King Willem-Alexander has to interrupt family vacations again

King Willem Alexander
He has to interrupt the family vacation for the second time

Summer time means vacation time – also for the royal elite of Europe. After King Willem Alexander56, and queenMaxima, 52, At the “National Commemoration of the Slavery Past” on July 1, 2023 in Amsterdam, they wanted to attend their last appointment for the time being, the Dutch royal family went on summer vacation. But this was interrupted after a few days.

Summer vacation meets political crisis

On Saturday, July 8, 2023, Willem-Alexander had to travel back home from Colombia after the Dutch government fell the night before. The 56-year-old received Prime Minister Mark Rutte, 56, in The Hague, who informed him of the government’s break. Two days later, the monarch met the Chair of the Lower Chamber, Vera Bergkamp, ​​52, in the Royal Palace to find out more about the debate on the government crisis. Shortly thereafter, Willem-Alexander flew to Greece, where he usually spends his summer vacation with his wife Máxima and their three children in a private luxury holiday home.

King Willem-Alexander swears in new minister

After a few days of rest and relaxation under the Greek sun, King Willem-Alexander then had to board the plane again on Friday 21 July Mariëlle Paul, 56, to be sworn in as the new Minister for Primary and Secondary Education at Huis ten Bosch Palace.

The reason: Dennis Wiersma, 37, former Minister for Primary and Secondary Education, resigned from his post with immediate effect on 23 June 2023 after receiving several complaints about him for cross-border behaviour. After his duties were managed for a few weeks by Robbert Dijkgraaf, 63, Minister for Education, Culture and Science, Mariëlle Paul now takes over the post until new general elections are held in the Netherlands on 22 November 2023.

Source used: teda.dk

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