Opening van het defile langs het Nationaal Monument door Z.M. de Koning. De Marinierskapel der Koninklijke Marine onder leiding van Majoor Arjan Tien begeleidt met "Hymn to the Fallen" van John Williams.
The national commemoration of Remembrance Day in the Netherlands takes place on 4 May, at 8pm. At that moment, two minutes of silence are observed throughout the country to commemorate Dutch victims of war. A remembrance ceremony is held on Dam Square in Amsterdam in the presence of the head of state and various representatives of both the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Parliament.
In 2018 the Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy lead by Major Arjan Tien accompanied the ceremony.
5 май 2018
