Who is “koning Willem-Alexander” in the Netherlands?
Chocoladehoofd van de koning: raad het gewicht
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Picked for people who know a little
Koning Willem-Alexander is the reigning Dutch monarch, who took the throne in 2013 from his mother Beatrix. Born in 1967, he’s the Netherlands' first king after three queens (Wilhelmina, Juliana, Beatrix). He trained as a commercial pilot and still co-pilots KLM flights as a hobby, which doubles as the country’s most-quoted royal-monarch fact. Together with Koningin Máxima and their three daughters (Amalia, Alexia, Ariane), he’s the centre of Koningsdag (April 27) parades in a different Dutch city every year.
In this clip, a Dutch baker sculpts his head in chocolate: “Deze bakker heeft het hoofd van koning Willem-Alexander van chocola gemaakt. Wie raadt hoe zwaar het hoofd is, krijgt een cadeaubon.”
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- ▸In Dutch royal-news coverage and RVD releases (Rijksvoorlichtingsdienst, NOS, De Telegraaf)
- ▸In Dutch Koningsdag festival reporting (NOS Jeugdjournaal, RTL Boulevard, De Volkskrant)
- ▸In KLM and Dutch aviation writing (KLM, De Telegraaf, Trouw)
- ▸In Dutch primary-school Koningshuis education (Het Klokhuis, Schooltv, NPO Zapp)