Koningsdag 2014-2023

[lucien]

Originally Posted by Marengo

I read that in Amsterdam you are allowed to buy 1 tin of uncooled beer at a time only. So that may keep things more under control, though how the autorities are going to enforce that I do not know.

https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/de-b...iane~bf446811/

Neither does anyone else,so no,there is no enforcement in that field,too silly to even contemplate isn´t it?


Later today Prince Floris will be the DJ on a huge festival with 35000 in Amsterdam.It is his hobby to DJ.....

[Marengo]

Floris will apparently be DJ-ing at a King's Day party in Amsterdam later today. It would be tempting to refer to a midlife crisis but he seems to be doing it for a while. Newspaper Het Parool published an interview with the prince just a few minutes ago:

https://www.parool.nl/nederland/zo-b...taan~b155877a/

He will on the main stage and among big names within the industry.

Apparently he was a DJ during his student days but only started again due to his daughter Magali's 8th birthday party after she asked him to do so. In these last years the prince also played at events abroad.

[Marengo]

The city of Maastricht looked beautiful today and it seemed that there were a lot of people to celebrate the day. The mayor looked great and her speeches were clear and to the point. For some reason they allowed a hand full of republicans to protest next to the route.

Queen Maxima clearly took a step back to let her daughter(s) take more of the lime light. The focus was very much on the King. Amalia was able to talk with the reporters before her mother did.

The press was able to speak to the main royals.

- WA stated that he celebrated the day with mixed feelings due to the Russian war of agression in Ukraine. But perhaps it was a good reason to celebrate that we can celebrate in freedom and in safety. He also mentioned this in his speech. Prince Maurits and the mayor had simular remarks.

- About the polls the king emphasized that he has always said that polls don't mean much to him but that constructive criticism is useful. He added that criticism is essential in a democracy.

- Amalia was grateful for the privacy that she was allowed to have by te media and the public during this gap year. She did various internships that helped her develop emotionally, creatively and socially. She has enrolled in various universities but se does not know yet where she will be accepted. More information will be announced in a few weeks.

- Queen Maxima said that it is quiet at home, she is suffering of the empty nest syndrome, though it allows her to focus more on her work. And she has to learn how to treat her youngest daughter differently and give her more freedom. As she the benjamin the Queen is used to monitor things more tightly than perhaps is suitable for that age.

- Princess Alexia - who seems more sympathetic on camera than in pictures- emphasized how grateful she was that she had the opportunity to go to Wales to study. She praised the school and said she enjoyed it a lot. She was grateful to her parents as well to allow her to go there.

- Princess Ariane said that altough she misses her sisters she is happy that they still meet often.

The main job for most members of the RF and certainly for the Van Vollenhovens seems to be making selfies with members of the public.

[Blog Real]

Videos Koningsdag 2022:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMQKpa_tXnM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihGOkYJTbGI

[Duke of Marmalade]

I am surprised to see Alexia there, the school in Wales has already started.

[iceflower]

Originally Posted by lucien

Later today Prince Floris will be the DJ on a huge festival with 35000 in Amsterdam.It is his hobby to DJ.....

Here he is Completely in his element, it seems..


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[An Ard Ri]

Prince Floris looks right at home

[Marengo]

Originally Posted by Duke of Marmalade

I am surprised to see Alexia there, the school in Wales has already started.

Altough I understand your point, what is the alternative? Is the country supposed to move the national holiday to suit the time table of a school in Wales? Or is the no 2 in line of the throne expected to skip this obligation, our national day?

Princess Alexia may have followed classes online, she may have received extra homework but that is for the school to decide. In a way she is working/learning more today than she would be at school.

In general and not directed at you: it seems bashing the princess - a minor- is popular on some corners of the internet these days. Had she been at school and not at this event, the same people would likely have been complaining that she was a spoiled brat because she did not attend. In my view this is done mostly to beatify somebody else by comparison. I do not find it very reasonable, fair or edifying.

[Alisa]

It was so lovely to see van Vollenhoven Princes with their wives! It's amazing how you they all look.
Prince's Constantijn himself also ages very well.

I didn't realize the Princess of Oranje is left handed( like me!).

