Dutch royals enjoy two big results in one World Cup day
There may be about 5,000 miles between the Netherlands and their former colony Curacao but members of the Dutch royal family managed to see both sides play on Saturday.
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"It is an extra-special World Cup because we have both the Netherlands and Curacao."
— King Willem-Alexander , Other
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There may be about 5,000 miles between the Netherlands and their former colony Curacao but members of the Dutch royal family managed to see both sides play on Saturday.
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