Queen’s Day will never be the same again
Today I had ended up in Alphen a/d Rijn instead of Amsterdam. I was outside, in the sun, sipping some rose wine, catching up with my girlfriend Audrey that I was celebrating Koninginnedag (Queen’s Day) with, enjoying the people, the live music… and then a message from Lady Penelope came in… that there was breaking news on something horrible happening during the official Koninginnedag celebrations involving our Royal family… I swiftly turned on the internet news on my cellphone and then I saw it…
Koninginnedag, the most loved and cheerful national holiday, on which virtually every Dutch person goes outside dressed in orange, to celebrate. The day on which the Dutch Royal family goes out to a town or city in Dutchyland to celebrate with the people, will never be the same again… because some moron got into his car and drove it into the crowd waiting to see the Royal family pass by and killed four five six people (amongst whom the moron himself), injuring 13 (amongst them 3 children , of which 4 severely)…
Some fucking insane moron who wanted to kill the Royal family with his car, changed this day forever…I get chills all over my body everytime I think of it… everytime I see the images again…
All celebrations in Dutchyland everywhere were cancelled in the course of the afternoon. We all went home to watch the news, see the horrific images and video of that complete insane asshole driving over those people, those innocent partying, happy people… We all sat in front of the TV in awe… My phone kept ringing with text messages, twitter messages, emails from many of you to hear whether I was anywhere near there and whether I was ok…(which was incredibly sweet of you all)…
I was not anywhere near there, I am doing ok… and my heart goes out to all those people that were hurt, the families and loved ones of them and the people that were killed, all the people that wére near there and had to witness it…
I just don’t get it… WTF is wrong with people these days…? Seriously?!





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That’s terrible! I did see something on Twitter to you about it. I wonder what is wrong with people these days too.
But I am glad YOU are ok!
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I was out all morning and had seen your Tweet about it being Koninginnedag. I just got back a few minutes ago and saw the headline about this. I’m so sorry this wonderful holiday has been ruined. I’m glad to know you’re OK, but I’ll be thinking of you just the same.
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Aw, man. I had no idea. How awful.
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wat een kut kut kut kut kut dag! We heard it when we were in Amsterdam at the Museumplein and decided to go back after that.
The guy who did it better make sure he survives so ge can be punished severely for what he did! I have never been so angry and ashamed in my life…
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Such a tragedy.
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I’m glad you are okay, a few of us were a little worried… What a horrible thing to happen on such a great day for your country. *hugs*
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what a sick fuck! I hope that person gets boiled in oil. They still do that over there, right????
Glad you are safe!
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Thanks everyone!
I know worse things have happened, but to us Dutchies Queen’s Day is like Independence Day for Americans for instance and someone doing something like this is bad in itself but on a day like this is just worse. Crap!
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Ugh! This is just beyond words! I’m sorry babe
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