Seat used during state opening of parliament takes centre stage in exhibition about royal power
The wooden chair, upholstered in rich red velvet, was designed by Pierre Cuypers, the architect behind Amsterdam’s Central Station and Rijksmuseum.The wooden chair, upholstered in rich red velvet, was designed by Pierre Cuypers, the architect behind Amsterdam’s Central Station and Rijksmuseum.
The throne, which will be on show from this week until March, is used by King Willem-Alexander for his annual speech at the state opening of parliament at the Ridderzaal where the monarch outlines his government’s plans for the coming year.Dr Annette de Vries, the head of research and collection at Paleis Het Loo, said: “Everybody knows the throne because it’s on TV once a year and so it’s part of the theatre of power in the.
Its neogothic style was designed to fit in with a wider renovation of the medieval Ridderzaal that was ordered at the turn of the 19th century by the first queen of the Netherlands, Wilhelmina, who ruled from 1890 until her abdication in 1948. “We are telling the story of the House of Orange during five centuries and how it is connected to the history of the Netherlands and how it is connected to the history of Europe and also the cultural history of Europe.”
Support for the monarchy overall has fallen to 55%. This week members of the GroenLinks and Labour parties voted to include the abolition of the monarchy in their joint manifesto for the general election in November.
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