King Willem-Alexander's 50th Birthday: April 27, 2017

[Lee-Z]

Originally Posted by royalfanvivian

King Willem-Alexander will be expanded 50th anniversary celebration with no less than four days of celebration. April 27 he will celebrate his birthday (King's), the nation April 28 he dines with old people who have to celebrate a jubilee year, and 29 and April 30 he celebration with friends, family and foreign Royals. Koning Willem-Alexander's Feestvierdaagse | De Oranjes

28-04 will not be necessarily "old" people...

[Kingen]

Originally Posted by Duc_et_Pair

Around his birthday the King will organize a 4-day event for family and friends (including foreign royals). The King's guests will have a sports day in Rotterdam, with the emphasis more on having fun together than on sports achievements.

There will be a diner and dance at the back-cour of Noordeinde Palace in The Hague. The King is taking a gamble with the April weather, but he will have an alternative indoors when the weather is not too promising.

Originally Posted by royalfanvivian

King Willem-Alexander will be expanded 50th anniversary celebration with no less than four days of celebration. April 27 he will celebrate his birthday (King's), the nation April 28 he dines with old people who have to celebrate a jubilee year, and 29 and April 30 he celebration with friends, family and foreign Royals. Koning Willem-Alexander's Feestvierdaagse | De Oranjes

I wonder who will attend from Sweden, as King Carl Gustaf is celebrating his birthday on April 30th and this traditionally celebrated with a public celebration at the Royal Palace. On the hand is Crown Princess Victoria attending OPCW's 20th anniversary on the 26th in The Hague.

[royalfanvivian]

The design of the special commemorative for the fiftieth anniversary of King Willem-Alexander is known. The coin encourage themes, bind and represent the motto of the reign ushered Kingship.

Ontwerp herdenkingsmunt '50 jaar Willem-Alexander' bekend | De Oranjes

[eya]

Bottles of William V 0 brewery Crooked Spider, an amber-colored beer specially brewed for the fiftieth anniversary of King Willem-Alexander, are pictured on April 12, 2017 at the Crooked Spider brewery in Wassenaa.

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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima leave the Noordeinde Palace after the reception for the fiftieth anniversary of the king.

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King Willem-Alexander is on his way to Noordeinde Palace for the reception of his 50th birthday. The king was on foot because a coach blocked the passage of his car.

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The ten Euro remembrance coin who is designed to celebrate the 50th Birthday of the King!

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[royalfanvivian]

I operated my wish that my question last night concerns. On the eve of King's Day, April 26, an interview with King Willem-Alexander is emitted by both NOS and RTL 4, the RVD announced today. The program starts at 20:30.

26 april: TV-interview Koning Willem-Alexander | De Oranjes

[Lee-Z]

Originally Posted by royalfanvivian

I operated my wish that my question last night concerns. On the eve of King's Day, April 26, an interview with King Willem-Alexander is emitted by both NOS and RTL 4, the RVD announced today. The program starts at 20:30.

26 april: TV-interview Koning Willem-Alexander | De Oranjes

Indeed you got what you wished for (Google translate unfortunately often has a hard time with Dutch), interested to see the interview..

[Duc_et_Pair]

The interview will be in a new sort format: the King will, together with the presentor Wilfried de Jong, watch media fragments from the last 50 years and comment on this. Events like the MH17 (the shooting-down of the Boeing 777 above Ukraine which caused the death of 300 people, amongst those 200 Dutch citizens), or personal dramas like his brother Prince Friso, but also about Nelson Mandela or the Eleven Cities Tour (200 kilometres of ice-skating in Friesland) in which the King participated.

The interview took place in one of the salons at Villa Eikenhorst, the library so to see. I am not sure what to think about the interior: picture.

The King is still living in his villa since his future residence, Huis ten Bosch, is under renovation, which seems to have more impact than I thought: picture.

[Rossina]

I cant wait to watch it specially the parts of his brother`s death & Boieing 777. Are they going to provide English subtitles?

[Marengo]

That is a modern concept indeed. I suppose it makes for more interesting television than an interview of 2 hours, which is seldom done these days. The attention span of people has decreased over the years and apparently is now shorter than that of a gold fish.

The interviewer is not one of the usual suspects, which is nice too. And also nice that both the NOS as RTL are broadcasting the interview at the same time.

