If I saw much of the royals on 30 April? Well, no. At 7.30pm I finally had more than enough of the press centre and my work, and decided to have a break. A friend of mine was nearby and said he would be there soon. And I waited and waited. Turned out he had […]
Although everybody knew one day it would happen, it still came as quite a surprise. On Monday 28 January 2013 Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands announced that she was to abdicate on 30 April 2013. Just after 5pm, I received the message that the Queen would hold a speech on television and that more information […]