Dutch Royal Family Participates in Queen’s Day Entertainment

The Dutch Royal Family partook of the festivities of Queen’s Day in the province of Fryslân today. They were welcomed in the towns of Makkum and Franeker. Amongst the many activities, Queen Beatrix took a turn with a dancer in Makkum and the Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima of the Netherlands rollerbladed in Franeker. Within the tradition of celebrating Queen’s Day, the official holiday is set to the reigning monarch birthday. Notwithstanding, Beatrix decided to honour her mother’s birthday, the former Queen Juliana, by keeping Queen’s Day on April 30th instead of moving it to her birth date January 31st.
Photos: ANP/Vincent Jannink, ANP/Robin Utrecht