King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima Entertainment Lunch with Culture and Media Prize Winners

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima Entertainment Lunch with Culture and Media Prize Winners

By our entertainment editors Nov 30, 2023 at 3:38 p.m King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima again received prize winners from the world of culture and media during the entertainment lunch on Thursday. The guests included comedian Peter Pannekoek and director Ena Sendijarevic. Pannekoek received an invitation after winning the Poelifinario cabaret prize. Sendijarevic won a … Read more

Insights from King Willem-Alexander: Threats to Amalia, ‘Corona Holiday’ to Greece, and More

Insights from King Willem-Alexander: Threats to Amalia, ‘Corona Holiday’ to Greece, and More

The threats surrounding Amalia, a look back on the ‘corona holiday’ to Greece and his love for flying: in the podcast Through the eyes of the King Willem-Alexander was quite candid. The conversations can be read in book form from today. What does the king say? About the threat to Amalia Princess Amalia has been … Read more

South African President Acknowledges Dutch Apology for Role in Slavery

South African President Acknowledges Dutch Apology for Role in Slavery

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledges the apology that King Willem-Alexander made earlier this year for the role of the Netherlands in the history of slavery. The president said this in a press statement on Thursday morning. “We are committed to building bridges of tolerance to pursue a better future and world,” Ramaphosa said. “Therefore, … Read more

King Willem-Alexander Apologizes for Dutch Slavery Past: Calls for Equality and Acknowledges the Struggle

King Willem-Alexander Apologizes for Dutch Slavery Past: Calls for Equality and Acknowledges the Struggle

Jul 01, 2023 at 2:38 PMUpdate: 11 minutes ago King Willem-Alexander has apologized for the Dutch slavery past. The king did so on Saturday afternoon in a speech during the National Remembrance Day of Slavery in Amsterdam. “For this crime against humanity, I ask forgiveness,” the king said. 0:50 Play button The king said that … Read more

Will King Willem-Alexander Apologize for the Slavery Past? What to Expect from His Speech 150 Years Later

Will King Willem-Alexander Apologize for the Slavery Past? What to Expect from His Speech 150 Years Later

By Afran Groenewoud and Danja Koeleman 01 July 2023 at 05:00 The pressure on King Willem-Alexander to apologize on Saturday during the annual commemoration of the slavery past is great. What can we expect from the king’s speech 150 years after the abolition of slavery? It is still unclear whether Willem-Alexander, following the government’s lead, … Read more

“King Willem-Alexander Admits Greece Vacation During Corona Outbreak Was ‘Biggest Error of Judgment Ever'”

11 mei 2023 om 08:55Update: 37 minuten geleden King Willem-Alexander calls his family’s holiday in Greece during the corona period “his biggest error of judgment ever”. In conversation with Edwin Evers, the king says that he wanted to show what was possible despite the restrictions. “It is the biggest error of judgment I have ever … Read more

“King Willem-Alexander’s Struggle with the Role of the Royal Family in WWII”

Door onze entertainmentredactie 04 mei 2023 om 09:44Update: 42 minuten geleden King Willem-Alexander has always struggled with the role of the royal family in World War II. “My great-grandmother could have played a different role in that.” In the seventh episode of the podcast Through the eyes of the King Willem-Alexander looks back on the … Read more

“King Willem-Alexander Celebrates 10-Year Reign with New Photos Featuring Three Generations of Dutch Monarchs”

Door onze entertainmentredactie 01 mei 2023 om 10:59Update: 15 minuten geleden King Willem-Alexander has been on the throne for ten years and that is being celebrated with a number of new photos of the head of state. He does not pose alone, but with mother Beatrix and daughter Amalia. 30 april was het tien jaar … Read more

King Willem-Alexander asks for patience regarding slavery past apology

27 apr 2023 om 12:24Update: 33 minuten geleden Descendants of enslaved people asked King Willem-Alexander on Thursday whether he would apologize for the slavery past on behalf of the royal family. For the time being, Willem-Alexander asks for patience: he first wants to wait for an independent investigation. On behalf of the government, which also … Read more

King Willem-Alexander Gives Daughter Long Preparation Time for Throne

06 apr 2023 om 11:16Update: 13 minuten geleden Willem-Alexander is not thinking about abdicating for the time being. The 55-year-old king gives his daughter and heir to the throne Amalia (19) a long preparation time, he says in the podcast he makes with Edwin Evers. “I’m not thinking about resigning,” says the king in conversation … Read more