Overview

• Princess Catharina-Amalia attended a ceremony on June 18 at Amersfoort’s Prince Bernhard Barracks alongside her father, King Willem-Alexander.
• The princess received the first standarte for the Princess Catharina-Amalia Hussar Regiment, which was formed in 2020 from three traditional units.
• Her public appearance took place eight days after she underwent surgery at UMC Utrecht for a fractured upper arm sustained in a horse riding accident.
• She still wore a blue arm sling and bandages but demonstrated resilience that her father praised as brave despite strong post-operative pain.
• Queen Máxima interrupted her schedule to support her daughter at the hospital following the accident, and the royal family postponed their traditional summer photo shoot to June 30.