Royal Theatre Carrë, Amstel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Wednesday 21st July, 2021. The Royal Theatre Carrë opened its doors early this morning, as an estimated crowd of 7500 to 8000 came to say goodbye to TV personality and crime journalist Peter R. de Vries, who was shot in the centre of Amsterdam on Tuesday July 6 and died the following Thursday as a result of the attack. The Carrë opened at 8pm this morning and the final person filed passed the coffin at 10pm, some had to queue between: one hour to one and a half hours. Tomorrow at 11 am, family, colleagues and friends will say goodbye in a private ceremony. Major radio stations will pay their own respects by playing the late journalist favourite song: A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum. Imaged: A well-wisher with a large floral display, queueing at the entrance of the Royal Theatre Carrë, to pay her last respects to the late TV personality and journalist Peter R. de Vries. © Charles M Vella/SO-PA Images/Alamy Live News