With the accession of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands in 1980, Queen’s Day truly became a day of interacting with the public. Let’s take a look at some of the best moments from Queen’s Day and King’s Day.
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Prince Claus, the late husband of then Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and his son Prince Constantijn try out a dodgem car in the town of…
Though Queen’s Day is now celebrated as King’s Day in the Netherlands, the 2009 celebrations in Apeldoorn will forever be marked by tragedy.
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Ten years ago – on 30 April 2009 – Karst Tates…
The city of Amersfoort is slowly turning orange as it awaits the arrival of the Royal Family tomorrow for King’s Day. Although the royals are not expected to arrive by train, most of the public will be using public transport, and the Amersfoort Central Station welcomes…
Royal Central takes a look at the tradition of celebrating the monarch’s birthday that began as Princess’s Day.
In the 19th century, King William III of the Netherlands faced quite a bit of unpopularity but his four-year-old daughter Wilhelmina, his future successor, was very popular. It was proposed that the Princess’ birthday be observed as a patriotic celebration and so the…
The Royal House of the Netherlands announced yesterday that Princess Margriet, a younger sister to Princess Beatrix – the former Queen of the Netherlands – and aunt to King Willem-Alexander, had been appointed an honorary chairman of the Recommendation Committee…
Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven to celebrate 80th birthday with family and friends in Zeist
26th April 2019
Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven, the husband of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, will celebrate his 80th birthday on 30 April with family and friends at Theater Figi in Zeist.
No information was provided by the Government Information Service (RVD) in regards to those…
On Saturday 27 April, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands celebrates his 52nd birthday. The birthday of the monarch is called King’s Day and includes several public celebrations with the Dutch Royal Family. The city of Amersfoort is working fulltime on the preparations.
Now that King’s Day is around the corner, the city of Amersfoort is not only counting the days but also the…
The tenth anniversary of the Queen’s Day attack in Apeldoorn will be remembered privately by family members of the victims. It is currently not known if any members of the Dutch Royal Family will attend. They did attend the first anniversary of the attacks, and family…
This Week in Royal Fashion: Eugenie at Anti-Trafficking Conference, Máxima at Diplomatic Corps Gala and Victoria at Baltic Sea Science Center
12th April 2019
It’s been another quiet week for our two favourite duchesses, but we have plenty of other royal fashion to discuss. Princess Eugenie travelled to Vienna and made a statement about modern slavery, whilst Queen Máxima wowed at a gala dinner in Amsterdam, and Crown…
Europe’s lucky number sevens: baby Sussex’s counterparts in the line of succession
7th April 2019
When Baby Sussex is born in a few weeks time, he or she will be seventh in line to the British throne. They are not the only royals to hold the lucky number seven position in a line of succession. Let’s take a look at Baby Sussex’s counterparts in their lines of succession.
Belgium:
Archduchess Anna Astrid, 2 – Anna Astrid is the only child of Prince Amedeo and Princess…
