Two events will mark the Netherlands' national day at the end of April in Bucharest. The two events in the Romanian capital are scheduled for April 24 and 25, ahead of Queen Beatrix' Day, which is celebrated on April 30. The Netherlands' Embassy to Bucharest will organize an event showcasing Dutch cheese and veal on April 24, downtown Bucharest. A second event is scheduled for the day after at Metropolis Center and will focus on flowers while featuring a national competition of flower arrangements, which will be at its fourth edition this year. It will also include a workshop held by Jaap Wisse, a Dutch master in flower arrangements.

This year's celebration is considered more important as it marks the last year when the Dutch celebrate Queen's day, which will become King's Day in 2014, following the investiture of King Willem-Alexander. “The importance we give to the two events is greater as they happen at at reference moment in the Netherlands' national history, Her Majesty Queen Beatrix' abdication and the investiture of the new King Willem-Alexander,” said Matthijs van Bonzel, the Dutch ambassador to Romania.

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(photo source: Dutch Embassy, credits: Ben U. Diemen)