Order of the Crown (Netherlands)
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The Order of the Crown is a house order of the Dutch Royal House. The order came into being as a result of Queen Juliana's reorganization of the Order of the House of Orange in 1969. The 18 classes of the house order were no longer felt to be appropriate in the ever more egalitarian Dutch society of the 1960s. The Order was divided into five subdivisions. As a house order it is not subject to ministerial responsibility or influence, but is awarded at the discretion of the Dutch monarch alone.
Cross of honour of the Order of the Crown
Sash with badge and star of the grade Grand Cross
The late Ari Behn in 2013, wearing the badge of the Order on a necklet (his accompanying Star is not shown).
Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
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Willem-Alexander is King of the Netherlands.
Willem-Alexander in 2013
Prince Willem-Alexander (left) at age 14 and his brother Friso in 1982
Willem-Alexander in the navy uniform of ensign in 1986
Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Máxima meet Michelle Obama, Barack Obama and Fay Hartog-Levin at the White House in 2009.