)[19][20]
Activities after marriage
In May 2018, as patroness of Save the Children, she participated in an international conference on food innovation held in Milan, Italy, in which the organization had also taken part. Her husband, Prince Jaime, was also present. Only the month before she had attended another food conference, in Singapore.[21] In June 2018, at the end of her husband's appointment as Dutch ambassador to the Holy See, Princess Viktória, Prince Jaime, and their daughters were received in a private audience by Pope Francis.[22] In November 2018, the Princess attended the so-called "Nutrition dinner" organized by her with leftover food, in The Hague, and as a patroness of Save the Children she spoke about the nutritional problems of many children around the world and said she was trying to waste food as little as possible.[23] In May 2019, Princess Viktória attended a conference held at the Peace Palace in The Hague, The Netherlands, and as patroness of Save the Children, spoke about the war and its consequences for children.[24]
