Yesterday I went to Noordeinde Palace, to see the royal march for the Prince's Day. Every third Tuesday of September in
Netherlands, there's
Prince’s Day or
Prinsjesdag. It is marked as the opening of Dutch parliament. A festive day, children in The Hague (including
Alya) are free from school so they might watch the procession of the
Gouden Koets, or
Golden Coach, in which the Queen is driven from her palace on the
Noordeinde to the
Ridderzaal, or
Hall of Knights, in the
Binnenhof, the houses of Dutch Parliament. Here she reads the ‘Speech from the Throne’, written jointly by the Ministers and Secretaries of State, outlining the government’s plans for the coming year. As the procession returns to the
Noordeinde Palace, the road is lined by members of the Dutch Royal Armed Forces, and in the afternoon the Royal Family appear on the palace balcony to address an adoring and often frenzied public. (Taken from
denhaag.com)
The family burst to
Noordeinde Palace, which is a few
tram stop away, and found that we're late for the first procession, and just caught the golden coach, for the balcony
appearance.
the golden coach guard looks similar to the Keraton Soldiers in Jogjakarta don't you think? I tried to google the picture, but this is the closest thing that came up. I'm sure there's more similar outfit like the one in Netherlands... (keraton soldier picture taken from
www.ladangkata.com)
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