A few days ago, before Christmas, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, released an official apology for the Netherlands' 250 years of slavery. Following this, Dutch monarch King Willem-Alexander welcomed the apology in his Christmas address. He called the apology "the start of a long journey". Along with the apology, the Dutch government will also be funding around 200 million euros for social initiatives next year. These commemorative events will take place next year. This is truly in contrast with the current reality of the British royal family. Clearly, the dutch monarchy is dealing with important stuff like addressing the bad

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