3,432 Dutch awarded royal ribbons; Personal best for King Willem-Alexander

King Willem-Alexander awarded royal ribbons to 3,432 people during the lintjesregen on Friday, a personal best for the King and the highest number since 2010, when Queen Beatrix still awarded the royal honors the day before celebrating the monarch’s birthday. Court reporter Saskia Belleman and thriller writer Tomas Ross are among the well-known people who received a ribbon today.

Maashorst dumped 46 artworks in trash, including Warhol portrait of Queen Beatrix

The municipality of Maashorst has confirmed that 46 artworks, including a rare Andy Warhol silkscreen of Queen Beatrix, were likely discarded with the trash during the relocation of the former Uden town hall. The estimated value of the missing works is around 22,000 euros. The artworks are now presumed permanently lost, the result of years of administrative mismanagement, inadequate oversight, and poor storage practices, according to Omroep Brabant.

Krakersrellen tijdens de inhuldiging van koningin Beatrix, Amsterdam, Ed van der Elsken, 1980 - Rijksmuseum