Happy 53rd birthday to King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands

The UK Royals are all so tiny, especially compared to the giants from the Netherlands.

I was in Amsterdam last year for King’s Day and wanted to go again this year. It is a wild and exuberant public holiday with many people drinking excessively but never getting obnoxious. Loud and chaotic but very fun. Sad that I can’t go this year.

He was a hottie when I lived there in the early 90s. Reminds me how old I am too.

LEVE de KONING!

Hup Hup Hoera!!

[quote]Sad that I can’t go this year.

well, all of that isn't transpiring this year, so all you'd see are quiet dutch streets devoid of life today

[quote]He was a hottie when I lived there in the early 90s

that boerenjongen? you're thinking of one of his brothers, he was never hot

he only recently gave up his part-time job as a KLM pilot. Knap, zeg!

As a youth.

He clearly enjoys feasting too much on flaky Appelflaps and chocolatey Moorkops.

The Royal Family at the palace Huis ten Bosch in The Hague

I remember a story about him having a crush on Whitney Houston and insisting on meeting her back stage at a concert. Not that a celeb would have denied a visit from a crown prince in the 80s. I always found that story sort of cute.

R1, the fatty Hanoverian genes are really coming out in Prince Charles. He looks like George III or George IV. Prince George is going to a fatty from his youth onward.

Charles is George III in the face, George IV in the waist. Little Prince Georgie will be a regular Edward VII. The Stuarts were romantic looking. The Hanover clan are made up of fraus and cows.

I think Carl-Philip of Sweden is the current hottest hottie Royal.

r14 that's not an opinion. Baby, it's a fact! He is the real John Snow.

When he was around 30 years old, Willlem-Alexander was described by a well-known Dutch author as having "a face unmarked by ambition or worry." But when his father died in 2002, he looked like he'd aged 15 years overnight. You could see the grief in his face.

He lives like an old fashion gentleman. He has hobbies and does thing, but looks on life like it's a play. Aviation seems like the upgraded pastime of the wealthy, like racing horses.

They have nice little palaces that appear habitable compared to the sprawling homes of their peers.

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[quote]Although there was such a to-do about Maxima's father's Nazi past

He didn't have a Nazi past, he was a member of the Argentine government under the military dictatorship of General Rafael Videla in the late 70s

[quote]But when his father died in 2002, he looked like he'd aged 15 years overnight.

his dad had some grace and charm when he wasn't drugged up

[quote]Unfortunately their eldest daughter, the heir to the throne, is a little dumpy.

she looks as dutch as a cow

Willem is the one who is EN BEETJE DOM*, isn't he?

*according to his wife, hehehe

r21, that was the thinking, and the poor one who died was the smarter one

The Dutch prefer their royals to be on the unattractive side.

what could you possibly mean?

Swipe for the newest photos of the Dutch royal family. The middle girl, the redheaded Alexia, is the most like her mother and therefore the prettiest of the three princesses.

Princess Alexia and her mother Queen Maxima. Can someone translate Dutch for us? Ta.

the princess, who geez, sounds as dutch as any normal gal you'd meet in the store, is being asked what her parents are like. she says that they like most parents have good days and bad days but in general are good people. yes, the mom, which a distinct latina accent, seems super fun

[quote]I remember a story about him having a crush on Whitney Houston and insisting on meeting her backstage at a concert.

Whitney attracted some weirdos back in the day. Like Albert of Monaco and Osama bin Ladin.

R28 - thank you, Former Dutchie.

The redhead is already a stunner.

His oldest daughter, Princess Amalia, looked like she had a "touch of Downs" when she was younger.

nope, she just looks dutch

We love the Dutch

Yes, we do love the Dutch.

He's handsome and if royalty doesn't work out for him, King Willem - Alexander would fit perfectly in an ABBA cover band.

I like that the King had a backup career. If the royalty thing doesn't hold up, I'm sure the family will still keep a sizable share in their oil company. Some rich mother fuckers that get nearly as much public funding as QE to run their tiny little kingdom.