March 5, 1901
The newly married Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and Prince Hendrik entered Amsterdam today "in state." The couple were escorted to a pavilion, where they received and met local city officials, including the mayor and the governor of the province of North Holland. The procession of state carriages, which had an escort of troops, "traversed the streets of the capital, which in spite of the rain, were packed with throngs if enthusiastic subjects," according to the Associated Press. The Queen and the Prince Consort were very pleased by this reception, and "bowed unceasingly to the crowds along the line of march." At the palace, queen's mother, Queen Emma, awaited her daughter and new son-in-law.
Wilhelmina and Hendrik stepped out on to the palace balcony, "in response to the vociferous cheers of the throngs which had been permitted to gather in front of the royal palace."
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