Late September 2024 friends and I were in Dülmen, Germany, to see a wedding in the ducal family von Croÿ. The reception took place at the Wildpferdebahn, a private possession of the Duke von Croÿ, and we were pleasantly surprised seeing so many Wildpferde (wild horses) from nearby. And then we didn’t even pay a …
On 10 November 1918 at 6am, the German Emperor Wilhelm II arrived at the Belgian-Dutch border, after having started his journey in Spa, Belgium. The next day he was allowed to enter The Netherlands. In the morning of 11 November 1918, at 9.20am, the train could continue its journey. Via several Dutch cities, at 3.20pm …
On Friday 14 April, one week before the grand reopening of Palace Het Loo in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands, by King Willem-Alexander the media was invited to have a look at the new underground expansion of the 17th century palace. Proud members of the staff led the journalists, photographers and cameramen around. Between March 2018 and …
My first royal castle of the year was a real surprise find. Travelling to Hamburg because of the state visit of King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom to Germany, I had found a hotel in Hamburg-Harburg. After arrival on 30 March 2023 I decided to go for a walk. One name …
The former royal residence closest to my home is just about a 20 minute walk. The Prinsenhof in Groningen with its garden, the Prinsentuin. The Prinsenhof The site used to be the residence of the villicus, the representative of the sovereign, back then the Bishop of Utrecht. Afterwards for years the buildings housed religious groups. …
