Holland's Argentina-born Queen Maxima's father Jorge Horacio Zorreguieta has died at age 89 from cancer in Buenos Aires on August 9, 2017

(L-R) Maria del Carmen, Jorge Zorreguieta sitting next to Dutch Queen Beatrix, Crown Princess Maxima now Queen and Crown Prince Willem-Alexander now King during the christening ceremony of their granddaughter Catharina-Amalia in 2004

Queen Maxima's father arriving to attend his daughter's speech at the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina in Buenos Aires, Argentina in October 2016

The visibly emotional Queen Maxima looked downcast as she left her mother's home in Buenos Aires



Emotional Queen Maxima of The Netherlands mourns the death of her father, 89, from cancer as she buries her face in her hands following a visit to her mother's house in Buenos Aires

Dutch Queen Maxima will attend the funeral alongside her husband King Willem Alexander and three daughters

Queen Maxima, was seen leaving her mother's house looking upset on Tuesday night in the city, her father
has died in Buenos Aires at age 89 on August 8, 2017

Queen Maxima's father, Jorge Zorreguieta had a form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and died at age 89 on Tuesday August 8, 2017 at the Fundaleu Clinic in Buenos Aires.

Dutch Queen Maxima's parents Maria Del Carmen Cerruti and Jorge Zorreguieta attending a conference in Buenos Aires last year in 2016

Maria del Carmen Cerruti mother of Queen Maxima of The Netherlands arrives at the Memorial park on August 10, 2017 in Pilar, Buenos Aires outskirts where his husband Jorge Zorreguieta, father of Queen Maxima, will be buried, after he passed away on August 8 at the age of 89.

Maria del Carmen Cerruti, Queen Maxima's newly-widowed mother, could be seen arriving at the memorial park in Pilar, on the outskirts of the Argentine capital, where he will be buried

Queen Maxima of the Netherlands (R), along with friends and relatives, leaves the Memorial park in Pilar, Buenos Aires outskirts, after the burial ceremony of her father Jorge Zorreguietaon on August 10, 2017.

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, along with friends and relatives, leaves the Memorial park in Pilar, Buenos Aires outskirts, after the burial ceremony of his father-in-law, Jorge Zorreguieta on on August 10, 2017.
 

Relatives and friends carry Jorge Zorreguieta's coffin at Parque de la Memoria on August 10, 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Jorge Zorreguieta who passed away on August 8 at 89, was a businessman, influential in the country's sugar industry and official in the government of Argentina's final military regime, from 1976-1983, under Jorge Videla. He always maintained that because he was a civilian, he was unaware of Dirty War atrocities taking place while he was a cabinet minister.
 

Maria del Carmen Cerruti Carricart and Martin Zorreguieta arrive to Jorge Zorreguieta's funeral at Parque memorial cemetery on August 10, 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Queen Maxima of The Netherlands and relatives and friends attend her father Jorge Zorreguieta's funeral at Parque de la Memoria on August 10, 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Queen Maxima of The Netherlands, Princess Alexia of The Netherlands and King Willem Alexander of The Netherlands seen at Parque de la Memoria after Jorge Zorreguieta's funeral on August 10, 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Queen Maxima of The Netherlands, Princess Alexia of The Netherlands and King Willem Alexander of The Netherlands seen at Parque de la Memoria after Jorge Zorreguieta's funeral on August 10, 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

(R-L) Crown Princess Catharina-Amalia, Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane of The Netherlands could also be seen congregating in the nearby park during their grandfather Jorge Zorreguieta's funeral at Parque de la Memoria on August 10, 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
 



Queen Maxima's oldest Crown Princess Catharina-Amalia seen speaking to relatives in the memorial park  during her grandfather Jorge Zorreguieta's funeral at Parque de la Memoria on August 10, 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Princess Ariane seen walking in the nearby park during her grandfather Jorge Zorreguieta's funeral at Parque de la Memoria on August 10, 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.



