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Seat used during state opening of parliament takes centre stage in exhibition about royal power

Subsidy for king’s estate Het Loo was legal, appeal court rules

The subsidy that King Willem-Alexander received from 2016 to 2021 for the management of Crown Domain Het Loo is lawful. The King received a recreation allowance for the part of the nature reserve that is open to the public all year round. The allowance was not provided for the part of the reserve that is closed annually for three months, which means that the Minister of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality did not have to impose an opening obligation for that area, the Trade Appeals Board (CBb)...

First City of the World- Ur    Archaeologists have discovered evidences of an early occupation at Ur during the Ubaid period. These early levels were sealed off with a sterile deposit of soil that was interpreted by excavators of the 1920s as evidence for the Great Flood of the book of Genesis and Epic of Gilgamesh.…

John M. Wisdom on Orwell, a Dutch royal palace & classical studies.

Designed as a royal hunting lodge in 1686, Het Loo has been transformed with a vast new entrance hall and multiple exhibition spaces hidden beneath the courtyard

From Disney princesses to money: 11 great things to do in May

As of april 2023, paleis het loo features an extension by KAAN architecten with expansive areas for both permanent and temporary exhibitions.

While King’s Day remains a favorite among Netherlands residents, the monarchy itself is on increasingly shaky ground. The waning confidence in King Willem-Alexander is translating into a growing undercurrent of unease about royalty in the Netherlands, the Volkskrant reports.

Exclusive Interview by Karen Beishuizen All photos courtesy of Paleis Het Loo Paleis Het Loo was built from 1685 onwards by King William III and Mary Stuart. Many royals lived at the palace from 1686 until 1970. The palace became a museum from 1970 on with many renovations and restorations in betwee