Queen Maxima starts training to become Dutch army reservist

Queen Maxima has began training as a reservist for the Royal Netherlands Army (Phil Nijhuis/Netherlands Ministry of Defense via AP)

The Dutch military has got a new high-profile volunteer as it seeks to boost recruitment to counter growing fears about peace and security in Europe.

Queen Maxima, the 54-year-old Argentinean-born wife of King Willem-Alexander, started training this week to become a reserve member of her adopted homeland’s army as the Dutch military seeks to boost enlistment amid geopolitical turmoil and Russia’s war in Ukraine on Europe’s eastern edge.