Ik zit met dit altijd in een soort spagaat. Ik ben eigenlijk een republikein, maar als ik naar de politiek kijk word ik niet vrolijk en ik moet er dan ook niet aan denken dat iemand daarvan 'President' zou moeten worden.

Maxima has a special position in the UN! Also, when I was 12 a designing competition was organised to design the flag for the birth op Princess Amalia (just before she was born). The design from a girl in my class won. So she got to visit them in their palace to give them the flag. When Princess Amalia was a few days old, our whole class was also invited to the flag factory in Dokkum where the flag was made. This is a really fun memory of my last year of primary school.

The monarchy did not start in 1869 as I think you said, but in 1806, when (indeed) Napoleon I made his younger brother Louis King of Holland.. Louis did not speak Dutch of course, but he truely did want to make something of his Kingship and started to learn Dutch. He was thought by Bilderdijk, at the time one of the most famous Dutch writers and poets. The story goes that one day the King wanted to show off his newfound knowledge of Dutch and proudly proclaimed “Ik ben de Konijn van Hollande” - I am the rabbit of Holland. For his French ears, “Koning” (King) and “konijn” (rabbit) must have sounded almost alike.... After Napoleon annexed the Netherlands in 1810, Louis Bonaparte lost his Dutch throne after only four years, but he was never forgotten: in I think 1845 King Willem II invited him for an extended tour of his old Kingdom and he was welcomed very warmly everywhere by older people who remembered his short but just and wise reign. It seems that Louis was touched deeply by the affection of the Dutch and by the fact that he had not been forgotten.

Perhaps an interesting titbit. The king, his wife and daughters go to theaters unannounced. I was at an Ice Age performance in Ahoy and a few front row seats were bordered off. Seconds before the show started the royal family appeared and sat down. They watched the show like everyone else and were ushered away just before the break to a private area. There was only minimal security present.

Considering the fact that, in the old days, it is custom that royals mary royals, it is obvious that they are all related.

He was a student at the oldest university in the country, studied History and graduated a 7.5 average, not bad I believe. He also flew for Flying Doctors in Africa. His knowledge of watermanagement is impressive. Please, make a video on Maxima’s fiftieth birthday on May 17!

@WvhKerkhof

3 жыл бұрын

And he went to a private school in the UK.

@JoviesHome

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! And thanks for the idea- no promises though!

@edgarvanoostrum8450

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah ... still waiting for his thesis to become publicly available ...

@BierdopjeNL

2 жыл бұрын

@@edgarvanoostrum8450 you can also say we dont HAVE to choose our king. I'm happy there's at least some stability in our country. Politics would not be the same if there were no king. Imagine Rutte have absolute free reign. It's kinda shitty now but imagine him being President...

The Royal family will cost me 3 euro a year, 240 euro on a lifetime. Considering we are such a small country our Royal family is very important on an international level. A president would also have security and use the palaces. So money very well spend in my opinion!

@RealConstructor

3 жыл бұрын

And elections every four years, that also costs money. And politics get their claws on the highest function of the country. And we know what mess politicians make. And a monarchy makes your country stand out more, which is important for a small country. More people know the royal family or the king of The Netherlands than the president of Portugal, or Slovakia for that matter. On a state visit the a royal can open more doors for trade than a president. So I prefer a monarchy.

@Wuppie62

3 жыл бұрын

@@RealConstructor All the high(er) functions should be executed by elected officials in a democracy. When the government or the PM isn't functioning well, they step back and will be replaced after new elections. That's democracy. In a democracy you don't want a monarch - who simply inherets his position by birth - to have real power. Let alone for life. When a monarch sucks he/she doesn't get fired (- although monarch's can be dethroned and/or beheaded.. ;) ..). That's why I think it's best to not have a monarch(y) at all, or merely a monarch with no real power but just representative tasks, for show abroad and a sense of unity of the people. But when a monarch (and family) costs too much, performs lousy and looses the trust and respect of the people, this may induce the end of the monarchy.

@Keyboardje

3 жыл бұрын

@@Wuppie62 The most important word here being: "SHOULD"...

@frankaschapendonk7220

3 жыл бұрын

@@Wuppie62 yeh lets vote for a president every 4 years. That works well. Every fur years a person that want to execute his/her power. We have seen good examples but also very very bad. Thats scary i think, some "sick" person who gets a hole nation down a the top of the power. I mean Poetin, Trump, Castro, for example. At least kings/queens have to learn how to keep there position, have really nothing to say in politics, but have a rol of holding the nation togethere, combine. Its not about money in the first place. Do you think Trump and Poetin cost the tax payers less, i dont think so. And how did the people from Russia an The US benifit from those two????? Trump was more extensieve in for years for the people in the US ( the world in fact) than our king Willem-Alexander his hole life. Yeah i think it can be a bit less, but i an Dutch. As long there are people in the Netherlands that cant pay for food and housing AND pay tax, the King can pay tax, why not. He than has still a great live. People under the minimum shouls extended from paying tax. Not somone whi has a very good life.

@Wuppie62

3 жыл бұрын

@@frankaschapendonk7220 The voting system in the US is far from perfect, because of the Electoral College and a shameless republican party. But still...Trump got sent home, didn't he? Democracy won in the end, though you could say that every democracy gets the leader(s) its people deserves. Except when a democracy is corrupted, or doesn't see to it that a president or PM can't be or place himself above the democratic laws. Anything you said about how a monarch can secure his/her position by pleasing the people also goes for an eternal dictatorial president (Putin, Erdogan), but I wouldn't choose to go those routes. And why would we need a separate president, when there's already a PM and an adminstration/kabinet?

When I lived in the UK I was a republican, but not here in NL; I quite like Willem Alexander, maybe because he agreed to me being a Dutchman.

