King's Day was 'old-fashioned fun', royals celebrate in Maastricht

The first old-school King’s Day in three years was celebrated all over the Netherlands on Wednesday, with plenty of orange, beer and fund raising for Ukraine. Few people seemed to be aware of the the city council’s ‘one alcoholic drink’ rule although one visitor, carrying a half-empty bottle of wine, told Dutch News he had asked by plain clothes police if it was for his own consumption. ‘But so far we have only sold three.’ Utrecht city council said on Twitter that it had been a ‘wonderful night and day’ and praised its team of street cleaners who started clearing up the mess on Wednesday evening. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/YWcoQ2iFpS — Gemeente Utrecht April 27, 2022 The royal family celebrated the day in Maastricht, and some 40,000 people travelled to the southern city to catch a glimpse of the king, queen and their three daughters.