in 1931 the palace was donated to tilburg municipality by the dutch royal family. during world war ii the palace was used as an observation post for detecting allied aeroplanes. the palace lost its main function in 1971 when a much larger and more modern building was completed. this building is connected to the palace through a sky bridge at the north side of the palace. since then the palace is mostly used as a location for wedding ceremonies, lectures, oath-takings and symposia.