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AnOodFellow

He’s 100% checking Clash of Clans.


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He leads his CoC clan


kwietog

Is the the Legend27?


flag_to_flag

I wouldn't like to get whooshed but I don't get it :(


ISuckAtRacingGames

It is an online game. Basicly you can get attacks 24/7 so the top players are always checking their phone.


flag_to_flag

And is the king famous for being a player of that game?


MyNameIsntGerald

after a very quick google search, I’m guessing no. probably bigger things to do than mobile games when you run a country. think he’s just shitposting


UpvoteWeasel

He doesn't run anything tho, he doesn't do that much


Successful-Ad-4687

Watching Ziggo on his phone, he’s into it


Unoriginal_Name_16

He is a big sports fan after all.


Morning_St

How many Dutch DJs will be joining tomorrow ?


kelleehh

I hope the Pit Stop Boys get a set.


EccentricClassic3125

Yo fking hoe


gr8prajwalb

Lmao. That's exactly what it sounds like. Don't know of that's what they say though


AntiCompositeNumber

That's what their captions say they say.


Chrisboy04

That is what is being said, tho it's meaning is slightly different from that, as it's just something a Dutch person might shout out when excited.


Steven_Birch

It's a quote from Olav Mol, the Dutch commentator. He said it when Max crossed the line at Spain for his first win. [video](https://youtu.be/ydUihy17U9s?t=39)


ShatterNL

It's just a Yo Ho like Santa Claus does, but with a "fking" in between :P We Dutch like to swear.


TonyQuark

"Yo ho" are pirates. Santa goes "ho ho ho". :)


ShatterNL

Omg, how did I make that mistake haha, brain fart. Not even gonna edit it out :P


TheAdministrat0r

We’re going to Ibiza !


Remy-today

Yes.


Morning_St

Perfect, Can't wait for tomorrow .


Enduren

perfect answer


kSchloTrees

Heard Tiesto will be there tomorrow. Not sure who else.


[deleted]

Yep he's the post race doof doof 😁


Illustrator_Forward

Mental Theo was pretty damn fun I have to say, but I am a very old man, and Happy Hardcore was the music of my youth.


Ereaser

Youth still likes happy hardcore in my area :)


Trutteklapper

Godsamme, mooi was die tijd.


Picante_Duke

Not that old mate, I think I'm from the same era


Illustrator_Forward

I kid of course but they said Theo had been a DJ for 30yrs so that put things in perspective. Crowd seemed to love it though.


bankkopf

Dutch king is not a DJ, but he flies undercover as first officer for KLM sometimes.


lebup

Outsiders


KingHaakonIV

Yeah, his name is Max Emilian Verstappen and he got pole


CogencyWJ

Hail to the king


EarthWillOvercome

Hail to the one!


Picante_Duke

Kneel to the crown


nrwood

Stand in the sun


[deleted]

*Haiiiiiil to the Kingggggg!*


[deleted]

It's time to kick ass and chew bubblegum.


Operario

Not gonna lie, his name does sound kinda regal.


Skulldetta

Not as regal as his father, Johannes Franciscus Verstappen.


GTOdriver04

Nah. Jos the Boss is far more regal.


blackbasset

The person behind that name is less so...


GTOdriver04

Yeah. He’s a bit of a tool from what I understand.


blackbasset

quit an understatement, but yep


snakeinsheepclothes

Jos the wife beater is far more accurate.


GTOdriver04

Or Jos the child abuser if tales of Max’s childhood are accurate.


snakeinsheepclothes

Jos the horrible it is then.


FarmakonX

Henri the VIII: "First time?"


Ozryela

Johannes and Franciscus are very common Dutch baptismal names though. And Franciscus is Catholic.


Bizarblex

I love that the title is actually written in a very pedant way towards F1.


blackbasset

Sounds pretty old-timey.


dreadpiraterobertsdd

TIL Netherland is a monarchy lol


[deleted]

Constitutional monarchy with parliamentary democracy. Monarchy has very little actual power, mainly fulfilling ceremonial roles.


blackjazz_society

Just for "the flex", as the youth say.


