In the Netherlands, as in many European countries, a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is expected. The country registered 8,000 new infections last week. Since the beginning of the pandemic, this figure has become a record.
The Netherlands has introduced a mask mode. People are advised to observe the regime of self-isolation, and when visiting public places – social distance.
But, apparently, these rules do not apply to monarchs. Otherwise, how else can one explain the fact that during the pandemic, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima went to rest in Greece. The photographs that got on the Internet show that the spouses there do not observe either the mask regime or social distancing.
This behavior of the king was very disliked not only by residents, but also by politicians.
“The rules are the same for everyone,” said MP Just Sneller . – The behavior of the king and queen is unreasonable and incomprehensible.
King Willem-Alexander and his wife flew to Greece on a private government plane. On vacation, they live in their own home and communicate only with each other and the au pair.
But after criticism, they still returned to their home country and publicly apologized.
“We decided to cancel the vacation because we see the reaction of people to reports about it in the media. We do not want to question that it is necessary to follow the recommendations in order to bring the situation with the spread of the epidemic under control, ”the monarchs said in a press release.
