Live Koningsdag | Utrecht roept mensen op om niet meer naar de stad te komen
Welkom in ons liveblog. Mijn naam is Nick Augusteijn en ik houd je op de hoogte van alle ontwikkelingen van deze Koningsnacht, de avond voor Koningsdag.
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vrijdag 26 april om 23:52
A striking message from Friesland: Piet de Haan from Dokkum refused a ribbon earlier on Friday, reports the Frisian channel RTV NOF.
De Haan would receive the award from Mayor Johannes Kramer for the volunteer work he did for years for the Historical Association of North-East Friesland. He didn’t know anything about it himself: De Haan was there for a friend. When he was called forward for his ribbon, he declined it. “This does not feel like an honor to me, but like a stab in the dagger. I have nothing to do with the royal family and actually find it very disturbing.”
“This is exactly how our father is. He is a man of principles and that is okay,” De Haan’s daughter told RTV NOF.
Friday April 26 at 11:41 PM
Crowds in Utrecht are decreasing slightly
It is slowly becoming less busy in the city center of Utrecht, the municipality reports. “Would you like to do a little dance? Go to Vredenburg, for example,” reads a message on X. The concert hall is on the edge of the center. The message is accompanied by a map showing other party locations in Utrecht.
Friday April 26 at 10:34 PM
Municipality of Utrecht: Don’t come to the city anymore, it’s too busy
That went quickly. It is now so busy in the center of Utrecht that the municipality is calling on people to stop coming to the city. “It is too busy at several events and routes in our city center. Access to the squares is no longer possible. Therefore, do not come to the city anymore!”, according to an appeal on social media.
Friday April 26 at 10:25 PM
In a number of large cities, the streets and squares are slowly filling up for the celebrations in the run-up to King’s Day. In Utrecht it was busy early due to the flea market that started at the beginning of Friday evening.
“It is too busy at several event squares in the city,” the municipality reports around 9:30 p.m. De Neude is full halfway through Friday evening. “Avoid standing in front of a closed square and go to Domplein, for example,” is the advice.
The Grote Markt in The Hague, where the music festival The Life I Live takes place, is also slowly filling up. Visitors’ bags are checked as a precaution at the entrances to the site, one sees ANP-news reporter.
Friday April 26 at 9:46 PM
The center of Purmerend has been designated as a safety risk area during King’s Night. This gives the police additional powers, such as preventive searches and imposing area bans.
The measure was taken by Mayor Ellen van Selm because a “worrying rumor” is circulating among young people on social media, according to the municipality. The police are calling for people to stop sharing the rumor.
The rule applies from April 26 at 6 p.m. to April 27 at 6 a.m.
Friday April 26 at 8:44 PM
In Utrecht they view King’s Night through orange glasses.
Friday April 26 at 8:42 PM
The evening is coming and at King’s Night in the Jordaan in Amsterdam it is already quite full.
Friday April 26 at 7:55 PM
The police https://twitter.com/Politie/status/1783841739398336574 for theft on King’s Day and during King’s Night. “Put your valuables in a place where someone else cannot quickly reach them,” the force writes. According to the police, they traditionally receive many reports of theft during King’s Day.
Friday April 26 at 7:43 PM
In Utrecht they are now also ready to celebrate King’s Night.
Friday April 26 at 7:42 PM
In Utrecht we also see unusual things, such as toilet bowl throwing (with Playmobil).
Friday April 26 at 7:39 PM
Annual free market in Utrecht
The traditional flea market starts in Utrecht on the evening before King’s Day. The clothes are slowly becoming emptier.
Friday April 26 at 7:34 PM
1:21 Albert (98) is the oldest Dutch person to receive a ribbon
Friday April 26 at 7:27 PM
For those who can’t wait to celebrate the king’s birthday on Saturday, there are various options to party throughout the country during King’s Night. That is why today’s statement is: ‘I prefer to celebrate King’s Night than King’s Day.’
Read more here.
Friday April 26 at 7:26 PM
If you go out on King’s Day, you have to take showers into account. Locally there is even a chance of thunder and hail. But in between you can also see the sun every now and then.
Read more here.
Friday April 26 at 7:25 PM
With a belt bag full of jingling money, an orange party hat and tompouce in hand, selling your old stuff on the street: that’s how we like to celebrate King’s Day. According to our readers, these are the best sales tips for the flea market.
Read more here.
Friday April 26 at 7:24 PM
3,375 people received a royal honor on Friday: from a Japanese scientist to an aid worker during the 2011 massacre in a shopping center in Alphen aan den Rijn. Nothing was distributed in only one municipality.
Read more here.
Friday April 26 at 6:44 PM
1:35 Emmen is preparing for the arrival of the Dutch team on King’s Day
Friday April 26 at 6:39 PM
1:55 King gives a high-five to children and joins the King’s breakfast
Friday April 26 at 6:18 PM
Willem-Alexander as Joost Klein
In Amsterdam they are getting ready for King’s Night and Café de Blaffende Vis in the Jordaan is going all out, just like every year, with a facade decoration. This time King Willem-Alexander is dressed as Joost Klein and Máxima is also participating in this special one Europapa.
Friday April 26 at 6:10 PM
Koning and his family visit Emmen
King Willem-Alexander and his family will visit Emmen on King’s Day. An entire route has been mapped out there for the royal family. From a reception with living statues, via shuffleboard and a visit to the zoo to singing along with Daniël Lohues. Willem-Alexander has to get to work.
Friday April 26 at 6:05 PM
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima watch the King’s Games.
Friday April 26 at 6:03 PM
Royal couple opens King’s Games
The Royal Couple opened the King’s Games on Thursday at two primary schools in Hoofddorp. The games are organized at schools throughout the country one day prior to Willem-Alexander’s birthday. The King’s Games have been held since the inauguration of Willem-Alexander in 2013.