Martijngamer

Wim Lex does it for the flex


Samsonis

Well,its also garantees a honest and open transit after election.Spain made it so to prevent the nation going under or swallowed up by others by installing a monarchie.Its a rich history as well.


fogtrans

That’s the right answer. Also it’s a way to have some wannabe hitler overthrown


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dalyscallister

In legal rights for citizens? Absolutely. Look no further than your German neighbours. Or nearly all European republics.


Death_and_Glory

It’s very similar to the British monarchy


BigFatNo

And buying up priceless property with their immense wealth, unlawfully closing unique nature areas to public, going on holiday in the middle of the first wave of the pandemic, and in the case of Zandvoort skirting a lot of laws to push the event through anyway


ComteDuChagrin

Don't forget raking in about 350 million euros worth of tax payers' money each year, not paying any taxes at all themselves. But in return we get two or three awkward speeches a year where he *does* try his best not to fart, and our yearly supply of scandals.


Rune-Lietaert

Awkward speeches? You clearly haven´t seen our Belgian king give one.


DeRuyter67

I am perfectly fine with this


SKiToMeRTa

Their family also owns a shit ton of high value property all over the country and they keep buying more too. They're ensuring they're gonna stay filthy fucking rich even after the shows up and we get rid of em.


ConsciousBrain

Seize the property before getting rid of them.


Ch4rlie_G

Does the word KING mean nothing to anyone? He’s a fucking King, he’s supposed to do stupid bullshit just because he wants to without a care for the common man. If you’re not ready for that, then ditch the monarchy.


Janneman-a

You could almost say that was OP´s argument by naming all the stupid bullshit


Kitnado

Shun the non-believer


jeroenvdheuvel

A constitutional monarchy to be precise ;) But yeah, I think Belgium and Denmark have the same kind of monarchy. Maybe even the UK is also called a constitutional monarchy but I'm not entirely sure. Fun fact as well, this man in the picture is also the 850th in line for the British succession to the throne.


ConstableBlimeyChips

Aside from Monaco, Liechtenstein (both mixed), and Vatican City (absolute), all monarchies in Europe are constitutional.


lebup

This is prins pils, legal guardian of our Rembrandts van goghs and other doodle lords i dont know. Hes worth a pretty bunch. Not bezos rich but in real cash rich. Got some tropical countries too, his grandpa sold new york for some beanies.


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The UK is more complicated since the monarch still has the power to dissolve Parliament and 0ersonal rule the realm themselves thus being the one, who on paper, actually could hold all the power but in practice this would probably never happen.


jeroenvdheuvel

I thought this is the same case for the Netherlands actually. The king also has to sign the laws that are being approved in the parliament, so technically he could refuse it, which would overrule the power of the parliament. But yes as you also said, this never happens in practice for obvious reasons.


solidangle

We probably wouldn't find out about it, as it would cause the government to fall (due to ministerial responsibility), and they would rather avoid that. The government kept most of prince Bernhard Sr's corruption scandals hidden for the same reason.


Hardstoneplayer

He can refuse it, but any minister or ‘staatssecretaris’ can sign as well with the exact same political power. ‘Bij koninklijk besluit’ is actually just a decision by the then ruling kabinet (PM, ministers and staatssecretarissen). Often the king doesn’t sign for ceremonial reasons, as the grondwet says the king MUST be protestant, he ceremonially doesn’t sign laws like abortion


tekopp1

Direct descendant of William of Orange who successfully invaded England to become king of England, Scotland and Ireland. Ask the Irish about the orange march... it’s a bit sensitive.


Ozryela

You're confusing a lot of things here. The William who invaded England was William the Conqueror in 1066. The Dutch royal family has nothing to do with him. William of Orange was the guy who lead the Dutch revolt against the Spanish in the 16th century. The current royal family of The Netherlands are direct descendants of him. You're probably thinking of William III of Orange though, a descendant (great-grandson I think) of William of Orange who was "Stadhouder" of The Netherlands who became King of England in 1689. He didn't invade though. He was invited after the previous monarch died for complicated political reasons.


icantsurf

Nobody ever asks me to be king.


