Attack on the Dutch Royal Family

[Dirk Leegwater (RIP)]

The 2009 attack on the Dutch Royal Family occurred in Apeldoorn, where a man drove his car at high speed into a parade which included Queen Beatrix and other members of the royal family; the attack happened on April 30, the Dutch national holiday Koninginnedag (or Queen's Day).

The vehicle hit members of the public lining the street, leaving six dead and twelve injured. It narrowly missed the royal family and crashed into a monument at the side of the road, close to the Canadian WWII monument.
The historical "Civil" parade had the same route as our famous "Liberation" Apeldoorn parade. No members of the royal family were harmed. This attack was the first attack on the Dutch royal family in modern times.

The driver, identified as 38-year-old Dutch national Karst Richard Tates, was rescued by emergency service workers of the fire brigade and police, taken into custody and transported to the hospital for treatment. He died the day after the incident, bringing the total death toll to seven.

Dirk

[cmperry4]

Our Queen, and other Royals, has been attacked by nutters before, but no one was killed. Terrorists did kill Lord Mountbatten. I am aware of the regard Netherlanders have for their queen, so it must be more of a shock to you than it might be for Britons, or to us Canadians who still remember that we are a constitutional monarchy and Queen Elizabeth II continues to be our head of state.

One relief was that the perpetrator was not a member of a troublesome minority, or things would become very ugly.

[Barry Churcher]

Dirk, I read that the guy was talking after the attack and then the next day he was dead. Could it have been the interrogation?
Barry

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Barry Churcher

Dirk, I read that the guy was talking after the attack and then the next day he was dead. Could it have been the interrogation?
Barry

Barry..
He was talkin' when he should have been listenin'....
Fatal mistake..