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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 21, 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 21, 2006, Koninklijke Ahold N.V. ("Royal Ahold" or the "Company")
issued a press release announcing that Drs. W.C.M. Oud has filed a notice of
appeal against the final order and judgment of Judge Blake of the United States
District Court for the District of Maryland approving the Company's agreement
with the lead plaintiffs to settle the securities class action entitled "In re
Royal Ahold N.V. Securities & ERISA Litigation". 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 24, 2006                      By:    P.N. Wakkie
                                         Title: EVP & Chief Corporate Governance
                                                Counsel
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

The following exhibit has been filed as part of this Form 6-K:

Exhibit    Description
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99.1       Press release dated July 21, 2006, in which Royal Ahold announces
           that Drs. W.C.M. Oud has filed a notice of appeal against the final
           order and judgment of Judge Blake of the United States District
           Court for the District of Maryland approving the Company's agreement
           with the lead plaintiffs to settle the securities class action
           entitled "In re Royal Ahold N.V. Securities & ERISA Litigation"