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LEEF LANG DE KONING

Look at the Dutch.

They have a new king.

Queen Beatrix to Abdicate in the Netherlands

I like that this is still done some places and in a very democratic way.

He is a water works expert. Of course! The boy with his thumb in the dike. The Dutch know more about water management than anyone, well, close to more, anyhow.

And look at this.

Unlike royal rituals in England, there was no religious blessing or coronation.

The Dutch are very laid back about all this and so are able to take it a lot more seriously. If you are willing to wear a wildly orange wig and a lot of other similar clothing.

There is a quality of taking it very seriously but, also, not taking it too seriously.

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