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Juliana (Dutch pronunciation: [jyliˈjaːnaː] ⓘ; Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina; 30 April 1909 – 20 March 2004) was Queen of the Netherlands from 1948 until her abdication in 1980. Juliana was the only child of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin .
The bride was the eldest daughter of Queen Juliana and heir presumptive to the Dutch throne. The groom was an untitled German nobleman. The engagement of the future queen to a German caused an uproar among some Dutch people and the wedding was marred by protests. [2] Beatrix later reigned as Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 until her ...
Princess Christina of the Netherlands (Maria Christina; 18 February 1947 – 16 August 2019) [1] [2] was the youngest of four daughters of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. She taught singing in New York and was a long-term supporter of the Youth Music Foundation in the Netherlands.
Queen Juliana in 1978. Queen Juliana was the queen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 4 September 1948 until her abdication on 30 April 1980. During her reign she was served by 36 prime ministers: 10 in the Netherlands, [1] 15 in the Netherlands Antilles, and 11 in Suriname. [2]
In 1948, an 18-year-old Princess Margaret donned the royal heirloom for a showcase at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam following the inauguration of Queen Juliana of The Netherlands—this time ...
When the Netherlands was liberated in 1945, the queen was disappointed to see the same political factions taking power as before the war. In mid-March 1945, she travelled to the liberated areas of the southern Netherlands, visiting the region of Walcheren and the city of Eindhoven where she received a rapturous welcome from the local population ...
He presented the "Holland Symphony" to Queen Juliana of the Netherlands on her 25th anniversary as monarch. Broadcast on Dutch national TV, it received popular acclaim. Composing music and ...
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands (Margriet Francisca; born 19 January 1943) is the third daughter of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard.As an aunt of the reigning monarch, King Willem-Alexander, she is a member of the Dutch Royal House and currently eighth and last in the line of succession to the throne.