Cultural Diplomacy in a Meeting of Two Kings

KOMPAS/HARIS FIRDAUS

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (left) greets Yogyakarta Sultan Hamengku Buwono X on Wednesday (11/3/2020) at the Regol Danapratapa royal gate of Yogyakarta Palace. The Dutch king, accompanied by his wife, Queen Maxima, met the Yogyakarta sultan and royal family as part of his four-day state visit to Indonesia.

YOGYAKARTA, KOMPAS – Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima met with Yogyakarta’s Sultan Hamengku Buwono X (HB X) at the Yogyakarta Palace complex on Wednesday (11/3/2020). A tone of cultural diplomacy was strongly felt during the two kings’ meeting.

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima arrived at the Yogyakarta Palace gate, called Regol Pancaniti, at 10:55 a.m. The sultan’s daughters Gusti Kanjeng Ratu (GKR) Mangkubumi, GKR Condrokirono and GKR Maduretno, warmly greeted the royal couple. Afterwards, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima walked through the Bangsal Srimanganti hall and were welcomed by the sultan and his wife GKR Hemas.