[midnightcat]

do the dutch royals ever do anything like this? i never hear much about them in the news as opposed to the british royalty.

[knighthawk]

They do things like this, but they don't get the coverage of the British royals. Dutch tabloids don't scandalize the royals like the British do.

Usualy the queen (Beatrix) opens bridges or tunnels. On the third tuesday of September she will read the annual plans of the government. Last year 9/11 was mentioned.