The Netherlands

Princess Margriet and Prof Van Vollenhoven remember Jewish healthcare facility deportations

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25th January 2023
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and her husband, Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven attended the commemoration event for the evacuation and deportation of patients from the Het Apeldoornsche Bosch psychiatric hospital.  On Monday, 23 January, Princess Margriet and her husband arrived at De Prinsehof primary school in Apeldoorn, where the ceremony was held. Before going inside, the…
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Princess Margriet reopens important World War II museum

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2nd December 2022
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands has reopened an important historical museum in Amsterdam. The Dutch royal reopened the Dutch Resistance Museum on 1 December after a complete renovation took place on the permanent exhibit. The new features of the museum allow those with hearing and vision difficulties to learn about the Dutch resistance during the Second World War. Margriet was welcomed…
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Princess Margriet of the Netherlands sends message to Canadians to mark liberation

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6th May 2020
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands has sent a video message to Canadians to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands. Canada holds a special place in the hearts of the Dutch Royal Family. The country took them in during the Second World War, and it is where Princess Margriet was born in Ottawa (the maternity unit was placed outside Canadian domain so that Margriet was…
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Princess Margriet honorary chairman for Invictus 2020

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26th April 2019
The Royal House of the Netherlands announced yesterday that Princess Margriet, a younger sister to Princess Beatrix – the former Queen of the Netherlands – and aunt to King Willem-Alexander, had been appointed an honorary chairman of the Recommendation Committee of the Invictus Games The Hague 2020. The Princess will also be in attendance on 6 May at the official kick-off meeting for…
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