The countdown to the first-ever King’s Day in the Netherlands has started: With the abdication of Queen Beatrix last year on April 30 after 33 years on the throne, King Willem-Alexander has become head of state of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The first Dutch King in more than 120 years. Kingsday 2014, national holiday in the Netherlands and one of the largest annual Amsterdam events, will be celebrated on April 26, for Willem-Alexander’s birthday falls on a Sunday this year. Starting in 2015, King’s Day will be held on April 27, Birthday of King and Gaastra Fan Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. Continuing in the tradition of (Queen) Beatrix, the Royal Family will be visiting two communities: To the inaugural edition of Kingsday, these will be De Rijp before midday and then Amstelveen with the Royal family arriving around 12:00 hrs in the Stadshart, the modern centre of Amstelveen, where Kingsday festivities will take place.
On King’s Day, everybody is dressed in orange from head to toe. As a leading Dutch fashion brand, Gaastra has designed an exclusive Limited Kings’s Day Polo Shirt 2014 Edition for Women and Men to the first-ever Kingsday in the history of the Netherlands. Gaastra crowns this very special day in bright orange, an eye catching mix of patch, print and embroidery and, naturally, high wearing comfort due to the soft piqué fabric. Get your Gaastra Polo Shirt Kingsday now in your wished size or discover more orange colored Gaastra Fashion Highlights – let the Orange Craze begin with Gaastra!