The Secret Life of the Dutch King

[+ quoththeraven]

This has nothing to do with anything in particular other than appealing to my sense of the absurd. Also it's a fun piece of information.

 

http://news.sky.com/story/dutch-king-reveals-double-life-as-an-airline-pilot-for-klm-10881947?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter

 

On staying incognito, he told De Telegraaf newspaper: "The advantage is that I can always say I am speaking on behalf of the captain and crew to welcome them on board, so I don't have to say my name.

 

"But then, most people don't listen anyway."

[mike carey]

Not all heads of state have an overblown sense of their own importance. Or should I say self-importance. Although, to be fair, it's easier for a ceremonial head of state to do something like this.

[+ bashful]

I think it's cool.

 

(and what they say is true, never give up your day job)

[mike carey]

And of course Willem-Alexander has only been king since 2013, so for most of his time as a KLM pilot he was crown prince.

[TruthBTold]

Crown prince is one thing (in my eyes) because often there is what is referred to as the country's "spare." I speculate (but I could be very wrong) most of the population would not want its monarch to be flying a plane and endangering his life more than necessary. Even though constitutional monarchs are usually there just for show the people have a certain attachment to the king/queen.