Queen's Day on the Internet

The International Home Page of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands now has an expanded section in English on Koninginnedag, the Netherlands National Day, April 30, 1998, when the birthday of Queen Beatrix is officially celebrated.

These pages include:

* the famous birthday cake

* background information on Koninginnedag

* the special birthday celebrations from January 1998

* how Koninginnedag will be celebrated in Groningen, The Hague, Utrecht, Rotterdam, Maastricht and Amsterdam

* the program of the royal visit to Doesburg and Zutphen, plus information about both towns

* a link to Her Majesty's biography on the RVB webpage.

These pages can be found on http://www.minbuza.nl/english, both on the homepage and under News and Events.