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This page just covers attendance at the annual event. You can find information about the State Opening of Parliament/Prinsjesdag here.
Next Date: Sept 15th, 2026
King Willem-Alexander’s Reign
Which carriage a person traveled in is denoted by the following letters or the name of the carriage.
GC – Glass Carriage
C – Gala Glass Carriage
X – Traveled by Car
| Royals | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Willem-Alexander | GC | – | – | – | |
| Queen Maxima | GC | – | – | – | |
| Princess Catharina-Amalia | GC | – | – | – | |
| Princess Alexia | C | – | – | – | |
| Princess Ariane | C | – | – | – | |
| Prince Constantijn | C | – | – | – | |
| Princess Laurentien | C | – | – | – | |
Notes:
- 2025 – Princess Ariane attended for the first time, as she is now 18 years old.
- 2022-Present: Held at the Royal Theatre in The Hague due to renovations to the Ridderzaal building.
| Royals | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Willem-Alexander | GC | X | GC | |||
| Queen Maxima | GC | X | GC | |||
| Princess Catharina-Amalia | GC | |||||
| Princess Alexia | C | |||||
| Prince Constantijn | C | X | C | |||
| Princess Laurentien | C | X | C | |||
Notes:
2020-2021 – Held at Grote Kerk with no carriage procession due to covid restrictions and social distancing requirements.
2022-Present: Held at the Royal Theatre in The Hague due to renovations to the Ridderzaal building.
2022 – Princess Catharina-Amalia attended for the first time, as she is now 18 years old.
2023 – Princess Alexia attended for the first time, as she is now 18 years old.
| Royals | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Willem-Alexander | Golden Carriage | Glass Carriage | ||||
| Queen Maxima | Golden Carriage | Glass Carriage | ||||
| Prince Constantijn | Gala Glass Carriage | |||||
| Princess Laurentien | Gala Glass Carriage | |||||
Notes:
2013 – First year of King Willem-Alexander’s Reign
Queen Beatrix’s Reign
| Royal | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Beatrix | Golden Carriage | ||||
| Prince Willem-Alexander | Golden Carriage | ||||
| Princess Maxima | Golden Carriage | ||||
| Prince Constantijn | Gala Glass Carriage | ||||
| Princess Laurentien | Gala Glass Carriage | ||||
| Princess Margriet | Gala Glass Carriage | ||||
| Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven | Gala Glass Carriage | ||||
Note:
We didn’t track down the Carriage breakdown for before 2007.
| Royal | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Beatrix | X | ||||
| Prince Willem-Alexander | X | ||||
| Princess Maxima | X | ||||
| Prince Constantijn | X | ||||
| Princess Laurentien | X | ||||
| Princess Margriet | X | ||||
| Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven | X | ||||
Note:
2003 – This was the last year Prince Friso attended, as it was his last year as a member of the “Royal House”. Prince Friso and his future wife Mabel did not seek permission to marry and as a result he was removed from the line of succession.
| Royals | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Beatrix | X | ||||
| Prince Claus | X | ? | ? | ||
| Prince Willem-Alexander | X | ||||
| Princess Maxima | Pre-Wedding | X | |||
| Prince Constantijn | ? | X | ? | X | ? |
| Princess Laurentien | Pre-Wedding | X | |||
| Princess Margriet | ? | X | ? | X | X |
| Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven | ? | X | ? | ? | X |
| Prince Friso | ? | X | ? | X | X |
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