Royal Stables

Monument in The Hague

Published: 17 August 2009 Modified: 09 September 2011

Many of the royal family’s coaches are stalled in the Royal Stables.

The best known of these coaches is the Golden Coach (De Gouden Koets). This was the present of the people of Amsterdam to Queen Wilhelmina on her ascension to the throne at the age of 18. The Golden Coach is made of timber, which is covered with a layer of gold leaf. The pictures on the coach depict many allegorical symbols. The Golden Coach is used only once per year; at the opening of Parliament on the third Tuesday in September (Prinsjesdag).

The Royal Stables are heritage-listed and are not open to the public.