King Willem-Alexander, Current Events Part 1 (May 2013 - October 2017)

[Marengo]

Tyhere were a lot of cars outside when I cycled past the building late in the afternoon, among them the new audi of the king. It looked rather shabby, the fron entrance is covered by fences, behind the fences there was a funfair, covering most of the square.

 

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King Willem-Alexander, Current Events Part 1 (May 2013 - present)

His Majesty the King attends the annual conference of the Royal Association of Orange Associations in Dordrecht on October 11th.

https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/agenda/agenda/2014/oktober/koning-bij-congres-koninklijke-bond-van-oranje-verenigingen/

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King Willem-Alexander has received the ambassadors of South Africa, Hungary and Georgia at Paleis Noordeinde today, October 15:



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King Willem-Alexander presented the new standard to the Royal Military Police, at the Binnenhof in Den Haag today, October 16:



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Communiqué - The Cabinet of the King

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr F.C.G.M. Timmermans LL.M. has offered his resignation to His Majesty the King and requested his dismission to start on Friday, October 17th 2014.

By recommendation of the Prime Minister, His Majesty The King has granted the requested dismission, on the most honorable manner, and under expression of gratitude for the many and important services proven to Him and the Kingdom.

By recommendation of the Prime Minister, His Majesty The King has appointed Mr A.G. Koenders LL.M. as Minister of Foreign Affairs. This morning the minister was sworn in by the King, at Noordeinde Palace.

As usual the Court applied a dresscode for this: jacquet (morning dress).

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King Willem-Alexander presented the new standard to the Royal Military Police, at the Binnenhof in Den Haag today, October 16:



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Historically the Royal Marechaussee (a military constabulary force) was always mounted on horseback. That is why the new standard (the first one with the King's monogram) is smaller than an usual standard which is carried by forces on foot. The Royal Marechaussee has the same size standard as cavalry regiments.

The relatively small standard: http://www.vorsten.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ANP161014150-1

 

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Thanks for the additional information, Duc_et_Pair!


Here are some more pics of today's ceremonies:



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King Willem-Alexander gave a speech at the Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Rotterdam today, October 20, where around 50 Asian and European ministers discuss the role of the creative industries within society.



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King Willem-Alexander was present at the appointment of the National Icons 2014 during the Innovation Conference in Den Haag today, November 6:




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King Willem-Alexander opened the annual conference of the World Cities Culture Forum (WCCF) at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam today, November 12:



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King Willem-Alexander opened the Kulturhus Trefkoele+, a multi-purpose community centre for all residents of the municipality, in Dalfsen today, November 13:



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Later that day he made a working visit to UWV Groningen:



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King Willem-Alexander has attended the 10th award ceremony of the International Children's Peace Prize by the KidsRights Foundation in Den Haag today, November 18.





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King Willem-Alexander received the ambassadors from Cuba, Panama and Guatemala at Palace Noordeinde today, November 19:



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Later today King Willem-Alexander opened the education park Ezinge in Meppel.



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King Willem-Alexander attended the 10th congress of ParkinsonNet in Utrecht today, November 21. The nationwide network "ParkinsonNet" is aimed at optimizing the care of Parkinson's patients in the Netherlands.



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King Willem-Alexander met Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg at Palace Noordeinde today, November 24:



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Willem-Alexander also received Belgian governors and commissioners of the King at Palace Noordeinde:



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King Willem-Alexander met Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg at Palace Noordeinde today, November 24:

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King Willem-Alexander received the ambassadors of the Republic of Korea, the Republic of Costa Rica and of Turkmenistan at Palace Noordeinde today, November 26:



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And later today he opened the Blue Energy pilot plant in Breezanddijk op de Afsluitdijk:



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Today, November 27, King Willem-Alexander attended the anniversary meeting of the Army's care service in Amsterdam:


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And he visited the Dutch Defence Academy in Breda:



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King Willem-Alexander visited the municipality Oudewater today, November 28, in order to speak with a poultry farmer and representatives from the poultry sector to find out more about the current bird flu and the consequences for the various industries in the sector.


