Popularity and Future of the Dutch Monarchy and Royal Family

[Somebody]

Nothing in the above is concerning imho. He tried to balance both perspectives on the nitrogen crisis (showing lots of sympathy for the farmers but still acknowledging the political reality that something must be done. The government and especially PM has been very outspoken about Ukraine and the gender comments were rather neutral imho.

It will be interesting how he would move forward if the current 4 parties end up reaching an agreement because on some issues their views are more extreme and less likely to align with the king’s personal convictions.

 

[An Ard Ri]

Support for a Republic has increased on last years 25%

Regarding the preferred form of government: Monarchy: 52% Republic: 37% (and if so, preferably the German version; not the one in which lots of power is vested in the president - like an 'elected king' with the powers from the past)

 

[Marengo]

An opnion piece in the Volkskrant by sociologist Mark van Ostaijen of the Erasmus University of Rotterdam.

The title says: 'If the monarchy wants to survive it needs to value its unusualness more'.

He is holding a plea for a more distant monarchy and thinks that at the moment they want to be 'as normal as possible', which undermines the position of the King. He aknowledges that it is a tricky balace: being close to the people but at the same time distant enough to safeguard its symbolic position. As an example he mentions the RF being involved in everyday things such as real estate (Bernhard), start ups (Constantijn) and fashion (Eloise).

A curious point of view for a left wing newspaper perhaps. He even mentions the fact that the RF marries outside of the nobility. And the personal tastes of the King -> Armin van Buuren over the national Ballet, the Grand Prix in Zandvoort over a Concours Hippique) and the King not minding people using his first name instead of saying 'Majesty'.

Wil onze monarchie overleven dan zal ze haar ongewoonheid meer op waarde moeten schatten

www.volkskrant.nl

 

[Somebody]

Many people expect Amalia to be more Beatrixarian just like Willem-Alexander is more like his grandmother. Although I am not so sure about them being as encouraging about people using their first name - they will not go against it if the people they meet use it incidentally but their court and others regularly working with them speak about ‘the majesties’ to refer to them.