King Willem-Alexander Current Events 4: Aug 2023 -


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The last audience IF the new government is installed at all and does not crumble before they make it to the ceremony ;). So far the King only had one prime minister, who gave him some freedom. The PM to-be is an unknown high ranking civil servant. It is not very likely he will last very long but we will see and perhaps will be surprised.

The departing PM Rutte will be secretary genera of NATO so the king will see him every now and than. Next year The Hague will be hosting a NATO summit and I imagine leaders will be received at the palace.
 
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That must have been a pretty special moment for both of them...

Apparently, the new PM/government had to be convinced that the installation of the new government cannot take place next Monday as it is Keti Koti (he called it 'Tikkie ehhh' when he had to explain why it was on Tuesday instead of Monday) - while not an official holiday, it is the day on which the abolition of slavery is remembered each year in the Netherlands (and former colonies). It's become more and more recognized over the years (last year the king presented 'official apologies'); as is evidenced by the presence of the 'old' government at the main event in Amsterdam with 10 of its members(!). It is suggested that the king also made it known that it was preferable not to plan the installation on the 1st of July - although sources close to the Palace claim it was no official refusal (had the new PM insisted).

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Demissionair kabinet en Halsema lobbyden om bordesscène niet op Keti Koti te doen

Betrokkenen bij het komende kabinet overwogen om het kabinet op 1 juli op het bordes te laten staan. Dat is de dag waarop de afschaffing van de slavernij wordt herdacht.
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A nice idea to showcase these pieces, which are to far away to look normally.
 
Today King Willem-Alexander met with the new Dutch PM at the at Noordeinde Palace in the Hague.
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King Willem-Alexander today also received Richard van Zwol, coalition negotiator of the new Dutch cabinet, who presented his final report.

Here are some additional photos:

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Here are a few more from the New Government Swearing in Ceremony at the Huis ten Bosch Palace in the Hague today
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King Willem-Alexander has sworn in a new State Councillor in the Administrative Law Division of the Council of State today, July 4:


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Today, King Willem-Alexander received the presidents of the municipal networks at the Huis ten Bosch Palace.
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Koning spreekt met voorzitters gemeentelijke netwerken

Zijne Majesteit de Koning ontving donderdag 4 juli de voorzitters van gemeentelijke netwerken op Paleis Huis ten Bosch. De Koning sprak met hen over de verbinding tussen grote en kleine gemeenten en tussen Randstad en regio. Het gesprek ging ook over de oorzaken en gevolgen van maatschappelijke...
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This morning, July 17, King Willem-Alexander swore in a new ambassador for Jakarta:


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The king was presented with Ambassadors credentials from Austria,Bangladesh and Germany this morning at the Noordeinde Palace in The Hague.
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King Willem-Alexander will be visiting Foundation the Sunflower tomorrow (on Wednesday) to join their 75th anniversary celebrations. He specifically requested to participate in the celebration in the province of Friesland. So, it seems that they keep an eye on where activities are taking place to make good use of opportunities outside of the central/west part of the Netherlands where most royal engagements take place.

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Bijzonder bezoek in Mirns: "De koning zei zelf dat hij naar Friesland wilde"

Woensdag zal extra aandacht zijn voor jonge mensen met een lichamelijke beperking.
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Lovely pictures of the king riding a wheelchair bike (i.e. a bike that carries a wheelchair in the front).
 
Such a beautiful initiative.
I was genuinely moved!
 
King Willem-Alexander received Sophie Hermans, Minister of Climate and Green Growth, for a meeting yesterday, September 9:


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Today, September 10, he paid a working visit to Ten Boer to hear about the effects of the natural gas extraction on the people in that region:


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Today, September 13, King Willem-Alexander received the Minister of Justice and Security David van Weel:


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I was raised 10 minutes away from that and as a child have gone very often to that care park, which is beautiful, with many playgrounds and accessable to all. The point is to mingle the people in care with others. Lovely to see him there. His grandmother always had a special interest for this group.
 
Here are a few more photos from the Willem van den Bergh in Noordwijk 100th anniversary
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King Willem-Alexander received the State Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature today, September 19:


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