I found it remarkable that you named Queen Margeretha (Denmark), King Harald (Norway), Queen Elizabeth (UK), Henry (Luxembourg), Albert (Monaco), all current monarchs, but also King Albert (Belgium) and King Juan Carlos (Spain) as former monarchs both being succeeded by their sons King Filip (Belgium) and King Felipe (Spain).

Maxima also told this year she goes undercover sometimes too. Grabs her wig, takes a car and drives somewhere she likes to see or just experience the normal life

The only thing I have in common with King Willem-Alexander is our birthday, so... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME !!! - :D -

@JoviesHome

3 жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday to the King and you!

The yacht was a gift from the Dutch people to Queen Beatrice

@Awen_newA

3 жыл бұрын

Beatrix

@arnoldwardenaar127

3 жыл бұрын

And the cost of maintaining it, is budgeted to the navy... That's why it's paid for by the department of defence

@louisbeerreviews8964

3 жыл бұрын

@@Awen_newA wrong it’s beatrice

@Awen_newA

3 жыл бұрын

@@louisbeerreviews8964 who's Beatrice? If you mean the previous Dutch queen. Then her name is Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard.

@chatterboxjan8

3 жыл бұрын

no one asked me if I wanted to contribute to this gift............

The Royal Family of The Netherlands may be the most expensive of Europe, but only in absolute amounts. Per citizen Norway is the most expensive with €6,37 (NL €2,32) and Belgium €3,30 but including security costs. Spain has an unbelievable amount of €0,19 per citizen, so they probably have hidden costs on the national budget somewhere. And the House of Windsor has lots of income from there numerous lands and possessions, so they don’t need so much state support. So because of lack of transparency, it is hard to compare the numbers. Some pay tax, a lot of them don’t. Source: fact check of NRC Handelsblad.

@JoviesHome

3 жыл бұрын

That is so interesting, thanks for sharing!

@inconnu4961

Жыл бұрын

Finally, someone was willing to mention it! i would almost guarantee there is a black book ( not publicly scrutinized budget of expenses) that they are funded from! The fact that the 'subjects' of a monarchy believe they 'know' everything worth knowing of their monarch defies logic and history!

Princess Amalia rejected her government salary with a handwritten letter to MP Ruttte. That's character.

@inconnu4961

Жыл бұрын

Where did she get her income from? what were her expenses, and how were they paid?

Jovie, I've been to this year's ago but it was called Queen's Day. It was quite a party all over the country. Thanks for bringing back memories of my life. Thanks for sharing this with us. Well done young lady.

@JoviesHome

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

The 'elfstedentocht' is not typically held in Friesland, it's only held there as it follows the course of 11 specific cities :)

The reason royals married other royals in the past was a way to "ensure peace" between those countries. I believe Willem Alexander is our first king or queen who married a "common" girl.

@JoviesHome

3 жыл бұрын

Isn't that interesting?

@wilmameijer437

3 жыл бұрын

His father Claus Von Amsberg wasn't born a royal either.

@Busfles984

3 жыл бұрын

Her Argentinian family is descended from Basque nobility. (Baskische adel)

@xXTheoLinuxXx

3 жыл бұрын

@@Busfles984 and I believe family (although not close related) from Prins Bernhard.

Before Wilhelmina, there was Emma. She was a regent only, because Wilhelmina was still a minor.

they cost 40 million a year... so about €2,50 per citizen. How much do Americans pay towards their Presidents and Presidential hopefulls?

@JoviesHome

3 жыл бұрын

That's a good question. Thanks for the perspective.

@mavadelo

3 жыл бұрын

@@willy4170 lol, right. You might want to check if the King "only gorging". You have clearly no idea what you are talking about.

@JoeTuub77

3 жыл бұрын

And do not forget they not only cost money. WA and Maxima generate 4-5 miljard (US: Billion) Euro revenue per year for the Netherlands.

@edgarvanoostrum8450

2 жыл бұрын

Difference is: we don't get to choose our king ...

@merren2306

2 жыл бұрын

@@edgarvanoostrum8450 which is a good thing imo. That way he can be politically neutral.

Fun fact: A line in the Dutch national anthem reads: “I have always honored the King of Spain”. Our Royal Family, including the King, always sings along our national anthem at the top of their lungs 😉 Of course, this has nothing to do with the current King Filipe of Spain, but with the 16th century King Philip II, who ruled over The Netherlands until the Dutch separated from Spain in the 80 Year’s War under the leadership of William of Orange.

@JoviesHome

3 жыл бұрын

That is interesting, thanks for sharing!

@demi3115

Жыл бұрын

@@JoviesHome this is wikipedia level knowledge. do you not do any 'research' for whenever you try to talk about this stuff? Sigh, muricans.

@inconnu4961

Жыл бұрын

@@demi3115 We dont have monarchs in America! We could have had one, but decided it was a silly European invention! So, needless to say but i will say it any way, we dont care to research the silly monarchs of the Old World! Het spijt me! Vergeef ons alstublieft!

Fijne Koningsdag! Hope next year we get to celebrate the normal way next year....

@JoviesHome

3 жыл бұрын

I hope so too!

@metube3398

3 жыл бұрын

i dont think so! When people keep partying in such large groups, it never ends

Maak er gezellig dag van, met je familie en Danny.

The school situation started when then little Princess Beatrix was brought to public elementary (basisschool). And Princess Alexia will attent an English school after the summer. King Willem-Alexander went there when he was young (and I believe he has something to do with it still), some other royals from over Europe went there and next year Spanish princess Eleonore will go there too.

@JoviesHome

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@joebloggs2473

3 жыл бұрын

She is going to Atlantic College in Wales so not quite England.

Koningin Wilhelmina, kwam vaak naar Spakenburg. Na de overstroming van ons dorp. Er is bij de haven nog een standbeeld van Wilhelmina. Waar ik zelf de onderkant van heb gemaakt.

