What made it even more special is that the pilot is, in fact, the King of the Netherlands, His Majesty Willem-Alexander. READ MORE:* The royal who secretly pilots planes* Dutch monarchs make state visit* Where the Dutch King and Queen should stay on their royal visit to New ZealandUntil this year, the king had been flying the Fokker 70 planes for KLM. Patrick van Katwijk/Getty King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands and Queen Maxima at the 75th anniversary of the liberation of The Netherlands in Zeeland. Earlier this year, Willem-Alexander piloted his own plane to India for a state visit with wife Queen MaximaWillem-Alexander became Europe's youngest king when Dutch Queen Beatrix abdicated in 2013. He visited New Zealand in 2016 along with Queen Maxima for a second state visit.

Source: Stuff November 17, 2019 00:00 UTC