{"id":1128896,"date":"2021-12-17T15:13:41","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T20:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1128896"},"modified":"2021-12-17T15:13:43","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T20:13:43","slug":"dutch-royal-family-held-lockdown-breaking-birthday-bash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dutch-royal-family-held-lockdown-breaking-birthday-bash\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch Royal Family Held Lockdown-Breaking Birthday Bash"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdutch-royal-family-held-lockdown-breaking-birthday-bash%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1128896&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1233844720-e1639667613988-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Just days after the Dutch government cancelled Christmas, news has emerged that the nation\u2019s royal family held a lockdown-breaking party last week.<\/p>\n<p>Days after Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced that The Netherlands would be spending Christmas in lockdown, news has emerged that the Dutch royal family held a rule-breaking birthday party last week.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The Netherlands, which was already under heavy restrictions, is to have its so-called \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/12\/16\/dutch-pm-tells-public-not-to-cuddle-grandkids-as-christmas-is-cancelled-in-the-netherlands\/\">evening lockdown<\/a>\u201d extended until the 14th of January, effectively cancelling Christmas for the country.<\/p>\n<p>However, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraaf.nl\/nieuws\/1023058886\/verjaardagsfeestje-amalia-loopt-uit-de-hand\">report<\/a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<em>De Telegraaf<\/em>, the Dutch royal family has not been giving enough due care to Covid restrictions, hosting a birthday party for the 18-year old crown-princess which broke lockdown rules.<\/p>\n<p>Citing the&nbsp;Government Information Service (RVD), <em>De Telegraaf <\/em>reports&nbsp;that 21 people were invited to the party, at a time when restrictions mandated that only a maximum of four were allowed to visit one\u2019s home.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>However, the publication also states that there may have been substantially more than that present at the party, with sources claiming around 100 in total attended the event.<\/p>\n<p>The RVD however has largely defended the family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll guests have been asked to take a test. All were vaccinated. They have also observed an appropriate distance,\u201d the government body said. \u201cThe family was convinced with this meeting outside and with the precautions taken to deal with the Corona advice in a responsible manner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The king however has reportedly expressed regret regarding the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe king informed me that on reflection it was not a good idea to organise (the gathering),\u201d the prime minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/dutch-royals-regret-party-that-defied-rules\/\">wrote<\/a> in a letter to parliament.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.906976744186\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dutch PM Tells Public Not to Cuddle Grandkids as Christmas Is Cancelled in the Netherlands <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I00krFRqKF\">https:\/\/t.co\/I00krFRqKF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1471527793326497803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This is not the first time the Dutch royals have been caught thumbing lockdown restrictions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The family had previously flown to Greece for a holiday during a period when the Dutch cabinet was urging the public to stay in their homes. Prime Minister Rutte later called the move an \u201cerror in judgement\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The king also came under fire for his actions within Greece, being photographed violating social distancing guidelines while abroad.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.2881355932203\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH: Europe Erupts Against Lockdowns, Vax Mandates with Protests in Rome, Vienna, Netherlands <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gxrS4AHym8\">https:\/\/t.co\/gxrS4AHym8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1462433116300189709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>The reignited controversy surrounding the royal family comes just after the government announced that The Netherlands would be spending Christmas in lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Rutte announced that the nation\u2019s \u201cevening lockdown\u201d, forcing restaurants, caf\u00e9s, and non-essential retail to close between the times of 5pm and 5am, will be extended to January 14th.<\/p>\n<p>He also demanded that there would be&nbsp;\u201cno cuddling the grandkids\u201d over the Christmas period.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not the message we wanted to bring at Christmas,\u201d the prime minister said regarding the decision. \u201cAt the same time, it can\u2019t be a surprise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many in The Netherlands are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/21\/watch-europe-erupts-in-protest-against-lockdowns-vax-mandates\/\">unhappy<\/a> with how the government have handled the pandemic, with violent protests against lockdown measures having now become a common sight on Dutch streets.<\/p>\n<p>Police have been repeatedly been targeted during these protests, being frequently pelted with projectiles such as rocks and fireworks.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, two protesters were shot last month by the police during an anti-lockdown riot in Rotterdam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just days after the Dutch government cancelled Christmas, news has emerged that the nation\u2019s royal family held a lockdown-breaking party last week. 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