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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 6-K

  REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                               Date: July 18, 2006

                        Commission File Number 001-12510

                                   ROYAL AHOLD
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                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)

            Piet Heinkade 167-173, 1019 GM Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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                     (Address of principal executive office)

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

                    Form 20-F [X]              Form 40-F [ ]

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

                    Yes [  ]                   No [X]

     If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-________.

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     On July 18, 2006, Koninklijke Ahold N.V. ("Royal Ahold" or the "Company")
issued a press release announcing that the Ahold Supervisory Board has nominated
Tom de Swaan for appointment as one of its members. A copy of this press release
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

     This Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into the Company's
Registration Statements on Form F-3 and Form S-3 (No. 333-52934,
No. 333-52934-01, No. 333-80245 and No. 333-80245-01) and the Company's
Registration Statements on Form S-8 (No. 333-70636, No. 333-07214, No. 333-07212
and No. 033-41068).
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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.

                                        KONINKLIJKE AHOLD N.V.


                                               /s/  P.N. Wakkie
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Date: July 18, 2006                     By:    P.N. Wakkie
                                        Title: EVP & Chief Corporate Governance
                                               Counsel
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

The following exhibits have been filed as part of this Form 6-K:

Exhibit   Description
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99.1      Press release dated July 18, 2006, in which Royal Ahold announces
          that the Ahold Supervisory Board has nominated Tom de Swaan for
          appointment as one of its members