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Netherlands and State Visit

Willem-Alexander Queen Maxima: King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima will visit the Toronto Islands as part of an official state visit to present seven orange Tulpi chairs to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands, according to Toronto Star. More than 7,600 Canadian soldiers died in the nine-month campaign at the end of the Second World War, and 234,000 Dutch citizens died during the German occupation. By Friday evening, fully grown Torontonians can also experience the whimsy – now with ergonomic lower back support - thanks to a gift from the Netherlands. The bond between the two countries has always been special, and the royal couple is using their state visit, which began in Ottawa on Wednesday to thank Canada for its contribution to seventy years of peace and freedom in the Netherlands and Europe. Handout"Tulpi" chairs. Much like a real flower, the Tulpi chair owes its existence to the insistent rain of the Netherlands: Dutch designer Marco Manders was tired of sitting on wet and dirty benches. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.