Just earlier tonight, Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands died at 93 years of age. The past few years he had been ill quite regularly, and just recently the doctors found an incurable form of cancer.
Because of his role during WW2 veterans of all ages regarded him as the favourite member of the Dutch Royal House.
May he Rest In Peace.
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After the German invasion on 10 May 1940, the royal family was forced to flee to the United Kingdom. For safety reasons, Princess Juliana and her children departed for the Canadian capital, Ottawa, a month later. Prince Bernhard visited his family there on several occasions, but he spent almost the entire war in London, the seat of Queen Wilhelmina's government-in-exile. Between 1940 and 1945, he played an active part in the Allied struggle against Nazi Germany, both in London and, from September 1944, in the Netherlands. As Supreme Commander of the Netherlands Armed Forces, he was present when the terms of surrender were negotiated in Wageningen in May 1945. He was reunited with his wife and family in the Netherlands in August 1945.
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01-12-04, 22:10
Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, RIP
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