The king isn't a king with crown, the crown is a symbol. The dress of the queen is very beautiful!!! Sorry, I don't speak English very good, I'm from the Netherlands!
In contrast with many other European monarchic customs there is no act of crowning the new monarch and hence the Dutch crown and other regalia have never been physically bestowed. The Netherlands historically and traditionally consist of mainly Catholics in the south and Protestants in the north of the country. The Dutch Monarchy belongs to the reformed faith, but with both the absence of a national church and any form of hierarchy within the Dutch Reformed Church, there is no senior or principal religious figure to bestow the Dutch crown to the new monarch. This is opposite of, for example, British customs, in which the monarch is crowned by the senior bishop of the Church of England. As the Dutch king is a 'King of the Netherlands' rather than a 'King of the Dutch', the king also cannot be crowned 'in the name of the people', as is the case with for example the King of the Romanians or the Emperor of the French.
you can read the rest of the entry here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inauguration_of_the_Dutch_monarch
Why isn't the king wearing a crown? The queen's ensemble is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThe king isn't a king with crown, the crown is a symbol. The dress of the queen is very beautiful!!! Sorry, I don't speak English very good, I'm from the Netherlands!
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DeleteIn contrast with many other European monarchic customs there is no act of crowning the new monarch and hence the Dutch crown and other regalia have never been physically bestowed. The Netherlands historically and traditionally consist of mainly Catholics in the south and Protestants in the north of the country. The Dutch Monarchy belongs to the reformed faith, but with both the absence of a national church and any form of hierarchy within the Dutch Reformed Church, there is no senior or principal religious figure to bestow the Dutch crown to the new monarch. This is opposite of, for example, British customs, in which the monarch is crowned by the senior bishop of the Church of England. As the Dutch king is a 'King of the Netherlands' rather than a 'King of the Dutch', the king also cannot be crowned 'in the name of the people', as is the case with for example the King of the Romanians or the Emperor of the French.
you can read the rest of the entry here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inauguration_of_the_Dutch_monarch
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