Dutch throne on display for first time as monarchy tries to win back public
Seat used during state opening of parliament takes centre stage in exhibition about royal power
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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) ruled on Tuesday in a case filed by the Fauna Protection Foundation.
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.