Investiture ceremony
The ceremony dates from 1815, when Willem I was invested as King of the Netherlands in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam, the site of every ceremony since then.
The ceremony in its present form dates from 1840, the investiture of King Willem II.
Although it takes place in a church, the investiture is purely secular, conducted in accordance with constitutional law.
During an investiture, the crown, the sceptre and the orb are displayed on a credence table, along with the other regalia – the sword of state and the national standard. A copy of the Constitution is also displayed.