Difficult corona times for the royal couple. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima have to cancel their traditional carriage ride through The Hague again because of the Corona measures.
For the second time in a row, the Netherlands experienced their traditional “Prinsjesdag” without royal splendor and cheers from Oranje fans.
King Willem-Alexander gave the throne speech in front of the members of parliament in The Hague on Tuesday, opening the parliamentary year. Because of the Corona measures, the royal couple’s traditional carriage ride through the city and the family’s balcony scene were again canceled.
As in 2020, the speech from the throne was not read in the knight’s hall of the government building. In order to be able to keep the safety distance of 1.5 meters, ministers and members of parliament had gathered in the Great Church of The Hague. The royal couple had pulled up in a limousine. Queen Máxima (50) wore a long light blue printed silk skirt with an orange-red top.
The king’s popularity has fallen again, according to a survey. According to a survey by the research institute Ipsos, only 44 percent of the Dutch still have confidence in the king. On “King’s Day” April 27, it was 57 percent. This means that the popularity values are even lower than at the end of last year. At that time, the royal couple was caught in the crossfire of criticism for a vacation trip to Greece during the lockdown.
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