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Queen Juliana – The birth of a Princess (Part one)

Thursday, 30 April 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

At the end of 1908, it was announced that Queen Wilhelmina was again pregnant. By then, she had suffered two miscarriages and the stillbirth of a son. There were immediately several concerns. What would happen if Wilhelmina died in childbirth? Who would act as regent for the minor child? There were only two obvious candidates: [read more]

The life of Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Prince Consort

Sunday, 19 April 2020, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 1

Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was born on 19 April 1876 as the youngest son of Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and his third wife, Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. When he was seven years old, his father died and he was succeeded by Henry’s much older half-brother who became Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke [read more]

Greet Hofmans – Queen Juliana’s Rasputin

Friday, 24 January 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

She was once called the Rasputin of the Dutch Royal family – Greet Hofmans was a faith healer who nearly brought down the Dutch monarchy. Greet (Margaretha) Hofmans was born on 23 June 1894 as the eldest daughter of Frits Hofmans and Hermien Penner. She would be one of four siblings. Not much is known [read more]

The life of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands

Sunday, 19 January 2020, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0

After many years of the Dutch succession depending on a single heartbeat, the birth of a healthy third daughter to the heiress presumptive Princess Juliana came as a huge relief. Princess Juliana was Queen Wilhelmina’s only surviving child, and she had given birth to a daughter named Beatrix in 1938 and a daughter named Irene [read more]

Eleonore and Simone – Princesses in the cemetery

Tuesday, 2 April 2019, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Sometimes lesser known royals do not end up in grand mausoleums and are buried among us commoners. Two of these Princesses – Eleonore of Lippe Weissenfeld and Simone Arnoux – are buried in The Hague at the Oud Eik en Duinen cemetery. Eleonore of Lippe Weissenfeld was born on 11 August 1913 in Dresden as the daughter of [read more]

Women of Orange Exhibition at the Jan Cunen Museum in Oss

Wednesday, 25 October 2017, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1

The Women of Orange – Portraits of Five Queens Exhibition in Oss in the Netherlands has only just opened two weeks and already looks like it’s going to be a great success. I visited on an early Saturday morning to beat the possible crowds. The museum has three floors and the second floor is entirely [read more]