Revellers dress in orange to celebrate Dutch king’s birthday

People dance on a boat during King’s Day celebrations in Amsterdam on Saturday (Peter Dejong/AP)

Decked in the national orange colour, dancing to music, and eating orange-glazed pastries, many in the Netherlands are marking King’s Day on Saturday, celebrating the birthday of their monarch.

As King Willem-Alexander celebrated his 57th birthday with his family in the northeastern city of Emmen, people across the country engaged in the traditional “free markets” held on that day, selling second-hand toys, books and other items.