@Wuppie62

3 жыл бұрын

De onderkant van Wilhelmina en de geur van de haven Spakenburg, LOL!

I love them!

Nice video,thank you!

@JoviesHome

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

The Netherlands from very early on has been and still is a republic in mentality and culture. Still the royal's are quite popular. They fit in .

@inconnu4961

Жыл бұрын

Why, though? That would be akin to being a vegan, but eating bacon, because . . .its bacon! How are monarchies helpful or necessary? if you have extra money to waste, just hire a couple more local representatives or install another bureaucracy!

W.A. is sort of a national hero since he managed to skate and finish the 11 stedentocht

Loved the video. As a matter a fact I live near the finish line of de elfsteden tocht. But i loved the learn all of these facts.

@JoviesHome

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

The autocratic King William I of NL was the first king of NL. Before that, the figureheads of the dutch provinces were the stadtholders, such as William (the Silent) of Orange (the national anthem Het Wilhlemus is about WtS). After the assassination of WtS in 1584, the Dutch wanted to have Elisabeth I of England as their monarch, but she refused, as this would have drawn England directly into war with Spain. The war happened anyway...the Spanish Armada was defeated by the English in 1588. A century later, the great-grandson on WtS Willem Frederick of Orange became King William III of England in the Glorious Revolution. I noticed that Queen Elizabeth II's maternal grandmother had the surname Cavendish-Bentinck. The name Bentinck sounds like Overijssel to my ears. Sure enough, when we trace back we find that a certain dutch nobleman from Diepenheim, Overijssel named Hans-William Bentinck came over with William III in the Glorious Revolution and remained William's trusted advisor, and became the 1st Earl of Portland.

I really like Kings Day, though corona ruined it a bit, because I miss the Kingsnight (Music all over the plave in the night before Kingsday) and/or the fireworks that were each Kings Day evening. It's a free day. You got to see how normal such high ranking people can get. Everything gets orange, everywhere are flags, like its time to be proud of my country yet again. Though my favorite addition is actually quite a simple one...Oranjevla (Orangecustard). Which is FREAKING amazing :P And I am addicted to it.

@JoviesHome

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing- you have some wonderful memories!

The advantages they have really annoy me. Not paying taxes is crazy. And when Amalia reaches the age of 18 at the end of this year, she gets an allowance of 1.5 million euro a year. That's nuts!!!! What does an 18-year old need such an amount of money for? Give her 10 percent, that's more than enough. Honestly, even that is still a crazy amount to me, as most people have to live on a whole lot less than that.

@JoviesHome

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, that is a huge allowance!

@JoTummers

3 жыл бұрын

@@JoviesHome yes it is. And in my opinion it sets a bad example, especially in these difficult times.

@uueyeam6398

3 жыл бұрын

Actually Amalia declined the allowance and said that that money should be used for students who had a more difficult time than her to go and study! BTW it is wrong what Jovie said about not paying taxes! they are paying taxes, and the palaces that the country are paying for, that is true, but that is because these palaces are not owned by the royal family but by the state of the Netherlands.

@JoTummers

3 жыл бұрын

@@uueyeam6398 That she declined it does not change the fact that she has a right to get such a ridiculous amount. It's just thoughtful of her and I really appreciate it that she did.

