Royals mark King’s Day with Frisian sports in Dokkum - DutchNews.nl
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King's Day: All 52 villages of the young municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân wanted to be seen during the King's Day celebration in Dokkum. But the royal…
The royal family celebrated 'Keningsdei' in Friesland with ice skating, fierljeppen, and other typical Frisian customs. For instance, a skûtsje, a traditional ship, lay in the canal, and the King hoisted a sail on it. Princes Constantijn and Maurits took up fierljeppen. Dressed in their suits, they took the leap with the pole and landed in the sand. "It didn't look like a winning jump," said Maurits, "but nothing ventured, nothing gained." The F…
Royals mark King’s Day with Frisian sports in Dokkum - DutchNews.nl
Royals mark King’s Day with Frisian sports in Dokkum
On 27 April 2026 King Willem-Alexander celebrates his 59th birthday and thus the Netherlands the King's Day. A day full of street festivals, flea markets and festivals, during which the whole royal family celebrates. GALA shows you the most beautiful pictures from Dokkum. On Monday, 27 April 2026 King Willem-Alexander celebrates his 59th birthday, which is traditionally celebrated in the Netherlands as "Koningsdag" (Königsdag). On this special d…
They have enjoyed and displayed spontaneity: they have skated, selfies have been made and Princess Amalia has immortalized him with an instant camera. And, of course, they have dressed in the colors of the province where today they have celebrated King's Day.
Willem-Alexander thanks Dokkum for a wonderful King's Day
King Willem-Alexander thanked Dokkum and Friesland for showing him and his family an “unforgettable” King’s Day today on his 59th birthday. In his speech, the King referred to the time he participated in the Elfstedentocht skating event in 1986, under the pseudonym W.A. van Buren. “I would love nothing more than to go back one more time and skate again, because it is so beautiful in this magnificent city of yours,” the King said, NOS reports.
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