Wednesday April 17
Morning
Welcome ceremony
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima officially welcome the Spanish King and Queen on Dam Square in Amsterdam. After the delegations have been introduced, the Marine Band plays the national anthems of both countries. The inspection of the guard of honor will then take place.
Dutch authorities are then presented in the Royal Palace Amsterdam, after which a reception takes place. A private lunch will also take place.
Wreath laying
King Felipe and Queen Letizia lay a wreath at the National Monument on Dam Square.
Afternoon
Cruyff Foundation
In the afternoon, King Willem-Alexander and King Felipe will visit a sports afternoon organized by the Cruyff Foundation. Under the guidance of neighborhood sports coaches, children play football, basketball and kickboxing on a Cruyff Court. The Kings speak to children and coaches and attend a 6x6 football match of children with disabilities. The Cruyff Foundation is a Dutch-Spanish foundation whose mission is to give children with disabilities or from disadvantaged neighborhoods the space to develop through sports and games. There are more than 300 Cruyff Courts and more than 650 active Cruyff Foundation Coaches worldwide.
Green hydrogen corridor Bilbao – Amsterdam
King Willem-Alexander and King Felipe visit the port of Amsterdam and the Evos and Sunoco terminals. The Kings will enter into discussions with Dutch and Spanish companies about the development of a maritime hydrogen corridor between the port of Bilbao and the port of Amsterdam. The collaboration between the Port of Bilbao and the Port of Amsterdam, partly achieved through the joint efforts of the Dutch and Spanish governments, will be central. In June, King Willem-Alexander visited Spain in the context of various hydrogen projects.
Evening
State banquet
In the evening, the Royal Couple hosts a state banquet in the Royal Palace Amsterdam. King Willem-Alexander and King Felipe give a speech. Their Royal Highnesses the Princess of Orange, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands and Princess Margriet of the Netherlands are also present during the state banquet.
Thursday April 18
Morning
Business Forum
On Thursday morning, King Willem-Alexander and King Felipe will visit a meeting for Spanish and Dutch companies in the cybersecurity and fintech sector in The Hague. The meeting focuses on economics, innovation and technology with the aim of promoting knowledge exchange and strengthening economic and business ties between the two countries. King Felipe gives a speech during the meeting.
Visit States General
King Felipe visits the States General in The Hague. He meets the chairman of the Senate, Mr J.A. Bruijn, and the chairman of the House of Representatives, Mr M. Bosma.
Mental health of young people
In the morning, Queen Máxima and Queen Letizia visit LAB6, a meeting place where activities from sports to culture are organized for and by young people between 12 and 23 years old in Amsterdam Nieuw-West. Discussions take place here with young people and organizations such as Ara Cora, El Mazouni Coaching and @ease about the importance of accessible walk-in facilities for the mental health of young people. Walk-in facilities offer young people a place where they feel welcome and where no one is alone when things go south. Queen Máxima and Queen Letizia will then receive a tour of LAB6 where they will be introduced to various initiatives for young people. Queen Máxima is honorary chairman of the MIND Us Foundation, a foundation committed to the mental health of young people.
Amsterdam Spanish Film Festival
Queen Máxima and Queen Letizia attend the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Amsterdam Spanish Film Festival in the Royal Theater Tuschinski. This film festival aims to strengthen mutual cultural awareness through Spanish and Latin American cinema in the Netherlands. This year the Spanish Film Festival will take place from April 12 to 21 in Amsterdam, Amstelveen and Haarlem.
Afternoon
Government lunch
King Felipe is received by Deputy Prime Minister Jetten at the Binnenhof. A government lunch will take place in the presence of King Willem-Alexander. The lunch will focus, among other things, on the Spanish-Dutch bilateral relationship and European cooperation in the field of energy and climate. During lunch, Deputy Prime Minister Jetten and King Felipe will give a speech.
Clingendael/Elcano
In recent years, the Netherlands Institute for International Relations Clingendael and the Royal Institute Elcano have worked together to develop policy ideas from a Dutch and Spanish perspective on what a forward-looking agenda of the European Union would look like. This includes attention to economic and social resilience, innovation and openness. King Willem-Alexander and King Felipe will join a dialogue with researchers from Clingendael and Elcano in The Hague.
ESA ESTEC
King Willem-Alexander and King Felipe visit the European Space Research and Technology Center (ESTEC) in Noordwijk. ESTEC is the technological heart of the European Space Agency, of which the Netherlands and Spain are both co-founders. The importance of space travel as a strategic technology for topics such as climate and living environment and secure communication is growing worldwide. The Kings will receive a tour of the ESTEC test center and will discuss various ESA missions on which the Netherlands and Spain collaborate, such as the Ariane 6, the European satellite navigation system Galileo and measuring greenhouse gas emissions from space.
Evening
Counter performance
In the evening, King Felipe and Queen Letizia will offer the Royal Couple a reception at Museum STRAAT in Amsterdam. The Princess of Orange is also present. During the reception, the Royal Couples will open an exhibition of ten Spanish and Dutch muralists. The exhibition can be visited until June 2. After the reception, the Royal Couple will say goodbye to the Spanish King and Queen.
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