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Amersfoort turns orange as it prepares for King's Day

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26th April 2019
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 its travellers with huge orange banners wishing everyone a happy King’s Day, there are orange menus on the ticket…
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A short history of King's Day

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26th April 2019
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…
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Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven to celebrate 80th birthday with family and friends in Zeist

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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 invited to the celebration. The Royal House of the Netherlands made the announcement in a press release yesterday and released…
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Preparations for King's Day in full swing

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25th April 2019
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…
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This Week in Royal Fashion: Eugenie at Anti-Trafficking Conference, Máxima at Diplomatic Corps Gala and Victoria at Baltic Sea Science Center

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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 Princess Victoria opened a new science centre in Stockholm. Let’s take a look at their outfits. Princess Eugenie at…
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Princess Beatrix opens exhibition "The Garden of Earthly Worries"

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4th April 2019
Princess Beatrix officially opened a new exhibition at the Paleis Het Loo on Tuesday, The Garden of Earthly Worries. Designed by Daniel Libeskind, a Polish-American artist, architect and designer, the exhibition consists of four sculptures. “Conceived as a sculptural and conceptual counterpoint to the ordered beauty of the palace garden,” per the Paleis Het Loo website, “the gardens of the…
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