Inés Zorreguieta Cerruti and Jorge Zorreguieta, sister and father of Queen Maxima of the Netherlands during a conference in which Queen Maxima was acting as special ambassador to the United Nations for inclusive finance on 11 October 2016 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Inés Zorreguieta Cerruti and Jorge Zorreguieta, sister and father of Queen Maxima of The Netherlands,  during a conference in which Queen Maxima was acting as special ambassador to the United Nations for inclusive finance in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 11 October 2016

Inés Zorreguieta Cerruti and Jorge Zorreguieta, sister and father of Queen Maxima of The Netherlands,  during a conference in which Queen Maxima was acting as special ambassador to the United Nations for inclusive finance in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 11 October 2016

Queen Maxima of The Netherlands greets her father Jorge Zorreguieta at the Catholic University of Argentina on October 11, 2016 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Jorge Zorreguieta, father of Queen Maxima of The Netherlands, pictured in September 1999 in Buenos Aires, died on August 8, 2017 at 89 years

(2nd-R) Crown Princess Maxima of the Netherlands with her parents  from left to right Maria Zorreguieta, Jorge Zorreguieta, her brother Martin Zorreguieta and her husband Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands attend her 40th birthday celebrations at Concertgebouw on May 27, 2011 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

The father of Crown Princess Maxima, Argentinian Jorge Zorreguieta (R), her mother Maria and brother Martin Zorreguieta arrive at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam on May 27, 2011. Crown Princess Maxima received a concert by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam as a gift for her 40th birthday. The Crown Princess invited a lot of guests, among them royals from all over Europe.

 Queen Maxima greets her father Jorge Zorreguieta at the Catholic University of Argentina's conference on October 11, 2016 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Queen Maxima of The Netherlands greets her father Jorge Zorreguieta at the Catholic University of Argentina on October 11, 2016 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Jorge Zorreguieta, father of Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, pictured in April 2008 in Buenos Aires, died on August 8, 2017 at 89 years.

Jorge Zorreguieta, father of Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, pictured in September 1999 in Buenos Aires, died of cancer on August 8, 2017 at 89 years.

Princess Alexia of the Netherlands seen at Parque Memorial cemetery after her grandfather Jorge Zorreguieta's funeral on August 10, 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Princess Alexia of the Netherlands seen after the Funeral of her grandfather, Jorge Zorreguieta, at Parque Memorial cemetery near Buenos Aires, Argentina on August 10, 2017.

Princess Alexia of the Netherlands seen after the Funeral of her grandfather, Jorge Zorreguieta, at Parque Memorial cemetery near Buenos Aires, Argentina on August 10, 2017.

Princess Alexia of the Netherlands seen at Parque Memorial cemetery after the funeral of her grandfather Jorge Zorreguieta on August 10, 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

(L-R) Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane of the Netherlands seen at the Memorial park in Pilar, Buenos Aires outskirts, after the burial ceremony of their grandfather Jorge Zorreguieta on August 10, 2017.

Crown Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands seen at the Memorial park in Pilar, Buenos Aires outskirts, after the burial ceremony of her grandfather Jorge Zorreguieta on August 10, 2017.

Crown Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands seen at the Memorial park cemetery in Pilar, Buenos Aires outskirts, after the burial ceremony of her grandfather Jorge Zorreguieta on August 10, 2017.



(far right) Crown Princess Catharina-Amalia, Princess Alexia (center) and Princess Ariane of the Netherlands (3rd left) seen speaking to relatives in the Parque Memorial cemetery after the burial ceremony of their grandfather Jorge Zorreguieta on August 10, 2017 in Buenos Aires

Princess Ariane of the Netherlands seen at the Memorial park in Pilar, Buenos Aires outskirts, after the burial ceremony of her grandfather Jorge Zorreguieta on August 10, 2017.

Princess Ariane of the Netherlands seen at the Memorial park in Pilar, Buenos Aires outskirts, after the burial ceremony of her grandfather Jorge Zorreguieta on August 10, 2017.

(center-L) King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands with Queen Maxima of the Netherlands (center-R), along with friends and relatives, seen at the Memorial park cemtery in Pilar, Buenos Aires outskirts, after the burial ceremony of her father Jorge Zorreguietaon on August 10, 2017.

Princess Ariane of the Netherlands seen at the Memorial park in Pilar, Buenos Aires outskirts, after the burial ceremony of her grandfather Jorge Zorreguieta on August 10, 2017.

(2nd L to R) Queen Maxima of the Netherlands with daughter, Princess Alexia of the Netherlands and husband King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands seen speaking to friends and relatives at Parque Memorial cemetery after the burial ceremony of her father Jorge Zorreguieta in Buenos Aires, Argentina on August 10, 2017.