ORANJESTAD – On Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at 07:00 a.m. (local time), the special edition of the Government Gazette was published containing the overview of Royal Honors awarded this year.
Traditionally, this festive moment, also called the General Occasion, is associated with the birthday of His Majesty the King, being the Grand Master of Knighthood. An award may be presented to people who have rendered special service to society.
This year, 10 Aruban citizens were be decorated. The Aruban “Ribbon Rain” took place on the 26th.
The following persons will be decorated as “Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau”:
Mr. Carlos Juan Benicio Albertus
Mr. Goswino Adolfo Oduber
Mr. Frank Albert Williams
The following individuals will be decorated as ‘Members in the Order of Orange-Nassau’:
Ms. Diana Margarita Flanders
Mr. Emile André Ignatius Herdé
Mrs. Martiline Louise Hodge-Henry
Mr. Giantonio Angelo Muller
Ms. Angelique Liseth Perez-Kelly
Mrs. Nataly Maria Simmons-Thompson
Ms. Mathilda Juanita Wijnaar