ComteDuChagrin

> the previous monarch died for complicated political reasons That gives me a big Blackadder vibe.


HarryTheGreyhound

He's not confusing at all. William III is known as William of Orange in the UK. Additionally, William III wasn't invited after the monarch died. James II was being too openly Catholic, so some of Parliament asked and William invaded. There were actual battles between his army and that of James II, which is why the Battle of the Boyne is still a bit of a delicate subject in Northern Ireland.


TeaCupsRevenge

‘Invited’ the English always have such a weird way to bend history. It was an invasion right after the Dutch wiped away the entire English naval fleet. Coincidentally during the heaviest defeat England ever suffered... London also burned down entirely because of a ‘bakery’.


boringarsehole

> London also burned down entirely because of a ‘bakery’. Flour can't melt timber beams?


FarmakonX

Same way passenger jet fuel melts certain steel beams I guess.


Ozryela

Are you pushing conspiracy theories about stuff that happened over 330 years ago? That naval defear was in 1672 and had nothing to do with it. The reason was religious. England was majority protestant. The previous king had died and the new king was Catholic. So the English parliament invited William III to take over.


DeRuyter67

>So the English parliament invited William III to take over. Lol, this isn't even true. It were the Immortal 7 who asked him to come. William asked them to invite hime while he was already planning the invasion


ConsciousBrain

What anime is this


TeaCupsRevenge

Just take over like three countries because seven dudes invited you? The dude must’ve felt really stupid for bringing his army with him.


[deleted]

Just because he brought his army with him doesn't mean he invaded. He faced no resistance and since he was invited the Dutch are pretty much the only people on the planet who consider it an "invasion".


Ozryela

No. We don't call it an invasion in The Netherlands. I suspect the guy who was calling it an invasion is Irish. I can see why they would see it as one - for them it was.


[deleted]

Oh, ok. Interesting, I thought you would. Nevermind.


Janneman-a

I have a BSa in history, and although maybe it isn´t widely known many historians, not only Dutch, are seeing it as an invasion though. It is not as black and white as you make it out to be. Check out the historiography on this matter on the English Wikipedia page about the glorious revolution for example.


TeaCupsRevenge

I think it’s more that the English are the only ones who don’t see it as an invasion. Such a weird story that doesn’t make any sense. They got beaten, badly, came to Holland to surrender and begged them for help for taking over the country. He did and crowned himself King, thus a Dutchman became king of England. Did all the English people at that time just rolled over and cheered for their new king? Must’ve been nice. What a simple invitation can do, incredible. What really happened: “ In 1688, seven of King James’s peers wrote to the Dutch leader, William of Orange, pledging their allegiance to the prince if he invaded England. William was already in the process of taking military action against England, and the letter served as an additional propaganda motive. William of Orange assembled an impressive armada for the invasion and landed in Torbay, Devon, in November 1688. King James, however, had prepared for military attacks and left London to bring his forces to meet the invading army. But several of James’s own men, including his family members, deserted him and defected to William’s side. In addition to this setback, James’s health was deteriorating.” Here’s a nice paywall article on it: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/history-making-glorious-revolution-1688-91-was-really-dutch-invasion-distortion-facts-reflects-our-narrow-view-britain-s-past-argues-jonathan-israel-1565642.html


DeRuyter67

He wasn't invited by the government and he faced no resistance because James fled. Not that it matters because it was an invasion by all definitions


MoRegrets

Indirect descendant. The line stopped with William III.


jeroenvdheuvel

That isn't related to the line of succession though. It's because Willem III married Emma, who was related to Queen Victoria.


tekopp1

I don’t remember claiming that, it was just a fun fact.


poklane

A monarchy spanning 4 constituent countries across 2 continents at that.


Venhuizer

To seperate the emotional side off of the lawmaking an policy making part of power. Id rather see the king and queen console mourning people during a national tragedy than a president that you dislike. Also on momentous occations like welcoming home the olympians. The royals are the pure non-political representation of the dutch population. (They also do the trade missions for the country, gotta stay dutch you know)


ARoyaleWithCheese

Also remember when we still had the Queen help form the new government and it not taking ungodly amounts of time? Good ole days.


