The Dutch News guide to surviving King's Day


by DutchNews.nl

DutchNews.nl— 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

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NL Times—Mostly peaceful King's Day in nearly all Dutch municipalities, with some incidents. 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."