It is a momentous day for our dear chums in Holland, as their Old Queen Beatrix steps down in favour of her son Willem-Alexander, who becomes the first King of the Netherlands since 1890.
We recently booked a well-overdue long weekend in Amsterdam - probably my 36th visit to my most beloved city - for my 50th (oo-er) birthday in August, and a whole host of friends will be coming over to join me to toast this auspicious occasion!
To mark this very Dutch day, here is another favourite old Dutch queen (whose own birthday it was yesterday), Gerard Joling - of "De Toppers"
Love it.
Read more about the inauguration of King Willem-Alexander
God red de Koning!
Oh dear - the Dutch truly are in a league of their own when it comes to tacky music.
ReplyDeleteThey do have a certain penchant for tackiness - mind you, the Italians and the Spanish have produced some corkers over the years! Jx
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