(27 Apr 2013)
Utrecht - 11 April 2013
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Wide of Queen Beatrix on a balcony of the Utrecht University celebrating 300 years of Utrecht's peace agreement
2. Wide of people greeting the royal family
3. Close up of Prince Willem-Alexander (future king), Princes Maxima and Queen Beatrix
4. Close up of Queen Beatrix
5. Wide of the Utrecht University building, where the Utrecht peace agreement was closed 300 years ago ending Spanish expansion
Den Haag - 5 November 2012
6. Wide of Queen Beatrix with the new Dutch government after the swearing-in ceremony
7. Mid of Queen Beatrix and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (right from Beatrix)
Leiden - 24 April 2013
8. Mid of Anjo Clement, a leader of Dutch Republicans
9. SOUNDBITE: (Dutch) Anjo Clement, a leader of Dutch Republicans:
"We will have to await political developments - there is draft legislation to get him out of the government - then there is not much left apart from cutting ribbons and the question is whether his daughter will want to do that in 20 years. We don't think so. We think he will be the last Dutch king."
Utrecht - 11 April 2013
10. Wide of Prince Willem-Alexander and Queen Beatrix
11. Wide of Princess Maxima and Prince Willem-Alexander
Amsterdam - 8 April 2013
12. Wide of Queen Beatrix and Russian President Vladimir Putin visiting exhibition about the Peter the Great at the Hermitage Amsterdam
Leiden - 25 April 2013
13. SOUNDBITE: (Dutch) Henk de Velde, Professor of Dutch history at Leiden University:
"It looks like the political role the monarchy plays is more likely to decrease than to increase. In a recent television interview of Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Maxima , Willem-Alexander explained that he would prefer to be a King more involved in the society (than in politics)".
Amsterdam - 25 April 2013
14. Close of a T-shirt with picture of Prince Willem-Alexander and Princes Maxima
15. Close of duvet cover with a royal couple photo
16. Mid of a set of smart phone protectors with a royal couple photo
17. Pan of set of cushions with pictures of royal family
18. Pan of the royal palace to Nieuwe kerk (New church) on Dam square in Amsterdam - central point of the coronation
19. Wide of Nieuwe kerk
Amsterdam - 20 April 2013
20. Wide of interior of the Nieuwe kerk
21. Wide of the church central point - a place where the coronation will take a place on April 30
Amsterdam - 25 April 2013
22. Mid of Amsterdam Mayor Eberhard van der Laan
23. SOUNDBITE: (Dutch) Eberhard van der Laan, Mayor of Amsterdam:
"You have to accept certain risks, because otherwise people will think of this city: 'What's going on here? This isn't my city anymore. This is a city for dignitaries only.'"
24. Wide of crowd at the Dam square
25. Mid of people of Amsterdam
26. SOUNDBITE: (Dutch) Marleen Maat, student from Amsterdam:
"Politics is so unstable that it is good to have a central, uniting person and that can be our head of state."
Utrecht - 11 April 2013
27. Wide of Price Willem-Alexander and Queen Beatrix
28. Wide of Princes Maxima and Prince Willem-Alexander getting into the car
29. Wide of motorcade leaving Utrecht centre
STORYLINE
He has evolved from a beer-loving student dubbed "Prince Pils" to an International Olympic Committee member and respected UN water expert.
Now comes the ultimate transformation for Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander: he is about to become king.
The Netherlands' small republican movement says it will protest on Tuesday in Amsterdam and is hoping Willem-Alexander's investiture will be the country's last.
"You have to accept certain risks," he said.
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