[TLLK]

Originally Posted by Marengo

Altough I understand your point, what is the alternative? Is the country supposed to move the national holiday to suit the time table of a school in Wales? Or is the no 2 in line of the throne expected to skip this obligation, our national day?

Princess Alexia may have followed classes online, she may have received extra homework but that is for the school to decide. In a way she is working/learning more today than she would be at school.

In general and not directed at you: it seems bashing the princess - a minor- is popular on some corners of the internet these days. Had she been at school and not at this event, the same people would likely have been complaining that she was a spoiled brat because she did not attend. In my view this is done mostly to beatify somebody else by comparison. I do not find it very reasonable, fair or edifying.

Thank you for saying this marengo.


I expect that when her parents enrolled her that the school administration was informed of when Alexia would be required to attend certain national events. This institution has had royal students before who have had similar responsibilities as her her father is an graduate of the same school. The last two years have demonstrated to all of us that it is possible for students to receive instruction and submit their work virtually. So I believe that Alexia's instructors have provided her with the necessary work.

[Duke of Marmalade]

Originally Posted by Marengo

Altough I understand your point, what is the alternative? Is the country supposed to move the national holiday to suit the time table of a school in Wales? Or is the no 2 in line of the throne expected to skip this obligation, our national day?

Princess Alexia may have followed classes online, she may have received extra homework but that is for the school to decide. In a way she is working/learning more today than she would be at school.

In general and not directed at you: it seems bashing the princess - a minor- is popular on some corners of the internet these days. Had she been at school and not at this event, the same people would likely have been complaining that she was a spoiled brat because she did not attend. In my view this is done mostly to beatify somebody else by comparison. I do not find it very reasonable, fair or edifying.

Thanks Marengo, I did not mean to bash her (she's a minor and the decision would lie with her parents anyway) but in the past the DRF had the strict policy, even for Amalia, that school comes first no matter the event. But as you mention it, the circumstances have changed due to corona and Alexia will have had the option to do online catch up.

[lucien]

Originally Posted by Marengo

The city of Maastricht looked beautiful today and it seemed that there were a lot of people to celebrate the day. The mayor looked great and her speeches were clear and to the point. For some reason they allowed a hand full of republicans to protest next to the route.

Queen Maxima clearly took a step back to let her daughter(s) take more of the lime light. The focus was very much on the King. Amalia was able to talk with the reporters before her mother did.

The press was able to speak to the main royals.

- WA stated that he celebrated the day with mixed feelings due to the Russian war of agression in Ukraine. But perhaps it was a good reason to celebrate that we can celebrate in freedom and in safety. He also mentioned this in his speech. Prince Maurits and the mayor had simular remarks.

- About the polls the king emphasized that he has always said that polls don't mean much to him but that constructive criticism is useful. He added that criticism is essential in a democracy.

- Amalia was grateful for the privacy that she was allowed to have by te media and the public during this gap year. She did various internships that helped her develop emotionally, creatively and socially. She has enrolled in various universities but se does not know yet where she will be accepted. More information will be announced in a few weeks.

- Queen Maxima said that it is quiet at home, she is suffering of the empty nest syndrome, though it allows her to focus more on her work. And she has to learn how to treat her youngest daughter differently and give her more freedom. As she the benjamin the Queen is used to monitor things more tightly than perhaps is suitable for that age.

- Princess Alexia - who seems more sympathetic on camera than in pictures- emphasized how grateful she was that she had the opportunity to go to Wales to study. She praised the school and said she enjoyed it a lot. She was grateful to her parents as well to allow her to go there.

- Princess Ariane said that altough she misses her sisters she is happy that they still meet often.

The main job for most members of the RF and certainly for the Van Vollenhovens seems to be making selfies with members of the public.

It was an alltogether fantastic gathering of people and they all responded au contraire to that useless poll...I loved that!!Maastricht yesterday was wonderfull,a warm bath,just what the family needed now.

[Marengo]

Judging by the (over?) entusiastic comments on television much of the country needed it. The first big national event since COVID struck. I have seldom seen reporters, presentors, artists etc. this enthusiastic about the RF/King's Day, as if a burden was lifted of everybody's shoulders in some ways. In the last years many will have thought these kind of celebrations would be a thing of the past.

