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King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and Princess Amalia visited Sint Maarten in February 2023
On 6 and 7 February 2023 King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and Princess Catharina-Amalia spent two days in Sint Maarten as part of a Caribbean tour of the Kingdom.
By SXM Daily ·
Reported 6 February 2023.
King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and Princess Catharina-Amalia spent two days in Sint Maarten on 6 and 7 February 2023, as part of a tour of the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The programme was published by the Royal House and reported by The Daily Herald.
Photo: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0, illustrative
Day one
According to the Royal House programme, the royal party was welcomed on Monday 6 February by Governor Ajamu Baly and Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs. The day focused on reconstruction after Hurricane Irma and included a disaster drill, a visit to the St. Maarten Medical Center and a walk along the Color Me SXM mural route, ending with a concert on the Boardwalk.
Day two
On Tuesday 7 February the programme included a visit to Fort Amsterdam and a meeting with Members of Parliament, the Royal House said.
The tour ran from 27 January to 9 February 2023 and took in Bonaire, Aruba and Curaçao before Sint Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba. The Royal House said it was intended to introduce the Princess of Orange to the Caribbean part of the Kingdom.
For the history of the fort the royal party visited, see our guide to Fort Amsterdam.
Sources
- https://www.royal-house.nl/latest/news/2023/01/12/visit-to-caribbean-part-of-the-kingdom-programme
- https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/king-queen-and-princess-to-visit-st-maarten-for-two-days
Source: https://www.royal-house.nl/latest/news/2023/01/12/visit-to-caribbean-part-of-the-kingdom-programme