Even more about the interview: The interview experts - today indirectly at 20:30 broadcast - hailed

The country is slowly mad. Another 12 days and one of the biggest festivals np of the decade in the Netherlands celebrated. On 30 April the land after 33 years Queen Beatrix and more than a century queens, new and its fourth king, King Willem-Alexander. Today was the first major battle: the interview np with the future np king and his wife.
In the interview, he said he wanted a symbol of hope in these times of crisis np be. Now the Dutch kings and queens much influence in South Africa np had - even though they never officially ruled. Will the new king, a symbol of hope for South Africa?
Even more about the interview: The interview experts - today indirectly at 20:30 broadcast - hailed as successful. The Prince np of Orange (his current title) was relaxed and royal.
Greater excitement there about the festivities to come. But we are Dutch, so the wallet must abide. The funeral of Tatcher (today) apparently cost R110 million, while the Dutch inauguration only R70 million np power costs. And the inauguration - on the last moment Queen takes place - is much more, much more guests, spectators, etc. protectors. as Tatcher's funeral.
But the festival also "large" be. The inauguration, in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam happened during a meeting of the United States General, the Dutch parliament must Netherlands on the international map.
It is also important that Europe now entering a new era. A new period of monarchs are ready to lead their countries. The Netherlands is one of the first of a new generation, that runs from Prince Willem-Alexander and Prince William. In Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Spain klaargestoom new generations for their period. But Prince William may have a while to wait ...
(Future) King Willem-Alexander will more than Queen Beatrix is my head. He reigned during the heydays of my life. I'm now twenty and somewhere in the fifties as Queen Catherine-Amalia with her father will take over.
The last century, it is usually in the Netherlands that the princes abdicated. They abandon the throne, so the transition is orderly and without sensitive emotions can run. In the Netherlands it is a coincidence that the rulers always an uneasy period abdicated and the throne. Here's the list: King William I who ruled since 1813 as Sovereign Prince 'strengthened his position as King of the Netherlands' as Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from Elba. He protests his battle against the Treaty of London of 1814, the Cape to the UK giving.
King William III ascended the throne in 1848, after his review of the constitution approved in 1848 - the constitutional review, the king lost all his power away. King William III refuses even to the new constitution to recognize. William III is big supporter of President Kruger and Brand and Capture of the economies of the republics. He designed the Free State flag. He died on the throne in 1890.
Queen Wilhelmina becomes Queen when she was 10 years old when her father died. Her mother ruled on her behalf until she is 18. 18-year-old in 1898, his real queen. Barely a year later broke the Second Boer War of. Wilhelmina Kruger and try evacuating the Queen (that old lady) through private letters to persuade the war. She abdicated in 1948.
Queen Juliana in 1948 queen. Barely a year later lost his 66 million people with the independence of Indonesia. "Homeland" South African apartheid have led the NP and AP Government. Although the relationship with South Africa in the beginning np is good, verslegter it more. She abdicated in 1980.
Queen Beatrix np ascended the throne in 1980 the relationship with South Africa is at its nadir. The relationship between Vorster and Viljoen and Den Uyl and Van Agt is very very very bad. The relations have improved np under Botha and Lubbers, whose foreign ministers can speak well, but large differences of opinion. In 1985 almost caused Botha war with its invasion of the Dutch embassy in the (second) Nedbank in Johannesburg. Queen Beatrix and Lubbers are great friends of Mandela and Tutu. Queen Beatrix speaks Afrikaans and Dutch during the state visit in 1995 to South Africa - it happens at the request of Mandela. np
From 2009 may be the Prince's flag (or Jan van Riebeeck flag) on 27 April in the Netherlands blows after the Prince of Orange (with more than 500 years the flag bearer's) claim the flag. The Prince's np flag since 1884 and in 1985 was officially out of use because np there is no Prince of Orange was not (there were no children in the royal family). And now, the Prince's flag waving on the Prince's birthday on 2