Dutch egalitarian anti-royalists protest their new king

April 29, 2013

According to Expatica.com:

“While the Netherlands parties in gaudy orange as the new king takes the throne on April 30, a small group of defiant republicans will protest the monarchy’s very existence by wearing white….

“The monarchy is something from another century that no longer fits with democratic values,” Anjo Clement, head of the Netherlands Republican Association (NRG), told AFP.

“His group, founded in 1998, says it has over 1,600 members….”

Please click here, to read the full article on Expatica.com.

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Prince Wihelm-Alexander of The Netherlands will be enthroned as king on April 30, 2013. Photo by FaceMePLS.

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