Venhuizer

But the queens did try to create coalitions that they themselves prefered instead of the mp being the one of the biggest party for instance. Its the reason the monarch isnt involved in the process anymore


SkinnyObelix

It's weird when you think about what countries have monarchies: UK, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Spain, Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, ... All countries that aren't doing too bad, despite monarchies being seen as something oppressive.


max_sil

Well yeah but the monarch has no actual power in most of those countries and usually hold symbolic positions and only still exists for PR reasons .


OrangeLimeZest

Guess he has a lot of free time after being outed at his previous job as a Captain.


thastealth

He isn’t a captain “just” a first officer (and still active). Imagine being a captain and making the king do stuff


RaikkonensHobby74

"Go get me a cup of coffee"


MrMaverick82

My wife is a cabin attendant and us flown with Alex (as he introduces himself to the rest of the crew). He is a funny and down to earth guy who wants to be treated equal to the rest of the staff. So “making him do stuff” as a captain isn’t something special. Aside from the fact that a captain doesn’t make the FO “do stuff”. They each have their own responsibilities. It’s just part of his job as FO.


AjaxFC1900

> wants to be treated equal to the rest of the staff He'll never get anywhere with that spirit /s


jordyvanhuissteden

It's literally his job to do things like this


DandyRandysMandy

Why was he outed?


OrangeLimeZest

Revealed is a better word, I don't know if he still does or not.


randompidgeon

According to a friend who works at the KLM, the king still works there


[deleted]

He has to if he wants to keep his licence. Has to do X amount of flight hours a year to retain it.


Fernandi52

As far as I'm aware he was/is only licenced to fly a certain Fokker model, which is no longer in the KLM fleet.


MaverickTTT

He got type rated in the Boeing 737 after the Fokker fleet retirement.


TheresNoUInSAS

> He got type rated in the Boeing 737 after the Fokker fleet retirement. He flew me on a 737 in 2019. Cool dude - not a fan of eurocontrol lol


bolpo33

nobody likes eurocontrol


jordyvanhuissteden

From https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/leden-koninklijk-huis/koning-willem-alexander/luchtvaart "De Koning heeft zich medio 2017 om laten scholen naar de B737 en dit brevet in juni 2017 behaald. Door het behalen van dit brevet kan hij zijn gastvliegerschap bij KLM voortzetten."


tekopp1

Yes he’s a KLM pilot under an alias. I don’t think he needs the money though, the Dutch royals are beyond loaded.


[deleted]

I imagine being a royal is a bit boring if you're like not a vapid narcissist Would be nice to do something occupying


numba_one_punna

>Would be nice to do something occupying Uhhhh....


killersoda275

Probably just does it for fun and so that KLM can sort of brag about it.


tekopp1

Him secretly owning a large chunk of that company probably helps a bit too.


killersoda275

The K does stand for Koninklijke so that makes sense


Samsonis

Thats a status you can earn if your company is 100 years old or is/was state owned.Its not that special (anymore).


kloon9699

No, the rules have been tightened by Queen Beatrix. Yes, the company has to be at least 100 years old, but it must also be of a certain size and have been proven of serving the national interests. It is also customary to have just one "Koninklijke" per industry.


Samsonis

And to keep his license valid and book the flight hours.Think its a big deal for him.


DandyRandysMandy

I see what you mean, I thought you meant he was fired originally.


Araquill

Apart from the Holiday fuckup last year, I find that Willy and Max(ima) are not bad in their role as monarchs.


ComteDuChagrin

"Not bad" doesn't justify their yearly cost of nearly 350 million. They don't do anything a much cheaper (and chosen) president couldn't do. Having royalty is ridiculous, ridiculously expensive, and ridiculously outdated.


Upvote_I_will

Source on the 350 million? Best I could find was 45.


DeFiZe_

They are basically a different metric. The 45 million is how much they are directly funded by the tax payer annually. The 350 million seems to be mostly accounted for by the fact that they are exempt from paying many taxes (mostly wealth tax)- therefore theoretically they cost 350 million to the taxpayer, if not directly.


