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\u201cThe fa\u00e7ade says 1899, but the actual completion was in 1901,\u201d he explains in the conservatory overlooking the water at the Wassenaar estate. \u201cWhen I first worked here as a student, serving drinks, it was still a private gentlemen\u2019s club. Now we\u2019re opening up the very last rooms. It\u2019s wonderful to see the castle more accessible than ever and truly used in all its glory; when I started as director, there was hardly any life left in it.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the spaces that has recently been restored is the old tower room. \u201cNothing had been done to it since it was built,\u201d Meppelder says. \u201cWith support from the province we repaired the walls, added insulation and applied new plaster. It will soon become the bridal suite. Elsewhere we\u2019re creating space for two more rooms, bringing the total to fourteen.\u201d<\/p>\n

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There is also the newly restored French garden at the rear of the castle. \u201cIt allows for larger gatherings and more possibilities than before,\u201d the director says proudly. \u201cWe used the original designs by renowned garden architect Hendrik Copijn. A new tradition for us is an outdoor sculpture exhibition in the garden; the first, by Arthur and Caius Spronken, runs until January 2026. On the side of Restaurant Sophie we hope to bring back the original flower garden soon \u2013 perhaps even the herb garden.\u201d<\/p>\n

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All this effort to maintain and improve the estate serves one purpose: to welcome as many guests as possible with a wide variety of events. \u201cWe do a great deal for embassies and ministries, including various national days and the annual King\u2019s Ball,\u201d explains sales and events manager Femke Pijnacker, who has joined the conversation. \u201cThe Ministry of Defence\u2019s staff party draws around six hundred guests, many in full ceremonial dress \u2013 a fantastic sight.\u201d<\/p>\n

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American visitors find their way to the castle remarkably well. \u201cThe American Chamber of Commerce has held its annual congress and lunch here for years. It\u2019s always interesting because of the well-known guest speakers,\u201d Pijnacker says. \u201cMore recently, we\u2019ve also become the regular venue for the proms of both the British and American Schools \u2013 it\u2019s lovely to see all those elegantly dressed students arriving for their big night. And what I\u2019m really looking forward to in this anniversary year is the annual Kwast Wijnkopers tasting: over four hundred guests and twenty-five leading wineries.\u201d<\/p>\n

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And then, of course, there\u2019s the wedding market. \u201cWe host around sixty exclusive weddings a year, and each one is special,\u201d says Pijnacker. \u201cWe\u2019re seeing a shift from the traditional spring and summer weddings to winter ceremonies. Understandable, really \u2013 it saves a lot of stress when you\u2019re not worrying about the weather.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Success does come with a drawback. \u201cThere\u2019s little room left in the schedule for our own concerts,\u201d Meppelder says. \u201cWe do have the New Year\u2019s concert with Julie Huard and a big band on 17 January. A full anniversary event is still in the works, but I\u2019d love to organise a music festival with emerging and established artists.\u201d So what more could he wish for? \u201cThere are challenges ahead, of course, but a newspaper once called us the most versatile castle in the Netherlands. We intend to stay that way for a long time to come.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe fa\u00e7ade bears the date 1899, but it wasn't actually completed until 1901,\u201d he explains in the conservatory overlooking the water feature at Wassenaar Castle. \u201cWhen I first came here to serve during my student days, it was a private gentlemen's club. Now we are in the process of opening up the very last rooms. 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