On 20 November 1890, Wilhelmina’s mother Emma left behind her dying husband, King William III of the Netherlands, to swear the oath of regency in her husband’s name in The Hague. She told the States-General, “In these serious days, where the King’s condition fills us all with sadness, I will act as regent of the [read more]
By 1947, Queen Wilhelmina was physically worn out and suffering from a heart condition which made it necessary for Princess Juliana to act as regent twice. Though her daughter tried to convince her to hold off her abdication until her golden jubilee, Wilhelmina dreaded celebrating another jubilee. In her memoirs, Wilhelmina wrote, “It was only [read more]
With their engagement having just taken place four days previously, Queen Wilhelmina and Henry announced their engagement on 16 October 1900 with a proclamation. “To my people! It is a need to me, to the Dutch people, of whose lively interest in the happiness of me and my House I am so deeply convinced, to [read more]
These days the Netherlands celebrates King’s Day but the traditional birthday celebrations for the monarch actually began (again) with Queen Wilhelmina, when she was just a Princess. Princess Wilhelmina’s father King William III was not quite the popular monarch he perhaps hoped to be, but his adorable four-year-old daughter and future Queen was very popular. [read more]
Princess Irene of the Netherlands was born on 5 August 1939 as the second daughter of the future Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard and she was thus a granddaughter of Queen Wilhelmina. Her eldest sister was the future Queen Beatrix, and her two younger sisters are Princess Margriet and the late Princess Christina. Embed from [read more]
Princess Pauline of Orange-Nassau was born on 1 March 1800, the third child and eldest daughter of Wilhelmina of Prussia and the future King William I of the Netherlands, known at the time as the Prince of Orange. She was born in Berlin, where the family was living in exile after the French First Republic [read more]
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