A procession from Noordeinde Palace to the Binnehof (Parliament Buildings) takes place, consisting of many people in uniform, many horses, many marching bands, many machine guns, and many funny hats. The highlight is the Queen in her Golden Coach.
The streets were lined with people of all ages. The procession goes by, and the Queen and all the members of Parliament enter the Binnehof. After the Queen's speech is made, the procession goes back to the Palace. So, you get two parades, with a one-hour break in the middle.
These guys look like the miners from Stratego.
Queen Beatrix in her Golden Coach. I've never seen a Queen before, so I was pretty excited.
That's some ride.
Ah, Prinsjesdag. Over for another year.
2 comments:
Wow what a wonderful experiece you are having. Quite exciting that you get to see a Queen.I am glad that you have your camera fixed Grace.Hope you are getting the messages that I am sending you.Enjoy your day and evening. How many hours is there a time difference between holland and canada? take care from kathie and jake
Yay the Queen! Isn't she cute in her matching hat and bag? So much cuter than the Queen of stinky old England. I wonder if her carriage is ancient or if there is actually a company that makes pumpkin carriages. Like on My Super Sweet 16...well I guess there's my answer.
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