29/04/2026
King's Day in Prague 🧡👑, celebrated with President Petr Pavel
This Monday, April 27, we had a pleasure to bring together our partners, colleagues and friends, to mark our national day – to celebrate Koningsdag, the birthday of His Majesty King Willem-Alexander. King's Day stands for unity, connectedness, and togetherness, and Prague, blossom-covered and bright, offered a fitting setting to honour that tradition with Czech friends and partners.
We were deeply honoured to welcome 🇨🇿 President Petr Pavel, whose presence was a powerful affirmation of the close ties and shared values between our two countries, reaffirmed last year by the State Visit of Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima.
In her address, Ambassador Mina Noor drew on Karel Čapek's belief in solidarity and collective responsibility among nations to reflect on what binds 🇳🇱 and 🇨🇿 together; shared values under pressure, calling for resilient societies, commitment to our allies, and unwavering support for Ukraine. She framed innovation as a defining feature of our partnership, one that depends on transparent rules, the rule of law, independent media, a strong civil society, and diversity as an asset, and one that already drives flourishing Dutch-Czech cooperation across mobility, architecture, creative industries, film, and design.
This event wouldn't be possible without the support of the Dutch companies, our partners, thriving in the Czech Republic. Our sincere thanks to three main sponsors - ING, Philips, and Signify - for their contribution and active involvement that turned this evening into one to remember.
Heartfelt thanks also to Royal Ahrend, Albert, CTP, Heineken, NN, Voerman, Randstad, and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, and to the NCCC - Netherlands Czech Chamber of Commerce.
To His Majesty the King. To the Czech Republic. To the longstanding and deep friendship between our nations.
Photocredit: Pavel Matela.
