Having read the gruelling programme of this state visit, I wonder why it couldn't be done in three days, as usual….
It has been condemned by experts and divided the country. Now Brexit has been officially given the royal seal of disapproval – albeit by the Dutch monarch from his palace in The Hague.
Ahead of the first state visit by a Dutch royal to the UK in almost 40 years, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has told of his regret and fears over Britain’s decision to leave the EU.
It might not be an intervention that will convince leave voters that Brussels is not a project of the elite for the elite, but the King, speaking to British journalists at Noordeinde Palace in The Hague, said he expected to see an impact on trade between the two nations.
Full text here:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/08/dutch-king-willem-alexander-bemoans-brexit-ahead-of-uk-state-visit
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