The Netherlands before Napoleon's Kingdom of Holland surely wasn't a set of divided monarchies. In the Middle Ages it was a part of the Holy Roman Empire, which wasn't holy, wasn't Roman and wasn't an empire. The Low Countries (including today's Belgium) had been prospering for centuries and had managed to get a lot of autonomy and civil rights, partly by paying a lot of taxes to the overlord. Through inheretance it became part of the Spanish Empire 1555. King Philip II of Spain was a fanatic catholic who's mission in life was to root out protestantism. He sent the Spanish Inquisition onto both the Dutch protestants and catholics, who were like 'we manage those matters ourselves here', so after a lot of torture and burnings at the stake as well as refusals to do so the Dutch revolted. Under the leadership of the king's former steward (Stadtholder) William of Orange the Northern Provinces united in The Union of Utrecht in 1579 which codified freedom of conscience and therefore religious tolerance. In 1581 they declared the king had become a tyrant who failed to serve his people and acknowledge their rights and had therefore left the throne of the Netherlands, and the Dutch had to right to no longer recognize him as their king and declared independenc. This 'Plakkaat van Verlatinghe' was materially much like the American Declaration of Independence almost 200 years later. They went looking for a new king, but couldn't find one, partly because non of the monarch supplying families was enthousiastic about this idea of kings having to serve their people instead of being send by god and therefore with the right to tell the people how to believe in god. So the Dutch decided to go ahead without a king as the Republic of the United 7 Provinces, also known as the Dutch Republic. God's wrath didn't come, on the contrary. The Dutch were in the process of inventing modern capitalism and the wind powered wood saw, and dominated the huge Baltic Sea trade. The Spanish hadn't given up and the troops were a pain in what was to be known as the 80-years war, but by 1600 William of Orange son Maurits had shown his military brilliance more than once and the Dutch Republic was stable on most of it's territory. The prime minister, Van Oldenbarnevelt decided to take the war to the Spanish (including the Portugese) colonial empire which was used to finance the war against Dutch independence and created a global trade empire, with some colonial crime on the side certainly but they didn't want to rule large area's and populations like the monarchs and didn't have the manpower for it anyway. By the 1640's the Dutch Republic with it's 1.5 million population was the economic superpower of the world with more merchant ships than Spain, Britain and France combined and did more than half of Europe's trade and with a lot of proto-industrialization and a very wealthy and big spending middle class, needless to say they were rich, extremely rich. The Stadtholder (usually of the Orange family) was done with and the prime minister De Witt was the son of a humble woodstacker. The protestants ruled but there was religious tolerance although the catholics had to keep a low profile. It was by far the most egalitarian nation of it's day, it had extensive rights and freedoms, for women too, and freedom of prints. More than half of Europe's books were printed here and especially the enlightened ones while Locke and Descartes lived and worked in that freedom here. In contrast with the situation overseas though, in 1637 the Dutch Republic gave up on it's calvinist objections and entered the transatlantic slavetrade. It had brought the Spanish Empire to it's knees, it had outfinanced them, and they were forced to officially recognize Dutch independence in 1648, after 80 years. The success of the Dutch Republic didn't go down well with the European monarchs, especially not the catholic ones, and the king of England went behind the Dutch back to conspire with Louis XIV and a large part of the German rulers to attack the Dutch Republic from the sea, the South and the East at the same time. This resulted in the disaster year 1672. De Witt with his focus on Holland had neglected the land defense in the Eastern and Southern Netherlands, and after months of fear and despair was killed and mutilated by an angry mob together with his brother, a mob that had turned to William III of Orange for hope. He was appointed Stadtholder and despite his family links to European royals and the English in particular he was loyal to the republic, he flooded large parts of the country in defense and managed to fence off the attacks and stabilize the Dutch Republic again. In the 1680's England was on it's way to become an absolute catholic monarchy again and Stadtholder William III decided to invade. He plotted with John Locke to have English parliamentarians to invite him and not make it look like a conquest to get popular support and spare bloodshed and English pride, which works until today since they call it their own 'Glorious Revolution'. But he came with a fleet bigger than the Spanish Armada and 40.000 troops and occupied London while king James II fled, English troops ran or defected and the people welcomed the liberator on his white horse with his promise of religious tolerance and the printing press he brought for propaganda. The Stadtholder, basically a civil servant of the Dutch Republic, got crowned king William III of England and later Scotland and N-Ireland and gave Britain it's current constitutional monarchy with it's bill of rights and religious tolerance. He also modernized the economy which allowed the much larger Britain to take over from the Dutch Republic as the economic superpower and become the British Empire, but he got what he wanted, a stable protestant ally. In the shadow of the British Empire the Dutch Republic faired reasonably well in the 18th century but was in decline as a world power. The enlightenment philosophies printed in the Netherlands resulted in the French Revolution which resulted in Napoleon, who wanted The Netherlands as a cash cow. Thanks to an extremely harsh winter his troops could simply march over the Hollandic waterline and took the whole of the Netherlands. He made his brother Louis 'king of Holland'. Contrary to the Corsican capo himself Louis was a very enlightened and gentle man who really loved the Dutch and the Dutch loved him back, his brother Napoleon didn't because he was in the way extracting maximum money. Louis was the one who made the Palace on the Dam from City Hall, a showpiece of the Dutch Republic, into the Royal Palace. He was also the king that put on his boots in case of disaster to give support to the unlucky people and lead the relief effort, and example still followed by the current royal family. Napoleon was beaten, the British took credit and ran the show afterwards. The Netherlands were bankrupt (which explains the crown) with most of it's colonies occupied by the British because of Napoleon and the British were scared of republicanism and the French, so they decided the Netherlands had to re-unite with the Southern Netherlands (Belgium now) as a buffer state to France. And it had to become a monarchy of course so the Orange-Nassau's residing in Germany were asked. Because of Louis there was popular support for a king and because of history there was popular support for the Oranges Where the Dutch gave Britain it's constitutional monarchy, we got an absolute monarchy in return. This was soon to be corrected, the resulting in the 1848 constitution (after the Belgians split in 1830 because the countries had grown apart in 2 centuries of the Dutch Republic) but still.... One could say we're still a republic so tolerant that we even tolerate a monarchy. Anyway, the monarchy isn't as self evident as it might seem. There has always been campaiging and propaganda for support and surpressing the history of the Dutch Republic and Louis Napoleon's reign is part of that, and playing Louis XIV with a golden carriage and all might not have been the right choice. Wilhelmina was a feisty one and had WWII, during Juliana's reign the monarchy got wobbly thanks to scandals and the zeitgeist. Beatrix is higly intelligent and was extremely capable and solidified the monarchy, Now Willem-Alexander has to watch his steps. He's a bit passive rather than distant on the political front, they are a bit too greedy, they see the rules bend for them and too often they give the impression they're not in the same boat with us. Are they 'somewheres' or 'anywheres', is their loyalty with the people or with the international billionaire class? Popular support is fading, slowly but surely. He's accepted for who he is, a bit clumsy and not always at ease with his role, but he's got serve the people and deliver. Throwing the people a big party once every year is important, and a suffering for the royal family of course, but it's not enough. After all this is a country where republicans celebrate King's Day too. Not much party anyway today, hence my little essay on history of the Netherlands, and I don't know if the lack of party for the second year in a row due to covid is partly responsible for the decrease in popular support. His mother had a very clear focus of what she wanted the monarchy to be and worked towards that, maybe it's time he develops a vision on his kingship.

@nomadgigi4051

3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting, never knew half of that. I'm Dutch-australian, born near paleis Soestdijk in the early 50's. I don't recall learning much of that in my 8 years of Dutch schooling.

@inconnu4961

Жыл бұрын

What a remarkable brief history summary! Thank you for taking the time to post this!

