King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima are on a three-day visit to the islands of St Eustatius, Saba, and St Maarten, part of the Caribbean territories of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, from November 30th to December 2nd.
Groundwork for reconstruction activities on St Eustatius after damage caused by #HurricaneIrma https://t.co/iVooNNm2sq pic.twitter.com/yknhjut4xH
— Koninklijk Huis (@koninklijkhuis) November 30, 2017
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Groundwork for reconstruction activities on St Eustatius after damage caused by #HurricaneIrma https://t.co/iVooNNm2sq pic.twitter.com/yknhjut4xH
— Koninklijk Huis (@koninklijkhuis) November 30, 2017On December 30th, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima arrived on the island of St Eustatius, where they visited the Solar Park and looked at the reconstruction efforts on the Island after damage caused by Hurricane Irma.
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After nature conservation talk, royal couple dive to #CoralReefs in #SabaBank National Park with park manager Kai Wulf. #Protected marine area since 2010. https://t.co/iVooNN4r3Q pic.twitter.com/zWVOcPtQGg
— Koninklijk Huis (@koninklijkhuis) December 2, 2017
After nature conservation talk, royal couple dive to #CoralReefs in #SabaBank National Park with park manager Kai Wulf. #Protected marine area since 2010. https://t.co/iVooNN4r3Q pic.twitter.com/zWVOcPtQGg
— Koninklijk Huis (@koninklijkhuis) December 2, 2017On December 1st, the King and Queen arrived on the Island of Saba, to attend the annual Saba Day festivities. They attended a service, met members of the crowd, toured the island, and cut a cake following the King’s speech. In the afternoon, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima went diving to learn about nature conservation on Saba. In the evening, they attended a dinner.
On Day 3, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima visited St Maarten, where they saw the damage done by Hurricane Irma.