Last week it was announced that Dutch royals will be allowed to marry same-sex partners without giving up the throne. Queer royals and aristocrats have always existed but often had to be reticent about their sexuality.
Last week it was announced that Dutch royals will be allowed to marry same-sex partners without giving up the throne. Queer royals and aristocrats have always existed but often had to be reticent about their sexuality.
’The cabinet . does not see that an heir to the throne or the King should abdicate if he/she would like to marry a partner of the same sex,’ Mark Rutte wrote in a letter.
The new stance is a break from traditions of other royal families, including those that have avoided addressing it, or disapprove of equality outright.