Festivities marking the 200th anniversary of the founding of the modern Dutch state kicked off with the attendance of thousands of people, who braved cold and rainy weather in The Hague on Saturday. Actors staged a re-enactment of the November 30, 1813 arrival of Prince Willem Frederik -- later King Willem I, the ancestor of current King Willem-Alexander -- at a Hague beach, followed by pomp and ceremony at the official opening of the celebrations at a medieval ...Sunday, 1 December 2013
Bicentennial Festivities Start in Netherlands
Festivities marking the 200th anniversary of the founding of the modern Dutch state kicked off with the attendance of thousands of people, who braved cold and rainy weather in The Hague on Saturday. Actors staged a re-enactment of the November 30, 1813 arrival of Prince Willem Frederik -- later King Willem I, the ancestor of current King Willem-Alexander -- at a Hague beach, followed by pomp and ceremony at the official opening of the celebrations at a medieval ...
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