Prinsjesdag
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Prinsjesdag is the day on which the reigning monarch of the Netherlands addresses a joint session of the States-General of the Netherlands to give the Speech from the Throne, similar to the annual Sta
The Golden Coach on Prinsjesdag 2014.
Spectators are photographing the Golden Coach, as farmers protest the controversial government nitrogen policies by raising an inverted Dutch flag. Prinsjesdag 20 September 2022.
The Central Royal Military Band of the Netherlands Army during Prinsjesdag 2013.
Ridderzaal in The Hague, Netherlands, 2015.
Golden Coach (Netherlands)
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The Golden Coach is a coach owned by the Dutch royal family. The Golden Coach was used every year to carry the Dutch monarch from the Noordeinde Palace to the Ridderzaal in order to deliver the Speech
Prinsjesdag
…invited guests. At the stroke of one, the King or the Queen, normally accompanied by other members of the Royal House, leaves Noordeinde Palace in the Golden Coach (Glass Coach sometimes) for the Binnenhof, escorted by court dignitaries and a military escort of honour. Outside the palace stand an escort of honour…
Gouden Koets Prinsjesdag 2014
Gilded framework and undercarriage
Gilded sculptures on top
Right-side panels, "Tribute from the Netherlands"