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State visit by the Emperor of Japan
Emperor Naruhito of Japan and his wife Empress Masako paid a state visit to the Netherlands.
Image: © Mischa Schoemaker
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State visit by the Federal President of Germany
Federal President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Büdenbender paid a state visit to the Netherlands.
Image: © ANP / Ramon van Flymen
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King Willem-Alexander and family
Photographs of King Willem-Alexander and his family.
Image: © RVD
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Upcoming events

21 October 2026
Working visit to Overijssel
The King, together with the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature, will make a working visit focused on nature restoration and future-proof agriculture.
7 December 2026
Birthday of Princess Catharina-Amalia
Birthday of Princess Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria.
Late December 2026
King’s Day host announcement
In late December the Royal Household officially announces the municipality selected to host the King’s Day (Koningsdag) celebrations in April of the following year.
26 April 2027
King’s Night (Koningsnacht) 2027
Celebrated across the Netherlands on the evening of Monday 26 April 2027, with nationwide club nights, concerts and street parties leading up to King’s Day.
27 April 2027
King’s Day (Koningsdag) 2027
King’s Day 2027, marking King Willem-Alexander’s 60th birthday, will be celebrated on Tuesday 27 April 2027. The King, Queen Máxima and the royal family will visit Lelystad in the province of Flevoland for the official municipal celebrations and nationwide festivities. It is the first time the royal birthday visit is hosted in Flevoland.
4 & 5 May 2027
Remembrance Day & Liberation Day 2027
Remembrance Day (Dodenherdenking) and Liberation Day (Bevrijdingsdag): national commemorations and celebrations attended by the royal family on 4 and 5 May 2027.
21 September 2027
Prinsjesdag (Prince’s Day) 2027
The annual opening of the parliamentary session and Budget Day, held on the third Tuesday of September. King Willem-Alexander delivers the Speech from the Throne in The Hague.