The 650 students of KBS Klippeholm and CBS Vesterhavet in Hoofddorp are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the king and queen this morning. This morning the royal couple will give the starting signal for the 2024 King’s Games.
It is a festive morning for many children. Just before the start of the holidays, the King’s Games are held in parts of the country. An active afternoon for which approximately 6,300 schools have registered. It is extra festive in Hoofddorp, where none other than King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima make their appearance.
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Healthy start
The royal couple is received in Hoofddorp amid loud cheers. The starting signal for the King’s Games is given for the twelfth time. But that is still just as enthusiastic. The day always starts with a healthy breakfast and the royal couple also joins the breakfast table. The king and queen sit among hundreds of students in orange outfits – and that creates nice images.
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Queen Máxima waves enthusiastically to the audience in Hoofddorp.
King Willem-Alexander is just as enthusiastic.
During breakfast, the king and queen will talk to the primary school students.
The 2024 King’s Games will officially start with one push of the orange button.
Fashion
Today Queen Máxima combines a gray woolen top with leather culottes. We last saw the purple-red culotte in 2019 in combination with an airy blouse and stiletto heels. Because of the cooler temperatures, Máxima is wearing a pair of high boots in exactly the same color as her pants under her culottes today. The queen thus shows that this item can also be worn in the spring. King Willem-Alexander wears a light blue suit with a salmon-colored tie.
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Here you see Queen Maxima’s outfit from the side.
Fun facts
During the King’s Games, the king and queen take the time to talk to the children and fun conversations arise. For example, King Willem-Alexander revealed in 2023 that Queen Máxima “can sing extremely well”. And in 2022 it became clear how fanatical the two are: “we are very fanatical and so are the children. When we play tennis, we go all out,” the queen said in 2022. “And then we try to be a good loser to be,” Willem-Alexander added.
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The king and queen are happy to lend a hand to any student who wishes.
King Willem-Alexander watches a game of tug-of-war.
The king and queen watch the children playing.
Queen Maxima is in conversation with Richard Krajicek.
This year marks the twelfth edition of the King’s Games.
King’s Games 2024
This year the King’s Games focus on the theme ‘Discover!’. Children are encouraged to try new things in terms of exercise and healthy eating. It is not without reason that the king and queen visit Hoofddorp. KBS Klippeholm has been awarded the ‘Exercise and sport’ vignette from the Healthy School. This is a quality mark for schools that actively contribute to improving the health of their students. This is achieved, among other things, by offering additional physical education and promoting healthy nutrition.
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