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King Willem-Alexander has made a working visit to Arnhem today, December 2, in connection with the transformation of vacant buildings and the energy saving in existing buildings.



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King Willem-Alexander received the ambassadors of the Republic of Togo and of the Republic of Djibouti at Palace Noordeinde today, December 3:



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King Willem-Alexander received the Governor of St. Maarten Eugene Holiday at Palace Noordeinde today, December 8:



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Yesterday, December 9, King Willem-Alexander received the Governor of Aruba Fredis José Refunjol at Palace Noordeinde:



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Today, December 10, he received the ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain Alice Thomas Yusuf Samaan and the ambassdor of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania:



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King Willem-Alexander received the Governor of Curacao Lucille George-Wout at Eikenhorst today, December 11:



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Later today he officially opened the National Military Museum at Soesterberg Airbase:



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King Willem-Alexander attended the 9th Kingdom Day Concert in Amsterdam this evening, December 15:



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King Willem-Alexander made a working visit to the Regional Social Services and Credit Bank Alblasserwaard / Vijfheerenlanden (RSD AV) in Gorinchem today, December 16:


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Later today King Willem-Alexander attended the celebration of 50 years of European cooperation in space at the ESA/ESTEC in Noordwijk:



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King Willem-Alexander received the ambassadors of the Republic of Peru and of the Democratic Republic Timor-Leste at Palace Noordeinde today, December 17:



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When PostNL, the Dutch national post service, released the official stamps with the new King, there was criticism about the 'styled' crown. It would look too much on the British crown. PostNL and the designer defended that it was just "for esthetic considerations" that this crown was chosen. Look at the original new stamps.

Another, worldfamous, "styled crown" is that of KLM / Royal Dutch Airlines, see their logo. This never caused any problem, unlike the post stamp. Most likely because no one made a connection between the person of the King (Queen) and the crown used by KLM.

On the official post stamps, the person of the King is shown and then apparently the "styled crown" is causing lots of complaints. PostNL has now decided to use the correct heraldic crown on the post stamps. See the new stamps with the correct crown (at the right).

 

[Marengo]

The only right decision IMO. It was idiotic that the design was ever allowed, a British crown on a Dutch stamp.

The rest of the design is ok, though it is not as iconic as the one of Beatrix.

 

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The newspaper NRC informs that the King has made a plea for the life of a Dutchman who was convicted to death in 2003. The Indonesian Justice has informed that coming Sunday, after 12 years of imprisonment, the Dutchman will be shot by a fire squad.

The present Indonesian minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi, was the Indonesian Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands before she became minister. Earlier this week the King and Queen offered the outgoing Ambassador (-now minister-) a farewell-reception at Noordeinde Palace. From 1596 to 1948 Indonesia was Netherlands East-Indies and under Dutch rule. So the King had (has) to walk on eggs in this sensitive matter between a former colonial power and one of its colonies.

In 1994 Queen Beatrix made a plea for a convicted Dutchman, Johannes van Damme, in Singapore. Despite the Queen's plea, the man was hanged. In 2004 Queen Beatrix made a plea for the convicted Dutchman Pedro Ruyzing. King Bhumipol granted pardon and the man was released. In 2006 Queen Beatrix made a plea for two convicted Dutchmen, Edy Tang and Li Yang. King Bhumipol granted pardon: the death penalty was changed in life sentence. On base of international treaties the two could go to the Netherlands and escape "hell on earth" (the Bangkwang Prison in Thailand).

For so far we know, this is the first time in his young Reign that the King has made a plea for a Dutchman convicted to death.

 

[Marengo]

The plea didn't have any effect: the man was killed. Also the appeal of the Brazilian government did not work against the execution of a Brazilian citizen.