Princess Margriet and Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven will not visit Canada
Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven have had to take the decision to cancel their planned visit to Ottawa and Toronto, Canada from 9 May to 12 May. Unfortunately, the trip is not considered advisable in view of the need to ensure the Princess’s rapid recovery from her broken left arm. The couple had planned to visit Canada as part of the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands.
Princess Margriet has always emphasised the decisive role that Canada and the Canadians played in restoring her country’s freedom. Partly for this reason, the couple has taken part almost every five years in commemorations and celebrations in Canada.