Sunday 10 September 2023

Royal Attendance at Netherlands State Opening of Parliament/Prinsjesdag (1998-Present)

Koninklijke Familie op Prinsjesdag 2011
Ministerie van Defensie, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

You can find information about the State Opening of Parliament/Prinsjesdag here. This page just covers attendance at the annual event. 

King Willem-Alexander's Reign  

Which carriage a person traveled in is denoted by the following letters or the name of the carriage. 

GC - Glass Carriage

C -  Gala Glass Carriage

X -  Traveled by Car                                                   

Royals 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
King Willem-Alexander GC X GC
Queen Maxima GC X GC
Princess Catharina-Amalia


GC
Princess Alexia



C
Prince Constantijn C X C
Princess Laurentien C X C
Notes: 
2020-2021 - Held at Grote Kerk with no carriage procession due to covid restrictions and social distancing requirements. 
2022-Present: Held at the Royal Theatre in The Hague due to renovations to the Ridderzaal building. 
2022 -  Princess Catharina-Amalia attended for the first time, as she is now 18 years old.
2023 -  Princess Alexia attended for the first time, as she is now 18 years old.
                                     
Royals 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
King Willem-Alexander Golden Carriage Glass Carriage
Queen Maxima Golden Carriage Glass Carriage
Prince Constantijn Gala Glass Carriage
Princess Laurentien Gala Glass Carriage
Notes: 
2013 - First year of King Willem-Alexander's Reign           

Queen Beatrix's Reign      
                                                       
Royal 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Queen Beatrix Golden Carriage
Prince Willem-Alexander Golden Carriage
Princess Maxima Golden Carriage
Prince Constantijn Gala Glass Carriage
Princess Laurentien Gala Glass Carriage
Princess Margriet  Gala Glass Carriage
Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven Gala Glass Carriage
Note:

We didn't track down the Carriage breakdown for before 2007. 

Royal 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Queen Beatrix X
Prince Willem-Alexander X
Princess Maxima X
Prince Constantijn X
Princess Laurentien X
Princess Margriet  X
Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven X
Note: 
2003 - This was the last year Prince Friso attended, as it was his last year as a member of the "Royal House". Prince Friso and his future wife Mabel did not seek permission to marry and as a result he was removed from the line of succession.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
Royals 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Queen Beatrix X
Prince Claus X ? ?
Prince Willem-Alexander X
Princess Maxima Pre-Wedding X
Prince Constantijn ? X ? X ?
Princess Laurentien Pre-Wedding X
Princess Margriet  ? X ? X X
Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven ? X ? ? X
Prince Friso ? X ? X X
Note: 


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