King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands surprised royal watchers and his hosts when he arrived in India for a state visit, co-piloting his own plane. The Dutch king, who has a part-time flying job, was spotted in the cockpit as he landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Sunday. The father-of-three was accompanied by his wife Queen Maxima, who rocked a bold red power suit.
The royals were treated to a very colourful welcome at the airport, where a red carpet was rolled out and musicians and dancers put on a performance. The king and queen were also presented with large bouquets of flowers before being whisked away to their accommodation.
The following morning, Willem-Alexander and Maxima were greeted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a ceremonial reception at the Presidential Residence. The royals are on a five-day state visit to India to strengthen political and business ties between the two countries. On day one of their visit, the couple paid tribute at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial in Rajghat.
In 2017, Willem-Alexander shocked fans when he revealed that he has been working as a co-pilot for Dutch national airline KLM for 21 years. The Dutch monarch holds down the part-time job alongside his royal duties and does short-haul flights for KLM Cityhopper, the airline's regional subsidiary. Prior to that he piloted planes for Dutch airline Martinair.
Speaking to Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, he said: "For me, the most important thing is that I have a hobby for which I need to concentrate on completely. You have an aircraft, passengers and crew. You have responsibility for them. You can't take your problems from the ground into the skies. You can completely disengage and concentrate on something else. That, for me, is the most relaxing part of flying."
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The royals were treated to a very colourful welcome at the airport, where a red carpet was rolled out and musicians and dancers put on a performance. The king and queen were also presented with large bouquets of flowers before being whisked away to their accommodation.
The following morning, Willem-Alexander and Maxima were greeted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a ceremonial reception at the Presidential Residence. The royals are on a five-day state visit to India to strengthen political and business ties between the two countries. On day one of their visit, the couple paid tribute at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial in Rajghat.
In 2017, Willem-Alexander shocked fans when he revealed that he has been working as a co-pilot for Dutch national airline KLM for 21 years. The Dutch monarch holds down the part-time job alongside his royal duties and does short-haul flights for KLM Cityhopper, the airline's regional subsidiary. Prior to that he piloted planes for Dutch airline Martinair.
Speaking to Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, he said: "For me, the most important thing is that I have a hobby for which I need to concentrate on completely. You have an aircraft, passengers and crew. You have responsibility for them. You can't take your problems from the ground into the skies. You can completely disengage and concentrate on something else. That, for me, is the most relaxing part of flying."
14/10/19 Ainhoa Barcelona/Hello
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