Huis Ten Bosch (La Casa del Bosque), is the family residence of the Kings Guillermo and Maximum of the Netherlands. It is a palace literally in a Hague Forest, and there the sovereigns have invited on Tuesday to dinner at the heads of state and government of NATO countries. The appointment has the Orange Hall. It is the same place where the first Peace Conference in The Hague was held, which promoted the search for peaceful solutions to international conflicts. Among the guests are the president of the United States, and that of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, and in the diplomacy of the symbols exerted by parliamentary monarchies such as European, the chosen scenario is striking.
President Trump’s plane has landed at the Amsterdam-Schiphol airport around 19.32, and had a white cap with the USA acronym. After dinner, he will spend the night in Palacio and on Wednesday he will have breakfast with the kings. At 20.37, Trump has reached Huis Ten Bosch, the last of the guests. Two lackeys have made guard at the foot of the stairs, something that has not happened with the rest of the guests. He has also had a little more with the sovereigns before moving to dinner. “The king cannot make political statements, but he can honor someone in this way,” explained Josine Droogendijk, a specialist in royalty information, public television, us.
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, or Spanish, Pedro Sánchez, are among the presidents called. In total, they had to add 66 people, since they can go with their partners, but few have come accompanied, and nine round tables have been arranged, according to the Information Service of the Royal House. The idea is to foster conversation at a time of large to the increase in military expenditure to 5% for NATO members, demanded by Washington. And also on a night that diners arrive with where he congratulates him for his “decisive action”
At one point with the press at the doors of the World Forum, where the summit is celebrated, and shortly before dinner, Routte has admitted that. Anyway, he didn’t care “because there was nothing that could not be said.” On the Spanish position about the flexibility requested with the standard of 5%, he said: “The only thing that happens is that Spain says that it does not need the 3.5% limit to achieve the defense objectives. That with 2.1% it is enough. We think they do need it.” It is not a new position, since Routte has already spoken on this way on Monday. Has abounded that “it will be seen this Wednesday [durante la reunión de jefes de Estado y de Gobierno del Consejo del Atlántico Norte] If there are more pressures on Spain. ”
On a luminous afternoon, a long red carpet waited for the calls to the palace. On the roof, he waved the banner of Orange’s house, and at 7:00 p.m. Dick Schoof, Dutch Prime Minister, with his partner. It has followed Mark Rutte, who has climbed the stairs of two by two. The president of Iceland has been the first of the other political leaders to arrive. Inside the kings and the heiress, Princess Amalia.
King Guillermo has opened the round of speeches during dinner and has directly addressed President Trump saying that “it is an honor to receive him in our house.” He has also affirmed that NATO must remain open towards the future and to new countries, and that “it is impressive to see how we have formed a shield, a peace shield.”
Rutte has done the same, remembering that, thanks to the American president “Europe and Canada will equate their defense expenses with the United States.” He said: “Mr. President, dear Donald, is because you encouraged us to do it.” He added that tomorrow, “we will decide on billions of additional expenses in defense, because it is necessary.”
Trump sits on the central table, with the Dutch sovereign, and with Routte, Turkish President Erdogán and the Italian Prime Minister, Georgia Meloni. The Máxima Queen and President Ukraine Zelensky are at another table. Princess Amalia is accompanied by the French president, Macron, and the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
In the menu there were two options of three dishes each, since the food allergies or dietary needs of the guests have been taken into account. They have been prepared by 20 chefs and served by about twenty lackeys dressed for the occasion. The dishes chosen by the kings is of blue porcelain of DelfT decorated with a Martín Pescador, Flor de Naranjo and the monogram of the kings. The bird refers to a phrase by Guillermo de Orange about “standing firm in the middle of the waves.”
