Just a few hours to go and King’s Day will be upon us. This year the weather forecast for April 27 suggests it could be a spring-like 17°on the big day itself. But the warmth could also be coupled with rain in the afternoon and the chance of sunshine is put by the KNMI at just 30%. The weather is just one King’s Day worry. So here’s our guide to making the best of King’s Day, whether you like it
There were hardly any problems in the large cities of the Netherlands on King's Day, authorities have said. Fireworks were thrown at police officers in Baarn, a drunk driver caused a three-vehicle crash in Tilburg, and police in The Hague fired gunshots to deal with a "threatening situation."
Thousands of people took to the canals of Amsterdam on Saturday to celebrate the Dutch king's 57th birthday. Dressed in orange - the national color - they packed small boats and sailed down the historic waterways of the capital. (AP video by Ahmad Seir)
The royal, who is second in line to the Dutch throne behind her sister Princess Catharina-Amalia, joined her parents Queen Máxima and King Willem-Alexander and her two sisters in Emmen.
King’s Days are colder than Queen’s Days despite being just three days apart, NOS weather woman Roosmarijn Knol has found ahead of Saturday’s celebrations. Many people feel that April 30th, when the Dutch monarch’s birthday used to be celebrated, was always sunny while April 27, the current king’s birthday, is invariably cold and miserable, Knol said. “I have come to the surprising conclusion there is some truth in that feeling,” Knol said. “if you look at the statistics, there is
The Dutch royal family were out in full force for the annual festival, which marks the birthday of King Willem-Alexander , this year heading to the town of Emmen in the north east.
The monarch, 56, and his wife Queen Maxima, 52, were hosting the Spanish royals for a glitzy dinner at the Royal Palace as part of their two-day state visit to the country.
Dutch national railway NS will operate on a special King's Day timetable on April 27. The special Oranjedienstregeling will include more frequent trains that are also longer than usual. More NS staff will also be working during the national holiday, known locally as Koningsdag, and held annually in celebration of King Willem-Alexander's birthday.
The familiar sights of King’s Day include kids selling their outgrown toys and homemade, orange-topped cupcakes, bandstands blaring pop hits and Dutch favourites and throngs of people in an endless sea of orange. And, for the past three years in Amsterdam, you may also have noticed some royal-themed posters of the king pleasuring his queen, because “a true king knows who comes first.” “How cool is it to take a moment all about the king and hijack it and make
Campaign group Extinction Rebellion is planning a new attempt to close Amsterdam’s A10 ring road, this time scheduled to take place on Kings Day, when police resources are most stretched. The group said in a statement on Tuesday that it would attempt to block the motorway at midday unless king Willem-Alexander gave a statement condemning the way the fossil fuel industry is financed. The last attempt to close the road failed when police towed away cars that were being used to halt traffic....
Dutch King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, and their daughters, Amalia, Alexia and Ariane, arrived in Emmen on Saturday morning. There they were received by Mayor Eric van Oosterhout and Jetta Klijnsma, the King's Commissioner for the Province of Drenthe.The family is celebrating King Willem-Alexander's 57th birthday in the city. The date chosen to celebrate the reigning monarch's birthday is a widely-celebrated national holiday in the Netherlands.
Digital payments are becoming increasingly popular on King’s Day, especially when buying a beer or paying to use a toilet. Last year, 30 percent more Tikkie transactions were made on the national holiday, compared to 2022.The number of Tikkie payments on King’s Day last year was six times higher than on a normal day. On average, residents of the Netherlands paid approximately 13 euros for their King’s Day purchases via Tikkie. About 13 percent of the amounts were above 25 euros.