A biography cited by La Nación describes how Ana Roibon joined the Dutch royal household and helped Amalia, Alexia and Ariane grow up speaking their mother’s language.
Queen Máxima wanted her daughters to speak Spanish fluently, according to details from the biography “Máxima, the Making of a Queen” reported by La Nación. The account traces how Argentine caregiver Ana Roibon came to work with Princesses Amalia, Alexia and Ariane.
The book describes an early childcare team that included professionals trained at Britain’s Norland College. Hansje Görtz worked with the family for three years before leaving in 2007. Máxima and King Willem-Alexander then hired Eveline van den Bent, a lawyer whom the book portrays as effective in managing daily family needs. In 2010, Van den Bent moved into the Queen’s personal staff.
That change opened the way for Máxima to seek an Argentine nanny through her longstanding personal network. Florencia Di Cocco, whose family was involved in education and who founded Buenos Aires’ Nightingale school, recommended her niece Ana Roibon, the biography says. Roibon had studied event organisation and attended Sworn College in the Belgrano district.
La Nación’s report says Roibon was hired after an intensive selection process and cared for the three princesses through their childhood, until they no longer needed constant supervision. The book credits her with helping them acquire Spanish and maintain a connection to their mother’s Argentine background.
An earlier profile by Argentina’s Infobae also identified Ana Roibon Di Cocco as Máxima’s Argentine nanny and described her as “Anita,” the affectionate name used by the princesses. The personal details in the accounts come from biographical reporting rather than an official statement by the Royal House.