13/05/2026
It’s hard to believe it’s already been almost a month, but we still look back with great pride on the Four Freedoms Awards Ceremony 2026. To relive that special day once more, here are several previously unseen moments. 📸
🎺 The Royal Military Band performs at the Balans as the Royal guests arrive.
👑 King Willem-Alexander and Princess Beatrix are welcomed upon arrival by the board of the Roosevelt Foundation.
🤝 Prime Minister Rob Jetten and President Zelenskyy speak together ahead of the ceremony.
🏅 King Willem-Alexander meets laureates Gisele Pelicot and Jodie Ginsberg of Committee to Protect Journalists.
✍️ Princess Beatrix signs the Four Freedoms Awards 2026 guestbook.
🚶♂️ Guests gather and wait to enter the Nieuwe Kerk for the ceremony.
✨ Invitees and the presenters make their way towards the Nieuwe Kerk.
🏛️ The Nieuwe Kerk is filled as Chair of the Roosevelt Foundation and King’s Commissioner in Zeeland, Hugo de Jonge, delivers the opening speech.
🏆 The Four Freedoms Awards medals are ready to be presented to the laureates.
🎻 Yevheniia Krapivina and Amber Mertens perform the beautiful “Melody” by Myroslav Skoryk, the beloved spiritual folk anthem of Ukraine.
🎤 Leonie Meijer sings “Jouw Land is Mijn Land” by Stef Bos, accompanied by pianist Erik Vlasblom — a moving song about a love that transcends borders.
📽️ Anne Roosevelt is surprised with an impressive video honoring her many years of involvement with the Four Freedoms Awards and is visibly moved by the tribute.