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Originally Posted by Clark Park
Ummm ....
When a King or Queen takes the throne in a ceremony it is called a Coronation, NOT an "inauguration." When Presidents get sworn into office ceremonially, that is called an "inauguration."
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Originally Posted by squarian
No, that is not correct. A coronation technically must involve the bestowing, or wearing, or both, of a crown, hence the term from the Latin corona.
The Dutch custom is for the new head of state to swear an oath of office; while the regalia are displayed during the ceremony, no Dutch king or queen has ever been crowned at their inauguration. Dutch government websites such as this one and this one generally refer to the sovereign's inauguration - the term coronation in reference to the Dutch sovereign is used loosely and inaccurately (though often by foreign journalists). |
Thank you for the clarification!
I stand corrected!!
I was aware that in Denmark, the King or Queen (in our time Queen Margrethe II) is forbidden by constitutional law from wearing a crown; even though she is given the title of "queen" she is not a sovereign, and therefore did not go through a coronation. I was unaware this was true for the Netherlands, however. I have learned something today.
In celebration of the new king - the first one in more than a century - I will sing "Het Wilhelmus."
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