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Dutch Princess Margriet visiting birthplace, attending tulip festival while in Ottawa
She will also lay a wreath at the Canadian War Museum and meet veterans during a visit that honors Dutch-Canadian ties.
- On Thursday, May 7, 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and her husband, Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven, at his West Block office during the royal's official visit to Ottawa.
- Born in January 1943 at the Ottawa Civic Hospital, Princess Margriet holds historical significance as the only royal ever born in Canada during the Second World War.
- Participating in a wreath-laying ceremony, the princess visited the Canadian War Museum on Thursday to view an exhibit on the liberation of the Netherlands during the Second World War.
- Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, Dutch Ambassador Margriet Vonno, and Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe will also meet the princess, who plans to visit the Canadian Museum of Nature.
- This weekend, the royal plans to attend the Canadian Tulip Festival, an event established to celebrate the Dutch royal gift of tulips while commemorating her historic birth in the capital city.
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Dutch Princess Margriet visiting birthplace, attending tulip festival while in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Princess Margriet of the Netherlands is in Ottawa this week, where she plans to visit her birthplace and attend the Canadian Tulip Festival.
·Toronto, Canada
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Media Advisory - Photo/Video Op — Visit of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands to Canadian Museum of Nature Monday, May 11, 11 a.m.
OTTAWA, Ontario, May 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Media are invited to a photo/video op on Monday, May 11 as Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands visits the Canadian Museum of Nature, accompanied by her husband, Professor Pieter…
·Hamilton, Canada
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