Dutch King Willem-Alexander retires coach amid slavery row

Dutch King Stops Using Golden Coach Criticized For Slavery Painting

King Willem-Alexander’s announcement came as the Netherlands reckons with the grim sides of its history as a 17th-century colonial superpower.

Netherlands: Dutch king won't use golden carriage criticised for slavery painting

The Netherlands' King Willem-Alexander has ruled out using the royal family's golden carriage after claims a painting on the side of it glorifies the country's colonial past, including its role in the global slave trade.

Dutch King Won’t Use Carriage Criticized for Colonial Image

The Dutch king ruled out Thursday using, for now at least, the royal family’s Golden Carriage, one side of which bears a painting that critics say glorifies the Netherlands’ colonial past, including its role in the global slave trade. The announcement was an acknowledgement of the heated debate about the carriage as the Netherlands reckons with the grim sides of its history as a 17th-century colonial superpower, including Dutch merchants making …

Dutch King Willem-Alexander retires coach amid slavery row

Critics say the carriage depicts an image that celebrates the Netherlands' slave-owning past.

Dutch king retires golden coach with slavery images after racism row

The Golden Coach has come under fire for a panel which shows black people paying tribute to a white woman symbolising the Netherlands

Dutch king won't use carriage criticized for colonial image

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch king ruled out Thursday using, for now at least, the royal family’s “Golden Carriage,” one side of which bears a painting that critics say glorifies the Netherlands’ colonial past, including its role in the global slave trade. The announcement was an acknowledgement of the heated debate about the carriage […]