Haha, well, not really an interaction, more of a "Oh *peep* I'm waaay to late!" when I was doing camerawork at a music event to bring music lessons to elementary school chlidren and the finale of the event was in the Heineken Music Hall (named different these days I think). The man who trained me as a camera operator had said this "So, it's the princess, so it's a little bit less of a crazy chaos then it would be when the queen goes somewhere" (when this happened King Willem-Alexander was still the prince) "but still, you need to be quick, when the Royal Press Service removes the ribbon, MOVE as quick as you can." And guess what I did: I did it as fast as I thought I could and still it was as if everyone had disappeared with the snap of a finger. I managed to make some different kinds of footage by holding the camera as far above my head as possible (and since most camera operators are taller than me that sometimes doesn't work either) but I had some footage. When I came back, the man who coached me asked me with a big smile on his face "Were you on time?" and I was like "Nope!" and his response was only something like "Don't worry, I was late the first time as well", but he still was pleased when he saw the footage containing some other camera's near the bottom of the frame and the royal family. "Good, you see there's more camera people there but you still see the royal family as well...good!" I never felt better about something I made hehe :P .

Love the oranje outfit!

@JoviesHome

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's a good color!

Instead of what you might think when you mention "King", this King doesn't have any power. All of his deeds are the responsiability of the prime minister. It's more or less a ceremonial position but one with a large impact of binding the people en represent our nation worldwide. The only thing he needs to do is to represent this remarkeble country.

@dutchman7623

3 жыл бұрын

And stay clear away from ' 'n beetje dom'! Like going on a trip while the country is in lockdown.

@inconnu4961

Жыл бұрын

But why have them at all if they are so useless? They had power at one time, didnt they? why risk putting them in a position to take power away from the people in the event of a crises? It seems so absurd that a modern, progressive people would hold onto such an expensive and pointless institution! it also gives the impression that the people are being lied to about the institution. Just like all other forms of government and propaganda, they tell you ONLY what you need to know!

Considering that during the last 3 centuries they had to give up all their land (half of the Netherlands), and hand over the power to govern it, the price we the people pay them is not that much. In return we get a family that is willing to live prissoned in traditions, excluded from public life and still be representatives for the Netherlands.

@inconnu4961

Жыл бұрын

For a group used to privilege and surrounded by uber rich elite, it sounds like slavery! Why subject oneself to it, and more importantly why subject your children & grand children to it? does that NOT seem odd to the average Dutch person? Certainly, they must be double-dipping or stepping out on The Netherlands to make it worth ALL their sacrifice?

@MarcJagt

Жыл бұрын

@@inconnu4961 The Dutch are not subject to the King. The King is subject to the Dutch. He is not allowed to speak his private opinion. He can only emphasize what the government says.

Don’t forget…..we eat orange tompouces at Kingsday….😜they have long lines at the bakkery….hope we have a normal day next year🥳

@JoviesHome

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reminder!

Well there was that time he bought a vacation home in Africa where his neighbours where dictators, yeah that didn't go down well so they had to sell it.

@JoviesHome

3 жыл бұрын

I can imagine the PR problems.

@ellenotten9663

3 жыл бұрын

Ik weet niet maar als mijn buren iets doen wat niet door de beugel kan ben ik niet verantwoordelijk. Dat mensen zo denken vind ik ouderwets

@ottot3221

3 жыл бұрын

@@ellenotten9663 Ik geloof niet dat ik er een waardeoordeel aan gegeven heb, alleen dat het niet goed viel dat ie een vakantie villa tussen dictators en criminelen had gekocht. Iets wat ik gezien het koningschap niet echt slim is natuurlijk. Verder kan je je afvragen of je tussen dergelijke figuren wil zitten tijdens je vakantie, Willem blijkbaar wel...

Every European Royal Family is related to each other mainly through one or more of Queen Victoria's 11 children, this makes them all of Austrian/German/Russian descent. Victoria was an Hanovarian, married a German Prince, the British Royal Families name up to 1914 was Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. George V changed it to Windsor to distance the Family from its German ancestry in WW1. It is now Mountbatten-Windsor as Prince Philip got his way for the change in the 1960's although still officially Windsor. Although Philip was born in Corfu into the Greek Royal Family, that family was of German/Russian descent. He would often boast he was more Royal than the Queen as both his parents were Royal! George VI having married the daughter of a Scottish Duke as was 2nd in line to the Throne and not expected to ascend. Edward VIII's abdication changed that. The Netherlands is also related by William of Orange and Mary who were invited to take the British Throne jointly and equally as a dispute in Royal lineage was about to erupt into a second civil war in Britain.

@JoviesHome

3 жыл бұрын

You sure know a lot about royalty! It must be a passion of yours. Thanks for sharing!

@dutchman7623

3 жыл бұрын

++@@JoviesHome No, the comment above yours is nonsense. You were correct with Johan Willem Friso, Prince of Orange and Nassau. He is the one who connects all royalty. No descendant of Victoria entered the Dutch royal family. The other way around did happen, the Dutch Prince Willem II did take the English throne in 1689 after an invasion, he was the son of an English princess and married to one. Did however not like his family in law... happens.

If i'm right the jacht that boat thingy is officaly conciderd an military war ship!! Because it whas donated by the Mariners to the fermer queen as an precent an gift. To show their respects for the help she gave them. (Probably in hard times but i am not sure) I have missed for sure some details but this is an lesser known fact, and an fun fact if you ask me. Do keep in mind the story is bigger and more elaborate but i'm also only an person. So here yo uasked for the awnsere, so this is why the army (the navel army section to be more excect) pays for her ship, boat, jacht or how ever you call it. 😄

It looks like that the royals are expensive but you need to know that when Willem or Máxima go on a trip lets say to Amerika. The always travel whit ceo's of big company's . a year aggo the whent to ammerats ( i hope i wrote this wright haha) and came back whit 2.1 billion euro's of business. So i think they earn there own salari back. Hahaa fijne koningsdag

@Dutch3DMaster

3 жыл бұрын

I think you were trying to say "United Arab Emirates" :P.

@jaccovalkenburg79vdaal

3 жыл бұрын

Yes i did hahaa

@jaccovalkenburg79vdaal

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dutch3DMaster yes i did haha

@nightfly4664

3 жыл бұрын

The thing is, would we not get that without a royal family? I would say we would get it without them, so you can't say they earn back their own salary. It also isn't a salary, but an "uitkering".

