Dutch King Willem-Alexander travelled to Greece for a holiday, Dutch news firm ANP reported Friday, prompting complaints from several lawmakers for traveling through the coronavirus pandemic.
Although a holiday in Greece does not violate any of the Netherlands’ blocking rules, adding new restrictions this week amid one of the largest coronavirus outbreaks in Europe, the government has sought to discourage travel.
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“It’s reckless and incomprehensible,” he said, referring to D-66 party lawmaker Joost Sneller, one of Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s governing coalition partners.
Rutte had suggested to the country in a televised speech on Tuesday “not within the limits of the rules. “
“You can go on vacation, but then move on to the place where you booked your cabin or hotel room and move in,” the Prime Minister said. “If you move abroad, your functions are limited because there are few countries that need us to have more. “
Willem-Alexander, owner of a villa in southern Greece, traveled on a government plane, the ANP reported.
The Netherlands reported nearly 8,000 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, a record.
A spokeswoman for the Royal House said she could simply comment on the monarch’s “private affairs, and public holidays are included in that. “
Willem-Alexander and his wife, Queen Maxima, have apologized after a past in Greece in August following the publication of a photo in which they appeared violating the rules of social estrangation on the island of Milos.
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