BBC NEWS | World | Europe | In pictures: Prince Claus remembered
Crowds have gathered in Amsterdam to remember Prince Claus von Amsberg, husband of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, who has died aged 76. The prince had overcome post-war Dutch suspicion of his German origins to win a place in public affections.
The hearse carrying Prince Claus's body arrives at the royal palace Huis ten Bosch, in The Hague.
The prince died after a long battle with Parkinson's disease and pneumonia (AFP).
Many Dutch citizens came to pray, light candles and leave flowers in his memory.
Flags will remain at half mast across the country by government order until the funeral next week.
The couple's first son, Willem Alexander, was the first male heir to the Dutch throne in nearly a century (AFP).
The prince overcame opposition to his marriage in 1966 caused by suspicion of his German nationality (AFP).