@jaccovalkenburg79vdaal

3 жыл бұрын

Nightfly everybody see it in his own way . iam happy we have a royal family . thats my opinion hahaa ☺👍

prince willem alexander was also incognito when he met maxima, according to popular myth.

@JoviesHome

3 жыл бұрын

I bet that is a fascinating story!

Good Kings Day:)

Gelukkig Koningsdag iedereen ❤️🇳🇱

As a child the princesses Irene and Marijke (later called Christina) visited my school in 1954/55 and 1956/1957 respectively.

@JoviesHome

3 жыл бұрын

That must have been an exciting day!

@HaKi1950

3 жыл бұрын

@@JoviesHome Not really, the first time Princess Irene (sister of former Queen Beatrix) came to our class. I was 4. We were walking "in parade" and somehow I seemed to draw her attention because she kept smiling at me. She was about 15 herself but I always kept that picture in my mind. I had no idea who that beautiful young lady was. In 1956/1957 Princess Marijke came to my class, a very shy 9 or 10 year old girl. She came into my classroom, talked a little with my teacher, gave her a gift of some kind and then left.

Heej Jovie! Being a dutchie i love your video's! I even learn things i did not know! Keep on the good work and thanks you!

@JoviesHome

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Nice orange dress. Pity we can't party properly this year. Orange earrings too! 🇳🇱

@JoviesHome

3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully next year! And yes, it's always great to match! ❤

Dear Jovie, I recommend everyone including you to watch and re-watch Jeanette Ossebaard's 10 part series: FALL CABAL (on bitchute), she also had a sequel to FALL CABAL (17 parts I believe) and a docu about Covid. She is an award winning, independent, Dutch journalist. YOU'LL FIND OUT SO MANY FUN FACTS ABOUT THE DUTCH ROYALTY !!!!!

@inconnu4961

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the recommendation!

I did see beatrix and her mother once when i was visiting holland..it was 1980 i think. They drove by in a convertable car. Not sure why but think it was the same year they came out with a commemorative coin with both of them on it. Was exciting for me as I was 16 years old.

@I.Toverheks

3 жыл бұрын

1980 is when Juliana abdicated and Beatrix became queen.. the guilder with both their heads was made especially to celebrate that moment.

Hi. Between Willem III and Wilhelmina there was Emma. Although she was never crowned as queen. You said Willem-Alexander went to a public school. That needs a little clarification as foreigners see this as state-owned. The fun fact is that all the schools in the Netherlands are run as autonomous companies. They are funded by the state up to a certain amount and have to obey to a set of standards and results. Apart from that the can have their own orientation, as christian, neutral Montesori or other. It's a rather akward system. But it seems to function. Hence our extraordinary intelligence (haha). Keepup the good spirit. Your Dutch is getting better with every video

@JoviesHome

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the encouragement, I appreciate it!

Our royal family is dirt cheap for 40M we have one of the best yearly events in the world (except in 2020 & 2021) Especially if you compare it with something like Olympic Games for 20B

@inconnu4961

Жыл бұрын

Why pay them at all? what purpose do they serve?

@buddy1155

Жыл бұрын

@@inconnu4961 Are you trolling or just genuine interested?

The yacht: de groene draeck was a present to princess beatrix, the cabinet says that you cant give a yacht with a lot of cost so they promised to pay all of the mentanice cost.

Me being a monarchist( a fan) I studied the constitional monarchy. And yes we can end the monarchy (a process similar like brexit) however, few people know that the costs of that change are ridiculous. For one... Everything the house of orange ever owned wil be given back to them. (palaces, land, art, paintings, cars, horses, ships, jewels) but insurance, maintenance and running costs will be paid by the Netherlands. It's in the constitution. So you know

@inconnu4961

Жыл бұрын

Rewrite the constitution taking those parts out! Everything is negotiable! The Netherlands, as a nation should be wealthy enough to contest EVERY stipulation some defunct old money monarch could make! if not . . . then there are things the Dutch people SHOULD know that they arent being told and THIS should worry people!

Wasn't expecting the KLM fact to be in there, but it's one of my favorites 😁

@JoviesHome

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you liked it!

@bentels5340

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately though, he doesn't do it anymore. That ended when he became king. He now flies the goverment jet to keep up his hours.

@TheTwan85

3 жыл бұрын

@@bentels5340 google "Willem Alexander KLM" and you'll find an article from 2019 stating that King Willem Alexander flies KLM cityhoppers twice a month.. He had been king for 6 years at that point, and since 2020/2021 haven't seen a lot of passenger flights (with the pandemic and all) I'd call it a recent source...

I did not know that the Orange family was one of the most expensive royal families in the world. I think the British one is far more expensive. And the Royal Yacht is maintained by the MOD because we have a navy with maintenance facilities for ships, I think.

@OP-1000

3 жыл бұрын

It was a gift from the people including it’s maintenance.

@bouli3576

3 жыл бұрын

There is also the fact that if the Royal yacht is registered as military, no harbour duties abroad are due !

@uueyeam6398

3 жыл бұрын

The Presidency of the united states costs about ten times more per year than the Dutch royal family!

1:50 wasn't the reason for this is that it was a gift ? I assume it's not like Air Force One. Or maybe it's because it's national heritage. Now I'm uncertain again. 4:29 let's not forget the German connections as well 6:41 now that's what you'd call putting the Royal in Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM). Actually article from 2019 claimed it's twice a month on KLM Cityhopper (so internal European flights)

@JoviesHome

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

@autohmae

3 жыл бұрын

@@JoviesHome hope you had a good king day :-)

You forgot .That the royaal fam have a lot of stocks .of the biggest compagnie in the world Shell .royaal Dutch Shell...extreem rich.

