Netty, September 1979
Usually I wouldn’t even have thought about it, but I just noticed my post on Facebook dated seven years ago, when it was the 33rd anniversary. The date is very easy to remember. So here we are: my 40th anniversary as a royalty watcher. It was 31 January 1980, her daughter’s birthday, when Queen Juliana […]
With Bert van Leeuwen and Jeroen Snel
From 2008 to 2011 the Dutch broadcasting association “EO” (Evangelical Broadcasting) broadcasted the TV-program “De Grootste Royaltykenner van Nederland” (The greatest royalty expert of the Netherlands). The program was presented by Jeroen Snel and Bert van Leeuwen. Royalty watchers from the whole country took part in the six qualifying rounds. In the final the six […]
Many royalty watchers have their favourite royal(s). Last week I interviewed 33-year-old Sophie from Belgium, who has been a big fan of Diana, Princess of Wales, already for many years. Many Dutch royalty fans might know her as the owner of the All Things Royal forum, the best forum for discussing royals – not only […]