Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands

Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand; born 27 April 1967, is the King of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, including the Netherlands proper (with the Caribbean Netherlands), and the countries of Curaçao, Aruba, and Sint Maarten. He is head of the Dutch royal house and the House of Amsberg.

Quotes

examiner.com interview

I’m not a protocol fetishist. People can address me however they want. For me, it is about people feeling at ease when I’m with them.

[I want to be] a king who in the 21st century can unite, represent and encourage society.

bbc.com news

People make mistakes. I will make mistakes in the future, too... I think we have learnt a lot from this and that it has also been part of the training in our preparation for kinghood.

Quotes about

Bathed in late afternoon sun, the US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, boarded a steamboat on Lake Geneva. He was there for drinks and nibbles with the King of Holland and the head of NATO, a glamorous end to a busy day at the Bilderberg summit. Representing the White House, Jared Kushner wore a beatific smile... Security at the wharf was drum tight. Amid a sea of secret service personnel, Pompeo was accompanied by the US ambassador to Switzerland... The pair looked keen to continue the geopolitical strategizing over canapés... it was a bit eerie watching such a relaxed, twinkly drinks party in the context of a conference featuring so many Pentagon officials and advisers and NATO strategy chiefs... the agenda had a military flavour: “The weaponisation of social media”, “cyber threats”, even “the importance of space”.
- Bilderberg Ahoy! Pompeo and Kushner join the billionaire boat club, The Guardian, Charlie Skelton (2 Jun 2019)

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