Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands

In 1944, the Dutch university town of Nijmegen was liberated from Nazi German forces. It was a brutal battle to set the town free, but in the end, it was worth it since it was a step to the end of World War II. Reuters 65 years later, Holland’s Queen Beatrix presided over the anniversary of Nijmegen’s liberation. She was accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, himself a WWII veteran. The two royals began the ceremony by inspecting the Guard of Honor, and laying a wreath at the Monument of the Resistance. Queen Beatrix and the Duke then watched the military parade. ... Read Full Story

Reuters Yesterday, Dutch Queen Beatrix opened the parliamentary year with a speech from the throne. From there, she told the Netherlands about the budget cuts to be made in the economy due to the world economic crisis. “People are losing their jobs, the number of bankruptcies is rising quickly, assets built up over years are shrinking and government finances are unavoidably showing large deficits,” the Queen said at the Hall of Knights in The Hague. Her speech – the 30th time she has done so – was written by Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende’s centrist coalition government. “Our country faces an extraordinary, but in ... Read Full Story

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