It may be satire, but comedians are generally pretty good at distilling issues accurately. The song wasn't about institutional mistrust, it was about a list of stuff the king had done that seems stupid or disdainful, even if I only caught Greece.
And when comedians are mocking you in such a brutal manner, these days it's generally a sign a large part of society does not hold you in high regard, either. The king could probably make it a bit harder by not handing them the material.
I wouldn't say that comedians mocking you in a brutal manner is necessarily the best way to measure society's temperature; many times they very much like to specifically pick on what is important (to some) or in institutions normally held in high regard.
The song was about 10 years of king Willem-Alexander, so indeed not about mistrust in society (they've made other songs about the various political parties and other topics) and of course they like to highlight things that don't necessarily put him in the best light (that would result in a rather dull song). I'd say it would be pretty easy to come up with a few things for anyone whose been in office for 10 years and in the spotlight for all his life.
Let me try to decipher the song:
It starts with a pun about the king's day song (Willem-Alexander recently said he felt sorry about for the writer of the song who was mocked for something he worked really hard on)
Next, they include his image as a party animal (which refers to his time as a student), a hunter (referring to issues at the crown domain), concluding his popularity is decreasing.
Next, they agree that he does his best but it doesn't always work out (including his mispronunciation of the apologies in Indonesia)
Of course, they include his meeting with Putin at the Olympics (which was at the request of the government)
Then they move on to an incident in 2009 (so several years before his kingship) when his Spanish phrase had a different meaning in Mexico.
Another sentence is related to the Golden Coach that is no longer in use (considered a wise decision by the king) and him driving an antique car during King's day (apparently, they were looking for something that didn't exist, so ended here)
Then, we've got the famous Greece incident followed by him buying an expensive speedboat
The song ends with him being a uniting force but not in a positive was (as already discussed)
All in all, they bring up a few issues that I agree are damaging while most other things are minor (or just something to make fun of). Damaging issues:
- Meeting with Putin in Sochi (however, it would most likely have been a diplomatic nightmare had he refused)
- Greece holiday (no doubt about that one)
- Expensive speedboat (his own money but hard to understand if you struggle moneywise)
- Hunting issues (seen as elitist)
Otoh I don't think people outside the Netherlands would see W-A as someone worthy of shame, so at least his reputation is not that bad (and he probably won't reach international infamy/Grandpa Bernhard levels, or anything).
I agree. In the Netherlands, they don't do so either. They don't take him as seriously as his mother but his approachable image is appreciated by some or many? However, he needs to keep working on avoiding a disconnect with the people; his lifestyle is more 'rich and famous' than previous generations and that is his Achilles heel imho (does that expression exist in English as well?).
The few responses to the video are 'nice video' and someone complimenting the team on the first reference to the king's day song. One person states that he prefers a republic but thinks that Wim-Lex is cool. So, not too bad for the king, I'd say.