@inconnu4961

Жыл бұрын

That empire that they oversaw has filled their coffers in perpetuity!

Thanks to our royal family we have a national color, orange. Which happens to be the perfect color for parties, football and all fun events. Also: a lot of people want to get rid of them, because they "only cost money". I disagree. They are a very strong representation of the Netherlands. When they go out on an official visit to another country (a "staatsbezoek") there's a whole entourage of business people and whatever coming along. The visit opens all kinds of doors and always leads to billions of euro's worth of contracts and deals.

@inconnu4961

Жыл бұрын

LMAO! Cant your ELECTED officials do that or are they NOT qualified? Perhaps do away with those useless officials and give that duty to the monarchs. Why dont you elect the monarchs? perhaps other people would like to be king or queen someday? Forgive me, but a monarch is about is useful as an appendix (the abdominal kind)!

Stay safe and well.hugs :)

@JoviesHome

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, you too!

6:05 The "southern regions of the Netherlands" : why don't you say Belgium ?

@HaKi1950

3 жыл бұрын

Because Belgium did not exist yet as a nation, that did not happen until after 1830.

The more I know about Netherlands, the more I want to go there

God Bless the King🍀❤

We have had four Queens, not three. You forgot Queen Emma who was regent form 1890 to 1898

@solacatholica51

3 жыл бұрын

A regent is a caretaker queen, but by law not an official queen… so 3 is correct. (volgens nederlands staatsrecht)

@bentels5340

3 жыл бұрын

@@solacatholica51 According to everybodies constitutional law. A caretaker is not a monarch.

@HaKi1950

3 жыл бұрын

@@solacatholica51 Queen Máxima will be potential regent until Crown Princess Amalia turns 18, which will be soon.

Love your earrings

@JoviesHome

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

According to our constitution the inauguration must be in the capital Ansterdam. That is the only mentioning of "Capital" in our laws. That is why Amsterdam is our capital, although the government is in The Hague.

I'm not sure that they're more expensive than a president ... And I think that they make for a nicer face for the country than a president. Certainly than a particular American president ...

You missed Queen Emma, mother of Wilhelmina.

Ik hou van Holland 🌹 (Linda de Mol)

Hun jacht (zeilboot) de Groene Draak. Kost ons ongeveer €200000,- per jaar. Deze boot ligt in Muiden.

@gert-janvanderlee5307

3 жыл бұрын

Lijkt me dat dat ook een stuk goedkoper kan. Commerciële onderhoudsbedrijven zullen niet lang bestaan als ze 200.000 per jaar rekenen voor het onderhoud aan zo'n boot.

@dutchman7623

3 жыл бұрын

@@gert-janvanderlee5307 Ik denk ook niet dat de garage van Biden een rekening stuurt te vergelijken met een onderhoudsbeurt aan een Peugeot 105.

The total cost for the "Royal" family is about Euro 145 million per year.

@inconnu4961

Жыл бұрын

How did you come about this number?

I do hear a kind of beeping sound on the background which is annoying.

@JoviesHome

3 жыл бұрын

I still live on a construction site for new houses...the trucks come and go all the time. It sucks.

what do you think of closing the gardens from paleis het Loo for royal hunting? The other days its open for the public.

@biancavanewijk5827

3 жыл бұрын

Ze krijgen ook nog subsidie van enkele miljoenen voor het landgoed 😬

@myrtheengeman4787

3 жыл бұрын

@@biancavanewijk5827 ja ik weet t schrok er enorm van.

The other parts of the Kingdom are: Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao as well as Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius and Saba (in the Caribic). Once upon a time, Suriname also belonged to the Kingdom.

@frankaschapendonk7220

3 жыл бұрын

And Indonesië

@JoviesHome

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@racingweirdo

3 жыл бұрын

Wrong the netherlands, aruba Curaçao and sint maarten are the members of the kingdom. The bes island are a special part of the netherlands. Indonesia and Suriname both leave the kingdom.

Er zitten fouten in de stamlijn die je noemt.

Even more expensive than the English royal family?? I didn't know that! 😳

@bentels5340

3 жыл бұрын

Well, in the case of the UK the income from the monarch's estates goes to the treasury, so they actually make money for the state on balance. By comparison, in The Netherlands the official palaces belong to the country and not the monarch. So upkeep is a national expense.

and how much does it cost a year to keep several ex presidents up an running bush , clinton , obama , carter , trump that,s 5 family,s

@inconnu4961

Жыл бұрын

Something tells me you already know! Why dont you share your info?

The fam King .Royaal Dutch Shell ..biggest .shear holder .On off the top 7 biggest compagnies in the world.

We didnt have the most expensive royal family, we are not even in the top 5. We have the most expensive royal family per person living in the netherlands. Every person paid 20 euro per year.

His nickname W van buren was a big mistake. They Van egmond family claimed the village buren and kick out there previous owners the family van buren. From that moment the van egmond family changed there name to Van buren. There daughter anna van buren(officialy van egmond) married with willem the silent. The royal family is not related to anna van buren/egmond.

@racingweirdo

3 жыл бұрын

The populair dutch dj armin van buren is a member of the real Van buren family.

En Saba, met het kleinste landingsbaan te wereld. En het hoogste punt van Nederland.

@MarkDDG

3 жыл бұрын

Mount Scenery

@wtcnl

3 жыл бұрын

Niet het hoogste punt van Nederland maar van het Verenigd Koninkrijk der Nederlanden

@arneclements6911

3 жыл бұрын

St, Eustacius, Saba en St. Maarten horen er ook bij

In All fairness… a US president is way more expensive… especially with all the changes each want to have after installment… not to talk about their lifelong fees, support and security… it’s all relative. Happy you enjoy Holland so much though and speaking your personal truth each video. 👍

@inconnu4961

Жыл бұрын

But the President actually has essentially executive functions! Not a very apt comparison! Sorry if we hurt some monarchial feelings!

