Ten years ago, Willem-Alexander became king. Due to the commotion during the corona period, his popularity declined and since then he has not been able to regain the trust of the people. Reporter Titia Ketelaar has been following the king for almost five years and she sees that this is mainly due to his invisibility. What does the king actually do?
Also read the piece by Titia Ketelaar: Willem-Alexander: the king when hardly anyone is watching. But is that really good for the monarchy?
And also listen to this episode of our podcast Hague Affairs: Ten years of King Willem-Alexander: the eternal tension between politics and monarchy.
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- Guest:
- Titia Kettler
- Presentation:
- Egbert Kalse
- Editorial:
- Ignace Shot
- Edit:
- Gal Tsadok-Hai
- coordination:
- Henk Ruigrok van der Werven
- Photo:
- Jeroen Jumelet / ANP