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26.04.2025

26.04.2025Royal Celebrations Day Amid Papal Farewell

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Netherlands for 26.04.2025.

It displays 112 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

26.04.2025Royal Celebrations Day Amid Papal Farewell
The Netherlands celebrated King's Day with concurrent coverage of Pope Francis's funeral, creating what King Willem-Alexander called "a day with two faces." Morning reports showed crowded celebrations in Doetinchem where the royal family arrived, with the King acknowledging the papal funeral in a rare video message before joining festivities, singing along to "Oerend Hard."

By midday, 200,000 mourners gathered at St. Peter's Square for the Pope's funeral, with Trump and Zelensky holding a "constructive" meeting on the sidelines that softened tensions from their previous contentious encounter.

Afternoon coverage focused on Princess Amalia's growing popularity as she "radiated in blue" during celebrations, expressing happiness about living in Amsterdam again. Evening reports confirmed King's Day had proceeded without major incidents despite Amsterdam becoming so crowded officials urged people to stop coming to the center.
26.04.2025

00:45Crowded King's Night Celebrations Across Dutch Cities

The newspapers report on the celebrations of King's Night (Koningsnacht) across the Netherlands. Utrecht called on people to stop coming to the city due to overcrowding, with a man reportedly deceased in Zwolle (AD.nl). Amsterdam enjoyed festivities in various neighborhoods including the Jordaan, with opera performances in East and dancing in North (Het Parool). Despite large crowds, many cities reported a "convivial atmosphere" (RTL Nieuws). In international news, Trump claims Russia and Ukraine are close to a deal, saying "they agree on most points" (de Volkskrant), while also pursuing a nuclear deal with limited options (Trouw).
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06:15Monarchy Support Surges as Netherlands Celebrates King's Day

The newspapers report on King's Day celebrations across the Netherlands, with early orange fans already lining up along the royal route (RTL Nieuws, Het Parool). Support for the monarchy has increased, with higher approval ratings for the royal couple (Reformatorisch Dagblad), as Willem-Alexander marks twelve years as king with discussions about how the monarchy has changed during his reign (de Volkskrant). International news includes Virginia Giuffre's death, who previously accused Prince Andrew and Epstein of sexual abuse (AD.nl), while other coverage examines the Vatican's diplomatic power following Pope Francis's death (NRC, Trouw).
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Metro

Geld maakt (niet) gelukkig: ‘Elke maand wil ik sparen, maar lukt het me niet’

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Metro

Drukke Koningsnacht: één stad ‘op slot’ en polonaise? ‘Moet effe pissen man’

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08:16Pope's Funeral Draws World Leaders

The newspapers report on two major events today: Pope Francis's funeral and King's Day celebrations. Hundreds of thousands of people and dozens of world leaders are attending the Pope's funeral ceremony, which has begun at St. Peter's Square (AD.nl, RTL Nieuws, de Volkskrant). Meanwhile, the Netherlands celebrates King's Day with festivities across the country including "tomato smashing" in Maasstraat and bargain shopping on Apollolaan (Het Parool). King's Night celebrations were crowded, with one city reported as "locked" due to overcrowding (Metro Nieuws). In Amsterdam, police are searching for a group of young men following a violent stabbing incident on Prinsengracht during King's Night (De Telegraaf).
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In dit blog volgt NRC vandaag de uitvaart van paus Franciscus. De uitvaartmis vindt plaats in Vaticaanstad, waar zeker 200.000 mensen worden verwacht.
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Metro

Kabinet trekt geen geld uit om duur treinkaartje tegen te gaan: ‘Teleurstellend voor reizigers’

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10:18Pope's Funeral Draws 200,000 During Dutch King's Day

The newspapers report on two major events: Koningsdag (King's Day) celebrations across the Netherlands and Pope Francis's funeral at the Vatican. King Willem-Alexander celebrates his birthday, describing it as "a day with two faces" (AD.nl), while festivities are underway across Amsterdam despite cloudy weather (Het Parool). Meanwhile, approximately 200,000 people gathered at St. Peter's Square for Pope Francis's funeral where Cardinal Giovanni Batista Re remembered him as "the pope of the people" (NRC, RTL Nieuws, Trouw, de Volkskrant). Other news includes the government's decision not to allocate funds to counteract expensive train tickets (Metro Nieuws) and a lifestyle program showing promising results for rheumatism patients (Reformatorisch Dagblad).
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Metro

Koning staat voor start Koningsdag even stil bij zijn ontmoetingen met de paus

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11:25Royal Family Celebrates King's Day While Honoring Pope's Memory

The newspapers report on Koningsdag (King's Day) celebrations in Doetinchem, where King Willem-Alexander and the royal family have arrived (RTL Nieuws, NRC, Metro Nieuws). The King referred to today as "a day with two faces" in a rare personal video message, acknowledging Pope Francis's death alongside the festivities (NRC, AD.nl). The royal family was seen singing along to "Oerend Hard" while attending celebrations (AD.nl). Meanwhile, coverage continues of Pope Francis's funeral, with his casket arriving at Santa Maria Maggiore for his final resting place (Trouw, de Volkskrant). In international news, Russia claims to have recaptured Kursk from Ukraine (De Telegraaf).
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13:09Royal Family Concludes Doetinchem King's Day Festivities

The newspapers report on King's Day celebrations concluding in Doetinchem, where King Willem-Alexander expressed being "speechless" and thanked eastern neighbors in German (AD.nl, RTL Nieuws, NRC). The King revealed he had long deliberated about not attending Pope Francis's funeral, instead releasing a rare personal video message before the festivities (NRC, Metro Nieuws). Meanwhile, Amsterdam continues celebrating with dancing on canals and pancake baking in Weesp (Het Parool). In international news, Russia claims to have recaptured Kursk while Ukraine denies this (De Telegraaf), and Presidents Trump and Zelensky held a "constructive" meeting during the Pope's funeral (Trouw, de Volkskrant).
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15:24Princess Amalia's Popularity Soars During King's Day

The newspapers report on two major events: King's Day celebrations and Pope Francis's funeral. Crown Princess Amalia is gaining popularity as she radiates in blue during festivities, expressing joy about living in Amsterdam again (AD.nl, Het Parool). In Doetinchem, the King and local officials expressed satisfaction with how celebrations unfolded (RTL Nieuws). Meanwhile, Pope Francis's funeral in Rome drew hundreds of thousands of mourners, creating "a world capital" atmosphere (NRC). The event led to a notable meeting between Trump and Zelensky at St. Peter's Basilica, where tensions appeared to ease somewhat (Trouw, De Telegraaf). Trump has expressed doubts about Putin's commitment to peace in Ukraine and threatened sanctions (De Telegraaf).
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Metro

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Metro

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19:37King's Day Celebrations Proceed Without Major Incidents

The newspapers report on Koningsdag (King's Day) celebrations across the Netherlands, which proceeded without major incidents according to the Red Cross (RTL Nieuws). In Amsterdam, parts of Westerstraat needed to be closed due to crowds, but people cooperated readily (Het Parool). The city was described as "too crowded" while Doetinchem's mayor expressed satisfaction with how celebrations unfolded there (NRC). Meanwhile, luxury fashion brands Chanel and Dior are experiencing a crisis as wealthy customers abandon expensive dresses (AD.nl), and Dutch football fans traveled to Liverpool hoping to witness a potential title win (De Telegraaf).
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