The Netherlands celebrated King's Day with concurrent coverage of Pope Francis's funeral, creating what King Willem-Alexander called "a day with two faces." Morning reports showed crowded celebrations in Doetinchem where the royal family arrived, with the King acknowledging the papal funeral in a rare video message before joining festivities, singing along to "Oerend Hard."
By midday, 200,000 mourners gathered at St. Peter's Square for the Pope's funeral, with Trump and Zelensky holding a "constructive" meeting on the sidelines that softened tensions from their previous contentious encounter.
Afternoon coverage focused on Princess Amalia's growing popularity as she "radiated in blue" during celebrations, expressing happiness about living in Amsterdam again. Evening reports confirmed King's Day had proceeded without major incidents despite Amsterdam becoming so crowded officials urged people to stop coming to the center.