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My compliments to the Netherlands on the accession to the throne.

 

It's going to sound less congratulatory, but I thought the crown looked a bit weird, so researched it on wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_of_the_Netherlands

 

 

Apparently the damn thing is some sort of ersatz comedy crown!

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Yes, we didn't crown our king today, we inaugurated him. And there was much rejoicing because it also fell on "queensday" henceforth too be known as "kingsday" Queensday is a national holiday on which there is freetrade (us being a traders nation historically speaking) meaning that the shopping malls are full with children in what is essentially "Giant yardsale day"

fun for the family.

 

Btw, as head of state but not government, his position is ceremonial more than anything else. the royal family is a useful tool for international diplomacy, and have some cultural merit, but hardly much more.

 

much fun was had, sunny day too.

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Yes, we didn't crown our king today, we inaugurated him. And there was much rejoicing because it also fell on "queensday" henceforth too be known as "kingsday" Queensday is a national holiday on which there is freetrade (us being a traders nation historically speaking) meaning that the shopping malls are full with children in what is essentially "Giant yardsale day"

fun for the family.

 

Btw, as head of state but not government, his position is ceremonial more than anything else. the royal family is a useful tool for international diplomacy, and have some cultural merit, but hardly much more.

 

much fun was had, sunny day too.

 

Oh so he can't order people to be sent to the guillotine ? Borrrrrrrring

 

:p

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Yes, we didn't crown our king today, we inaugurated him. And there was much rejoicing because it also fell on "queensday" henceforth too be known as "kingsday" Queensday is a national holiday on which there is freetrade (us being a traders nation historically speaking) meaning that the shopping malls are full with children in what is essentially "Giant yardsale day"

fun for the family.

 

Btw, as head of state but not government, his position is ceremonial more than anything else. the royal family is a useful tool for international diplomacy, and have some cultural merit, but hardly much more.

 

much fun was had, sunny day too.

 

 

Hah! Cool! In future we should also have some sort of mock naval battle between the dutch and english on home made rafts.

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I fail at the internet - I can't find any pics of the crown. Anyone want to help a brother out?

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Nederlandskongekrone3.jpg

 

Maybe that ?

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I think it would be much more awesome if the Dutch monarch was like BBC Test Match Special.

 

By which I mean that he/she would wear cake or bread based crowns baked freshly each day by his subjects.

 

A well glazed bread crown would be - I'm guessing - well up to the normal wear and tear for 24 hours. It could then be fed to ducks.

 

EDIT: for those who aren't familiar with Test Match Special, no one is obliged to bake them cake. It just keeps happening.

 

EDIT2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AIswIYdtZk

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that's a nice twist there at the end :p

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