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Toby Sterling and Piroschka van de Wouw

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Dutch celebrate first king s day holiday without covid curbs since 2019 - Caught on Camera

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands pose with their daughters, Princess Ariane, Princess Alexia and Princess Catharina-Amalia, during King's Day (Koningsdag), in Maastricht, Netherlands, April 27, 2022. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

The city streets around the Netherlands streamed with festival-goers wearing orange on Wednesday in celebration of the national holiday King's Day in traditional fashion -- with music and open-air markets -- for the first time since 2019, without COVID-19 restrictions.

King Willem-Alexander, who turns 55 on Wednesday and whom the holiday celebrates, was visiting the southern city of Maastricht with his family, keeping a promise that had been postponed for two years due to the pandemic.

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