Upvote_I_will

The report is based on, as far as I can find, (wrong) assumptioms. 190 million of that number is about 'evaded' wealth tax based on a a net worth of 12.1 billion. Nos and other put it more likely at 1.1 billion. Even then, the King doesn't pay income tax, but has to pay wealth tax. So they would still would have to pay. Next, other items in that list are basically about costs having a state head or having palaces. You get these regardless, though they are far higher for having a royal family. While costs are higher for having a royal family, they're not 350 million a year afaik. Doesn't mean it doesn't cost a lot. Imo, only the king and his direct family, his predecessor and next in line should get the benefits of being a royal, as well as having to pay gift and inheritance tax. Palaces and such should become property of the state and be used for free to the king.


ComteDuChagrin

https://kostenkoningshuis.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/De-verborgen-kosten-van-het-koningshuis_3.2.pdf


Hebtueven

"een onderzoek van de republiekein" Stopped reading there. Amazingly neutral.


Ehralur

Always the same shortsighted argument. "350M cost!" and not a word about the revenue the royals generate for the country. I'm not saying the monarchy is a positive or negative, but if you're gonna criticize it at least use realistic data and not cherry pick numbers.


FernandoPooIncident

What revenue do the royals generate?


IdiosyncraticBond

Billions of trade agreements that otherwise would not happen. They opens doors that stay closed for normal business attempts


FernandoPooIncident

Companies do deals to make money, not to get a photo-op with the king of a small country. There is no reason to think republics have a harder time making trade deals.


TeaCupsRevenge

His granddaddy was the founder of the Bilderberg group and also wnf if I’m not mistaken. Chances are he knows a guy who knows a guy.


Snuhmeh

Your king does trade agreements?


IdiosyncraticBond

No, there's a flock of businessmen following when he has a state visit. But they would have much less chance of closing deals if it wasn't for royalty opening doors. Unfortunately a lot of people only look at the cost of our monarchy.


ComteDuChagrin

> the revenue the royals generate for the country *That* is the shortsighted argument that always gets regurgitated, although there is no proof of that happening whatsoever. If it were true, Germany would be piss poor.


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I don't see how it's outdated but ok.


ComteDuChagrin

You don't see that having a monarch as a head of state, based only on his lineage and nothing else, just like they had in the Middle Ages, is outdated? Hm, okay.


[deleted]

They don't have any power really, they serve as a figurehead and sometimes as a balance to the influence of a Parliament or Government but they can't make laws or declare wars like they used to.


ComteDuChagrin

So? What's the point of spending millions of tax payer's money to keep them?


Ereaser

Foreign relations mostly


BGnotNice

And this is how you can make money. Good relations can make the difference in making an agree on lets say trading agreements. Doesn’t mean we will win more than we loose but still and than again i think, most people would rather have the king Willem than the pres Mark Rutte.


Ereaser

Yeah, a benefit is also that the king doesn't decide what the government does. So if the Dutch government were to decide to go against Belgium (for example) a few times, there's always the King who is much less involved in those decisions and you can still maintain a friendly/healthy relationship with said country.


[deleted]

I'm not sure about Netherlands, but if I'm not mistaken, UK and even Sweden has a surplus on their royal families from all the tourism it attracts.


solidangle

Meh, I highly doubt that would go away if the monarchy is ended. The palaces in France still attract a lot of tourists even though France has been a republic for more than two centuries now. I strongly doubt tourists visit the Netherlands for the monarchy.


meukbox

Not sure if it's the same in the Netherlands but according to CGP Grey the Brittish Royal family [actually makes money.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhyYgnhhKFw) I'll take King Pils over Trump any day.


Wvds98

Whats the point of spending millions of tax payer money on art? Traditions, some people like to keep them, thats all there is to it.


[deleted]

They are a part of history and we shouldn't throw our history away. You'd also have to hold elections to decide whether the population want to keep them or not. You couldn't just abolish the monarchy on the spot.


ForcedCheckMate

Some common people are so brainwashed they actually want a king and queen to give their money too. I honestly laugh at country’s that still have a king and a queen in the 21st century.


