Marengo, in this interview with a Spanish television channel, people were surprised because Máxima said "I am queen of Holland" instead of saying "I am queen of the Netherlands." Is it common for the Dutch to use both terms? And for members of the Royal Family to use their title with a name that isn't the official one? Even Spanish television uses "Netherlands."
It is common knowledge in The Netherlands that abroad people often do not know 'The Netherlands' and tend to refer to variations of Holland. In Brazil I often saw 'Holanda' on websites where I had to fill in my nationality and not 'Paises Baixos' for example. And people would sometimes be puzzled when referring to the latter.
Within the Netherlands it is not done to refer to 'Holland'. It is like referring to Spain as Castile or the UK as England indeed. For marketing and in English 'Holland' is sometimes used by companies and even by semi-official institutions. At the Olympics there is the Holland Heineken House f.e.
I was even once told by an immigration officer of a Latin American country that my country ‘los Países Bajos’ didn’t exist; her official system only included ‘Holanda’.
I had the same experience, and indeed esp. in South America. Perhaps it is what Máxima learned/used in Argentina? In Dutch and English she never refers to Holland as far as I remember.
This was the penultimate year. Next year will be the final one.
Ah, let's hope for the organization they will be able to find sponsors. But it seems impossible.
Although many people may watch and enjoy it, the whole event -esp. where the King and Queen have access to, is flashy and vulgar IMO. And I suppose with the Queen there it is another signal it must be a jetset event, as she seldom does anything else in her free time than jetsetting, as far as we can see.
In June this year royal reporter/journalist Josine Evers of modekoningin etc. was interviewed on television [RTL Late night IIRC]. I remember she was sceptical that we saw photos of the King and Queen having a kapsalon in a snackbar in Rotterdam, saying it seemed too much of a coincidence and she suspected the outing was used as a PR moment. At the time I found it far fetched but now it seems indeed more logical.
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The King says he regrets the end of the Grand Prix in Zandvoort and calls it 'absolutely one of the most beautiful events we have'. He adds he has an understanding the financial considerations that led to this decision.
De Grote Prijs van Nederland in de Formule 1 op het circuit van Zandvoort is een van de mooiste evenementen die Nederland rijk is. Dat zei koning Willem-Alexander tegen een verslaggever van het ANP tijdens de zogeheten ‘gridwalk’ vlak voor de race.
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