Life André Rieu is very happy about the arrival of the royal couple in Maastricht By weekster Posted on September 25, 2019 1 min read Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ André Rieu has responded with delight to the news that the royal family will be celebrating King’s Day in Maastricht next year. He heard about the announcement in Vienna on Monday and immediately recorded a video for his followers on social media. “I am here in Vienna and am standing in front of the opera and I heard today that King and Queen are coming to Maastricht on King’s Day. Fantastic, my day cannot go wrong,” said André, who was disappointed at the end of August when the Limburg capital in addition to the organization of the Eurovision Song Contest. André is close to royal. For example, he performed at the King’s Ball in Amsterdam on the day King Willem-Alexander was inaugurated. The world-famous violinist had specially composed a song for this: the Kroningswals.