Roel van Velzen refused to travel to Kenya with King Willem-Alexander, but is that so chic to tell? “This is just not Kies.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima arrived in Kenya for a state visit. Roel van Velzen would perform, together with three Kenyan singers with whom he had previously went on tour, but thanked at the last minute because of the human rights violations in the country. And that surprises royalty fan Jeroen Snel.
Do not Roel to Kenya
Jeroen, who holds the royal talks RTL Boulevardindicates that it is an honor that Roel was asked. “On the first evening you have the state banquet and on the second evening Willem-Alexander and Máxima organize a presentation, to the president of Kenya.
He continues: “A very nice idea, but he doesn’t like it because of the protests.
“Nobody knew it”
Luuk Iink tries to jump in the breach for Roel. “Didn’t he just ask why he wasn’t there this time?”
Jeroen: “Nobody knew he would do this.”
Luuk: “Not from the last time?
Jeroen: “No, because that state visit was never announced.
Unstatid
It is really very false of Roel, says Jeroen. “To bring that out now, the day before the start of the state visit, I just don’t find the King and Queen asking you and you have to realize: he does not stand at the invitation of the president.”
Roel’s decision is understandable, isn’t it? “That is possible, but now he comes with that message because nobody knew he would do this.”