THE HAGUE - King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima received a number of representatives from society and the scientific world at Noordeinde Palace on Tuesday. They talked to them about the colonial past.
The Golden Coach was discussed during the conversation. In January, the king announced in a video message that the Golden Coach will no longer be used for official occasions for the time being. The king referred in his message to the slavery past. “We cannot rewrite the past. We can try to come to terms with it together," the king said at the time.
In addition, the process of reconciliation was discussed with the representatives. It is not known who exactly was present at the conversation at Noordeinde Palace.