King Willem-Alexander to participate in virtual national King's Day toast
3 years, 8 months ago

King Willem-Alexander to participate in virtual national King's Day toast

NL Times  

Like last year, King's Day on April 27 will happen largely online amid the coronavirus pandemic. King Willem-Alexander will be participating in the Nationale Toost on King's Day again this year, Oranjebond chair Pieter Verhoeve revealed Wednesday on TV program Op1. In 2020, digital flea markets and a virtual toast took place as an alternative program to celebrate King's Day due to the ongoing health crisis which made large gatherings impossible. "I hope it will be the very last King's Day at home in history," King Willem-Alexander said during his last year's speech.

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Dutch king calls 2020 Greece holiday during pandemic his “biggest error of judgment”
1 year, 7 months ago

Dutch king calls 2020 Greece holiday during pandemic his “biggest error of judgment”

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Dutch King Willem-Alexander calls his holiday to Greece in October 2020 his "biggest error of judgment.” The trip happened when the rest of the Netherlands was in a partial lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic. The king said he is disappointed that he did not realize that millions of Dutch people "did not have an autumn holiday and were locked up …

Willem-Alexander thanks Rotterdam for an "unforgettable" King's Day
1 year, 7 months ago

Willem-Alexander thanks Rotterdam for an "unforgettable" King's Day

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King Willem-Alexander and his family thoroughly enjoyed King’s Day in Rotterdam. I’m on a cloud and enjoy everything I experience.” In his farewell speech, the King thanked Rotterdam residents for their hospitality and this “unforgettable” day. No words, but actions!” The King attended the day with Queen Maxima, Crown Princess Amalia, Princess Ariane, and several more extended royal family members. …

Anniversary: King Willem-Alexander already 10 years on the throne
1 year, 8 months ago

Anniversary: King Willem-Alexander already 10 years on the throne

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King Willem-Alexander has been on the throne for 10 years this month, but has not found being king boring for a single day. "It's flown by" and "it's so varied and fun," the 55-year-old Dutch king said in previous interviews about the anniversary being celebrated. The king described the past decade as a time with "many highs, but also many …

King’s Day 2023: Rotterdam announces more plans for Royal Family’s visit
1 year, 10 months ago

King’s Day 2023: Rotterdam announces more plans for Royal Family’s visit

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Rotterdam will treat King Willem-Alexander and his family to a 1-kilometer-long tour from the Afrikaanderwijk, across the Nieuwe Maas, to the Binerotte in the city center on King’s Day. “This walking route, plus the water crossing, will truly show Rotterdam’s most versatile side,” the city announced Monday. The King and his family will also walk through the Markthal, the largest …

King Willem-Alexander will give his annual Christmas speech
1 year, 11 months ago

King Willem-Alexander will give his annual Christmas speech

NL Times  

Dutch King Willem-Alexander will give his annual Christmas speech from his residential palace Huis ten Bosch on Sunday, Christmas Day. The king's year-end speech can be seen on Christmas Day at 1 p.m. on NPO 1, RTL4 and SBS6 and can be listened to on NPO Radio 1.On NPO 2, the speech can be seen with a sign language interpreter. …

Royals on their way to Maastricht to celebrate King's Day
2 years, 7 months ago

Royals on their way to Maastricht to celebrate King's Day

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King Willem-Alexander is on his way to Maastricht to celebrate his 55th birthday. Maastricht has a full program planned for the Royals today, including a mini-Pinkpop festival, music by DJs ad orchestras, and an escape room of sorts. To help manage the first "full-swing" King's Day crowds in two years, Maastricht set up some extra camera surveillance and designated part …

National toast on King's Day, even though lockdown is over
2 years, 7 months ago

National toast on King's Day, even though lockdown is over

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The Oranjebond, a group of associations for royal festivities in the Netherlands, will organize another national toast on King's Day this year, even though the King himself will not be participating. Last year, King's Day also ended with a national toast. "Let's use that moment to toast to the health of our King and each other and thus frame this …

Dutch King calls for more empathy, better climate change approach in Christmas speech
2 years, 11 months ago

Dutch King calls for more empathy, better climate change approach in Christmas speech

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Dutch King Willem-Alexander used his annual Christmas Day address to call on people to be more empathetic and understanding as the new year approaches. "The conversation with a group of parents who got caught up in the benefits scandal made a big impression on me," he said. "Will one of the children still be able to take over the company …

Oops he did it again: king gets too close to subjects and is told off
3 years, 6 months ago

Oops he did it again: king gets too close to subjects and is told off

Dutch News  

King Willem-Alexander has been told off by ministers for flouting coronavirus rules during a meeting with football fans ahead of Thursday’s game against Austria. The king was seen shaking hands and disregarding the social distancing rule when he visited ‘Oranje street’ in The Hague where a crowd has massed to greet him. Caretaker justice minister Ferd Grapperhaus, who was himself …

Police fear King’s Day parties, unrest with dry, sunny day predicted
3 years, 7 months ago

Police fear King’s Day parties, unrest with dry, sunny day predicted

NL Times  

For the second year in a row, residents in the Netherlands are been asked to stay home and strictly limit guests in their homes for King's Day. With a sunny spring day expected in most of the country, authorities are worried that a large number of parties will be held in violation of the coronavirus lockdown restrictions. “Despite calls to …

King Willem-Alexander's approval rating drops to lowest level since his inauguration
3 years, 8 months ago

King Willem-Alexander's approval rating drops to lowest level since his inauguration

NL Times  

A majority of the Dutch have confidence in King Willem-Alexander, but it has fallen to the lowest point since his inauguration in 2013 in the past year of the coronavirus pandemic. This has mostly to do with his controversial holiday to Greece and the higher allowance that the king receives, EenVandaag reports on the basis of its annual King's Day …

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