Tragedy on Queen's Day
This morning I woke up to the tragic news that a nutcase drove his car into the crowds celebrating Queen's Day in the city of Apeldoorn, Netherlands. News reports say four people have died and at least a dozen are injured. The incident happened just as the Dutch royal family passed by the location.
Queen's Day is a national holiday in the Netherlands on April 30. The country's entire population goes out and celebrates the Queen. The royal family each year picks a different city to visit on the day and is treated to traditional and new shows by citizens of the region. This is a nationally televised event. Everywhere else in the country people go out on the streets, have mass flea markets and celebrate with concerts, fairs and more.
My uncle Peike this morning sent me images from the Queen's Day celebration in my home town Haarlem. Happy pictures. He followed a bit later with sad images from Apeldoorn, including one showing a shocked Crown Prince Willem Alexander and Princess Maxima.
Queen's Day is a national holiday in the Netherlands on April 30. The country's entire population goes out and celebrates the Queen. The royal family each year picks a different city to visit on the day and is treated to traditional and new shows by citizens of the region. This is a nationally televised event. Everywhere else in the country people go out on the streets, have mass flea markets and celebrate with concerts, fairs and more.
My uncle Peike this morning sent me images from the Queen's Day celebration in my home town Haarlem. Happy pictures. He followed a bit later with sad images from Apeldoorn, including one showing a shocked Crown Prince Willem Alexander and Princess Maxima.
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posted by Joris Evers @ 9:37 AM
1 Comments:
At April 30, 2009 11:46 AM ,
Ben Evers said...
Volstrekt onbegrijpelijk. Geen idee waarom iemand zoiets doet. Het vreemde is wel dat er gister op het feest voor Koninginnedag in Quito een bommelding was. Iedereen heeft een uur buitengestaan. Het bleek loos alarm. Het feest daarna was gezellig.Van het drama in Apeldoorn wisten wij toen nog niets.
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