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Queen Juliana, Prince Bernhard, Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus on holiday in Porto Ercole. Scandal rocked the royal family again in 1976, when it was revealed that Prince Bernhard had accepted a US$ 1.1 million bribe from U.S. aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Corporation to influence the Dutch government's purchase of fighter aircraft in what ...
Original - Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands with her daughter and successor Princess Juliana in the 1910s Reason I haven't seen many featured pictures related to the Netherlands. This image is an amiable portrait of two Dutch royals in the early 20th century, taken just before or in the First World War.
In 1937 he married Princess Juliana of the Netherlands, and was immediately given the title Prince of the Netherlands with the style of Royal Highness. Upon his wife's accession to the throne in 1948, he became prince consort. Bernhard was an early member of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) and served as an officer in the Schutzstaffel.
Dismayed by the return to pre-war politics and the pending loss of Indonesia, Wilhelmina abdicated on 4 September 1948 after a reign of 57 years and 286 days due to advancing age and illness. She passed the crown to Juliana and was hence forward styled "Her Royal Highness Princess Wilhelmina of the Netherlands".
Soestdijk became the property of the state of the Netherlands in 1971, although it was used by Princess Juliana (Queen of the Netherlands from 1948 to 1980) and Prince Bernhard as their official residence until both of their deaths in 2004. Soestdijk Palace then remained empty and unused for over a year before its opening to the public.
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Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands with her daughter and successor Princess Juliana, circa 1914. Wilhelmina was queen regnant from 1890 to 1948, longer than any other Dutch monarch. Outside the Netherlands she is primarily remembered for her role in the Second World War, in which she proved to be a great inspiration to the Dutch resistance ...
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