The focus seemed to be very much on the King, both in the live broadcast and at the discussion tables on television. The speech was picked up and received praise, as did his comments, his relaxed attitude and the fact that he aknowledged the presence of republican demonstrators. They clearly put some tought in finding some moments for Amalia. It was her and not her mother who struck the coin to commemorate the treaty of Maastricht for example. It was her and not her mother who spoke to the press right after the King.

The wider family apparently stayed in a Van der Valk hotel (!) in Stein the night before, so they would not have to wake up in the middle of the night to be in Maastricht on time.

It was noted that the government plane did not leave Schiphol airport in the afternoon to go to Greece. A good decision.

[Somebody]

Originally Posted by Marengo

The city of Maastricht looked beautiful today and it seemed that there were a lot of people to celebrate the day. The mayor looked great and her speeches were clear and to the point. For some reason they allowed a hand full of republicans to protest next to the route.

Queen Maxima clearly took a step back to let her daughter(s) take more of the lime light. The focus was very much on the King. Amalia was able to talk with the reporters before her mother did.

The press was able to speak to the main royals.

- Amalia was grateful for the privacy that she was allowed to have by te media and the public during this gap year. She did various internships that helped her develop emotionally, creatively and socially. She has enrolled in various universities but se does not know yet where she will be accepted. More information will be announced in a few weeks.

I am a bit surprised about her answer of enrolling in various universities as the 1 May deadline that she seems to be referring to is for subjects without a numerus fixus, so if I am not mistaken, she should be able to study at the university of her choice unless her degree program has some kind of selection process.

[eya]

The King's Day 2023 will be celebrated in Rotterdam , the Palace announced today

https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/actuee...3-in-rotterdam

[Marengo]

Very nice! I am surprised they are not going to the north this year. But Rotterdam was Queen Beatrix' most enthusiastic Queensday and for the introduction tour of Máxima it was also the city where most spectators turned up.

[Somebody]

Let's make an overview of the provinces visited so far by the king and his family for king's day:

2013: Inauguration in Amsterdam
2014: Noord-Holland (De Rijp & Amstelveen) (pushed back one year - because of the abdication and inauguration in 2013)
2015: Zuid-Holland (Dordrecht)
2016: Overijssel (Zwolle)
2017: Noord-Brabant (Tilburg)
2018: Groningen (Groningen)
2019: Utrecht (Amersfoort)
2020: cancelled
2021: Noord-Brabant (Eindhoven)
2022: Limburg (Maastricht)
2023: Zuid-Holland (Rotterdam)

So, they are indeed very much sticking to the south for the third time in a row - and also visiting a province they've been before. I hope they start visiting the remaining provinces in the coming years. As there are quite a few remaining provinces even though this is the second time they are visiting a province for the second time.

Remaining provinces:
- Zeeland (south/west)
- Gelderland (middle/east)
- Flevoland (middle)
- Drenthe (north/east)
- Friesland (north)

So far, the Northeast has only had a visit to Groningen.

Most likely cities for each of these provinces imho - taking into account that Willem-Alexander picks the larger cities with a 'regional role' and not the smaller ones nor villages like his mother did:
- Zeeland: Middelburg (capital) - has been visited by queen Beatrix; Vlissingen could be an alternative
- Gelderland: several options - I guess they prefer to steer clear of Apeldoorn because of the attack that took place, so either Arnhem (capital) or nearby Nijmegen would be my guess - neither has been visited by queen Beatrix
- Flevoland: Lelystad (capital), Emmeloord or Almere - the latter two were visited by queen Beatrix
- Drenthe: Assen (capital) or Emmen - neither have been visited
- Friesland: Leeuwarden (capital) or Drachten - neither has been visited, all visits to Friesland were in the northern and western part of Friesland, so it's about time they visit the south-east of the province.

And once they are done with these provinces, I'd recommend Enschede as main city in 'Twente' (part of Overijssel) - as that area hasn't had a visit either.

[An Ard Ri]

Looking forward to the 2023 celebrations in Rotterdam!

[iceflower]

It was announced today that this year's King's Day concert on April 19 will be a special one as to the 10-year anniversary.

The concert will be free for the public. Tickets will be available from March 10 on www.koningsdaginrotterdam.nl:


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[iceflower]

The King's Day concert is taking place this evening, April 19:


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