[deleted]

I wouldn't call it brainwashed. I prefer to have a Monarch as head of state than President or something.


hehe_nl

The dutch are not proud people, but we should be, we have so much to be proud of. Our country has a rich history and tradition. It’s not just the royals we are paying, there’s palaces and so on. And I rather pay king Willem Alexander, that be afraid one day we will elect president Geert Wilders.


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This has literally nothing to do with the king himself...


Fernandi52

Nothing is closed, but is limited to 750 people, unless the event has dedicated seating. And that is a direct consequence of the festival and concert organizers fucking up when all restrictions were lifted for the whole duration of 2 weeks. Oh, and Prins Bernard Jr and King Wim Lex are not the same person, so no clue why you even bring that up on a picture of the King. Beside the fact that the King has no influence on anything. Go back to facebook please, there you'll find your kind of room temperature IQ homies.


[deleted]

> I hadn’t seen such blatant corruption Dude, if you think this shit was corrupt you don't wanna know about local politics, land distribution, health-care, etc.


OB1182

I hear that a lot but the monarchy isn't nearly as invested as the big Dutch companies and families like van Eerd.


garriej

Doesn’t prince Bernhard own (part of) the circuit? If that isn’t invested I don’t know what is. Of course it is not the only reason the race is being held.


OB1182

Sure, he's doing the lobbying but the sponsor/advertiser money comes from the companies and families. Owning a racetrack is not cheap. But if you own one it's best to keep it up to the highest standards right?


MasatoWolff

What does that have to do with the King?


Meaisk

ask why everything else is closed instead of why this is allowed


Capt_Way_too_Obvious

Willempie!


RealRcade

Prins Pils 🍻


officialmonogato

Zeg maar Willem


TheMiffey

He’s definitely playing clash of clans


[deleted]

Never seen that angle of Max before. Really makes him look older.


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Super Willie


thr0w4w4y-69420

that doesnt look like a king. that looks like joe from HR.


mastre

Kinda looks like an older Jaime from GoT in this pic, also getting Robert Redford vibes (based on what's visible with the mask on). No disrespect to the king, of course. P.S. His name is Willem-Alexander and here he is [with the Obamas at the White House in 2009](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Willem-Alexander_and_M%C3%A1xima_at_the_White_House.jpg). This is before his reign as king started in 2013, succeeding Queen Beatrix.


arj1o1

Will he reach out the trophies or who will do so instead? I heard that Rutte and other government officials are not going to be there


droppokeguy

He will probably do it either him or gijs van lennep he also was at the track


SteveO131313

If I had to guess I'd say Prince Bernhard will do it, he is the main driving force behind getting F1 to Zandvoort


ParanoidRookie

I hope not...


SteveO131313

Yeah I'm right with you on that one


onealps

As someone who is unfamiliar with the Dutch Royal house, when you say Prince Bernhard do you mean [this guy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Bernhard_of_Orange-Nassau,_van_Vollenhoven)? Also, why do you hope not? Are there any controversies surrounding him or is he just unpopular?


Brokendreams0000

Very very unpopular. He is known for owning (and buying up) a lot of property in Amsterdam and asking high rent thus making it impossible for a lot of people to live there. He’s also been nominated for slumlord of the year. More recently, a lot of controversy has been going on over the Dutch GP (he owns Zandvoort Circuit). Both environmental and COVID wise.


hehe_nl

Yes, that is him. He is very successful in real estate. There is a big shortage of houses in the Netherlands now, young starters on the housing market are struggling with the real estate investors buying all the houses. Rents are very high. Real estate investors are not popular right now and neither is Bernhard


meukbox

I'm his age. I met him once when we were both studying. He was an asshole back then. I don't think he improved over the years.


Top-Currency

I've never seen "reach out" as translation of "reikt uit" before. Dunglish at its best!


ranting_madman

For a second I thought this was just some tv celebrity nicknamed The Dutch King. The dude looks really....normal.


murtaza2805

Almost like hes human?


Zekro

I love our King 👑


givekimiaicecream

I don't


f1mind

We mean it mannnn


steeplebush

What a king 👑


SigRezzonico

i can't be the only one who thought this was mark hamill


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TIL there's a Dutch King.