On March 30, 2011, Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands through her representative on St, Maarten, His Excellency Governor drs. Eugene Holiday bestowed the honor of a Royal Decoration to current Minister of Justice Roland Duncan and Member of Parliament (MP) Patrick Illidge.
The Royal Decoration Ceremony which took place at the Cabinet of the Governor, was in recognition of service by the two gentlemen as Ministers in the last Council of Ministers of the former Netherlands Antilles. Roland Duncan served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Constitutional Affairs while Patrick Illidge served as Minister of Traffic, Transportation and Telecommunication.