I did not know that the Eikenhorst had a library, I never saw it before. The furniture is neither meat nor fish indeed, not contemporary and not antique. The colours are awful. The recent biographies about the previous kings are standing on a shelf.

[iceflower]

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King Willem-Alexander, Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven and Queen Máxima seen arriving and leaving the reception yesterday:


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** dpp gallery: Birthday reception of King Willem-Alexander **

[Duc_et_Pair]

Originally Posted by Marengo

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I did not know that the Eikenhorst had a library, I never saw it before. The furniture is neither meat nor fish indeed, not contemporary and not antique. The colours are awful. The recent biographies about the previous kings are standing on a shelf.

This was the library of Eikenhorst when the King's aunt Princess Christina lived there: picture. Total different interior.

[Duc_et_Pair]

The special gold minted commemorative coins are already sold out: € 700,-- per coin...

[Marengo]

Will there actually be foreign royal guests coming? Usually we would see some attendences 'leaked' in advance, often in the online agenda's of various royal houses. But I have seen nothing so far.

I see nothing in the agenda's of the Belgian and Spanish royal families around the end of the week.

What is known about the sport event in Rotterdam? Do we know where on the Maasvlakte it will be held? Are the king and guests expected to practice sports? I can't imagine -older- (royal) guests will be expected to participate, which makes me think their attendance will be limited.

If foreign royals would come, where would they stay? Noordeinde? Hotel des Indes or another hotel? Wouldn't the latter already be known by the press?

The number of guests must be limited as Noordeinde is too small to host a large ball ánd dinner in one night. I fear it will be a modest celebration. This may be a wise thing of course, but I prefer the Danish approach .


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New stamps for the 50th birthday:

https://vincentmentzel.nl/vincent-fo...-postzegelvel/

[QueenMaximaftw]

Originally Posted by Marengo

Will there actually be foreign royal guests coming? Usually we would see some attendences 'leaked' in advance, often in the online agenda's of various royal houses. But I have seen nothing so far.

I see nothing in the agenda's of the Belgian and Spanish royal families around the end of the week.

What is known about the sport event in Rotterdam? Are the king and guests expected to practice sports? I can't imagine foreign royal guests will be expected to participate.

If foreign royals would come, where would they stay? Noordeinde? Hotel des Indes or another hotel? Wouldn't the latter already be known by the press?

All of this is a private party thrown by the King. So other royal families don't put it in their public agendas. And with the sporting event it is what is expected, all of them sporting. Sadly it's also private so we won't be getting any pictures, unless Willem-Alexander feels sad for us and gives us something! [emoji5]

[Marengo]

Originally Posted by QueenMaximaftw

All of this is a private party thrown by the King. So other royal families don't put it in their public agendas. And with the sporting event it is what is expected, all of them sporting. Sadly it's also private so we won't be getting any pictures, unless Willem-Alexander feels sad for us and gives us something! [emoji5]

I keep forgetting that . But even at previous 'private' birthdays such as WA's 40th or Queen Beatrix' 60th we did get lots of photos and even live broadcasts in the latter case. Anyway, we will see...

[QueenMaximaftw]

Originally Posted by Marengo

I keep forgetting that [emoji3]. But even at previous 'private' birthdays such as WA's 40th or Queen Beatrix' 60th we did get lots of photos and even live broadcasts in the latter case. Anyway, we will see...

Hopefully we will, becausr I would give lots of money to see a bunch of royals sporting together 😂

[Marengo]

That would have been funny indeed, but I suppose that is the last thing they will make public. But perhaps the press can catch a glimpse of the arrivals. Let's hope for their sake that the sports day will be inside as they predicted rain.

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In an informal interview with SBS, Queen Máxima said that she already bought a present for the king, together with her daughters.

Maxima pakt verrassend uit op Koningsspelen

Pieter van Vollenhoven also has his present already, he says that the family usually buys a gift together.

In the programma WNL, last sunday, prince Constantijn said that he has great respect for the energy and enthousiasm with which the king and queen do their duties.

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

[eya]

The National Information Service released five new photos of King Willem Alexander following his birthday. The pictures were taken at the Eikenhorst in Wassenaar.

Nice pictures!! with the dogs!!

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[royalfanvivian]

To celebrate its 50th anniversary has released the RVD five new photos of King Willem-Alexander. In the photos, he poses with his two dogs Skipper and Nala!

Nieuwe foto's Koning Willem-Alexander | De Oranjes

[polyesco]

nice pictures with the family dogs