5:22 1806

In your last fact you said that there wasn’t a king for a very long time, but this is in fact not true. We only had no male king. Because well, it were women. But the monarch is always called the king of the country

@JoviesHome

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for clearing that up!

Queen Maxima is Argentinian if I’m not wrong 😁

@estherkeizer6080

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, she is.

@Busfles984

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, she is of Argentinian descent. No, she only has the Dutch nationality. Normally, an Argentinian citizen cannot lose his or her Argentinian nationality. But Argentina made a special law at the request of the Netherlands so that Maxima could lose her Argentinian citizenship. Otherwise Maxima's and WA's children also would have dual citizenship.

@bentels5340

3 жыл бұрын

You are wrong.

@jam6636

3 жыл бұрын

@@Busfles984 she may not have the argentinian citizenship anymore but that doesn´t mean she is not argentinian.

There are no taxes in the Netherlands. Tax free Kingdom... me and few ships pay King, that is it

According British laws King Willem-Alexander is excluded from succession to the English throne for being married to a Roman-Catholic.

@jessicagreen8883

Жыл бұрын

I thought they changed that around the time Charlotte was born.

All three princesses go by bike to school.

Alex never did drive his car in a ditch! Check your facts dear, it was way more spectacular......... It was driven into a canal.

@dutchman7623

3 жыл бұрын

Unlike Boris Johnson, if you gotta do it, do it good!

@inconnu4961

Жыл бұрын

LOL, well in the States they are practically interchangeable!

Gelukkige koningsdag! Goed late koningsdag! Jovie uit nieuwsgierigheid, zou het voor jou mogelijk zijn om een ​​KZread-live te doen? Ik bedoel, als je bedenkt dat je meer dan 20.000 volgers hebt, zou het cool zijn als je dat deed. Of misschien een rondleiding door uw huis krijgen? Het spijt me, ik ben gewoon benieuwd hoe je huis eruitziet. Ik wed dat het mooi is. Het spijt me zo voor de nieuwsgierigheid. Ik ben een Nederlands meisje, mijn moeder zegt dat ik nog geen vrouw ben. Maar hoe dan ook, ik hoop dat je een geweldige koningsdag hebt gehad. En van sommige hiervan kende ik deze feiten niet? Het spijt me ook als mijn Engels versnipperd is omdat ik het nog aan het leren ben, ik doe het niet zo goed op school, vooral omdat ik niet oplet op school. Het kan me niet echt schelen. LOL daarom heb ik in het Nederlands geschreven.

1:54 Search me! 2:34 Yeah...oops... :-) 7:03 Who else thinks, "So much for the usefulness of that pseudonym."?

The government airplane, not the Royal Dutch airplane. Fun fact it had to be a Boeing instead of an Airbus product because the king would have had to re qualify to be able to fly it. Another fun fact the plane wasn’t bought new. Although the government could have bought a new Airbus for less money ( as rumoured) Another fact ministers ( anyone) is not allowed to repeat conversations with the king, because that could endanger the monarchy ( not the official Eason) the law says says the king is inviolate, the ministers are responsible. So officially the king has no opinions and if he has them he is not supposed to let his opinions be known. The king has no power tough he is officially the head of state. In a country like the Netherlands he walks a tightrope although he is not elected its fairly certain the monarchy will end if he loses support. In my opinion the only reason the monarchy still exists is that presidents are even less acceptable to the Dutch ( Nederlanders) On several occasions in the past the monarchy was in mortal danger twice during the reign of queen Juliana.

@inconnu4961

Жыл бұрын

This is great info! Thank you for sharing it. So, how was it that the monarchy managed to survive?

Please avoid Amsterdam on koningsdag unless you like sufficating swarming mobs - everywhere!

No one knows why the maintenance of princess Beatrix her boat is of defense money- on top of that every screw used must be at least of gold because these yearly costs are ridiculous- Also cost to renovate the housing is a big question mark as well- It was found that years ago the royal familie had sold furniture and the likes to the state and now can use it for free but also get reimbursed for the maintenance while they are not entitled to that money- and we can go on and on about the costs and money spend on them-

@JosPoortvliet

3 жыл бұрын

Yachts are very expensive to maintain, no need for solid gold screws. I've heard the general rule is up to half the purchasing price in yearly costs to keep a yacht going... That's a LOT.

@inconnu4961

Жыл бұрын

This makes perfect sense! How are you so much in the know when so many other Dutch seem oblivious to the Royals expense to the country? Are they very biased, a bit ignorant of the facts or have they been lied to?

Gefeliciteerd klonk een beetje raar😅

to put things in perspective, Just Trump's golf trip cost $ 141.000.000 in taxpayer money. So, a couple of millions for Royals is no problem.

@inconnu4961

Жыл бұрын

Trump is a billionaire who doesnt collect a salary! He also works virtually 24hrs per day, 7 days per week for his entire term in office. He also hasnt been the acting President for 2 yrs, but gets as much press as the person who is supposed to be acting as President! Why are the Dutch so anti-American?

Oh Wow, The Dutch don't know about the so called Royals, do some Research on them.

@Wielie0305

3 жыл бұрын

Ow wow, okay. Thank you very much. Bye bye.

You missing alot of information

@inconnu4961

Жыл бұрын

well, help her out by filling in the blanks! Why comment if you didnt intend to 'correct' the info?

President on and off power is way more expensive my dear !

@inconnu4961

Жыл бұрын

Not really! They arent telling you everything!

@touraneindanke

Жыл бұрын

@@inconnu4961 You could’ve explained just a little more instead of a suggestive burb. But you are DEFINITELY not telling everything are you. Why’s that?

Lang leve de Koning!