Aday before Prince William of England was taking his nuptials, there was an alternative royal celebration in the Netherlands.
Queen’s Day on April 30 marks the country’s former Queen Juliana’s birthday.
The Dutch dressed in wild orange flock to central squares all over the country, but particularly Amsterdam, for massive celebrations.
Queen Beatrix who succeeded late Juliana in 1980 oversees the celebrations.
Queen’s Day celebration in Amsterdam. (Courtesy)
Even though her own birthday is on Jan. 31, she chose to keep the holiday on her mother’s day both to honor her and because Holland in summer has a lot more opportunities for partying.
The holiday is also known as the Orange Festival because the Dutch royal family belongs to a dynastic order of the House of Orange.
With revelers decked out head to toe in tangerine colored costumes, the sight is somewhat similar to Ukraine’s Orange Revolution in 2004.
