The Dutch Royal Family has taken part in a photo session in a special location.
King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, Princess Amalia, Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane visited the exhibition ‘The century of Juliana’ at Amsterdam’s De Nieuwe Kerk and posed for a photo session.
The exhibit honours Queen Juliana – the King’s grandmother – who took the throne 75 years ago on 4 September and was inaugurated on 6 September. She reigned from 4 September 1948 until she abdicated in favour of her eldest daughter, Beatrix, on 30 April 1980.
Juliana lived in exile in Canada during World War II with her children while her mother, Queen Wilhelmina, led the Dutch government from the United Kingdom. They returned to the Netherlands in May 1945, and Juliana helped with post-war relief efforts.
She became extremely popular with the Dutch people as the President of the Dutch Red Cross and other post-war work. By October 1947, she was serving as regent for her ill mother. Queen Wilhelmenia was able to reign again by January 1948, but once May came, she had to make Juliana regent again. She then abdicated in favour of Juliana in September.
Queen Juliana was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and died in her sleep in March 2004. She was buried beside her mother in the royal vaults under the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft, Netherlands.
