Prime Minister concludes successful visit to the Netherlands Subscribe to email updates. Browser not supported This website is not compatible with Internet Explorer or older version of Microsoft Edge version 78 and older. Go to the translated article. October 29, The Hague, Netherlands. About one million people of Dutch origin live in Canada.
Canada celebrated its inaugural Dutch Heritage Day on May 5, Now, it symbolizes the unique friendship between the peoples of Canada and the Netherlands. Crown Princess Juliana and her two small daughters arrived in Canada in June , a month after they fled the Netherlands in the wake of the German army invasion.
The heir to the Dutch throne, Juliana lived in exile in Ottawa for four years and became a fixture in the capital city's social circles.
After learning of Juliana's pregnancy, the Canadian government proclaimed the hospital's maternity suite "extraterritorial" so that the royal baby would have full Dutch citizenship. Fearing for their safety, the Dutch royal family escaped to London, England. Concerned that the German army would reach England, Queen Wilhelmina decided to send Princess Juliana, her only child and heir, to Canada in order to preserve the royal line. In early June the year-old princess and her children secretly boarded a ship bound for Halifax.
Ottawa residents were quickly won over by Princes Juliana, who insisted that her family be treated like any other. She enrolled her daughters in public school, did her own grocery shopping and lined up for movies. If the four-room maternity suite had not been designated "extraterritorial," Juliana's child would not have had sole Dutch citizenship and could not legally succeed her. The new princess's name meant "daisy of freedom.
Celebrations were held across Canada, including one in Guelph, Ont. The soldiers were granted a day of leave, which they spent eating a special Christmas dinner and attending an impromptu concert. News that Princess Juliana was expecting her third child was broadcast in the autumn of Prince Bernhard recently announced that Princess Juliana is expecting a baby in January, which I think is wonderful.
No one here understands why I take such an interest in the Royal Family. If the baby was a boy, he would be next in line to the Dutch throne after his mother, Crown Princess Juliana.
The Earl of Athlone therefore decreed that the maternity ward at the Ottawa Civic Hospital would be declared extraterritorial for the birth, ensuring that the baby would have Dutch citizenship alone. Four rooms were set aside at the Ottawa Civic Hospital for Juliana, the baby, the nurse and the security team. Margriet was named for the daisies worn by members of the Dutch resistance.
If it had been a son, perhaps there would have been too much excitement in Holland and even victims. Now, I can breathe easier. The Earl of Athlone, American president Franklin Roosevelt, and members of the Dutch merchant marine were among her godparents. With the arrival of a third daughter, Juliana and her children moved into a larger residence, Stornoway in Rockcliffe Park, which is now the residence of the leader of the official opposition, where they lived for the remainder of the Second World War.
The birth of Margriet prompted Canadian donations to Dutch wartime relief organizations. After the baby was born, we were flooded with telegrams and flowers. I was so touched by the big gifts from Canadian societies to Netherlands relief. In , following the liberation of the Netherlands by the Allies, including Canadian forces, the Dutch royal family returned home, residing at the Soestdijk Palace near Baarn.
Princess Juliana sent , tulip bulbs to Canada in thanks for the refuge provided for her family and the role of the Canadian forces in the liberation of the Netherlands , followed by a further gift of 20, tulip bulbs the following year with a request that a portion of these bulbs be planted on the grounds of the Ottawa Civic Hospital where Margriet was born.
By Aaron Kylie. May 5, On the symbolism of her name The Margriet is a daisy. A young Princess Margriet plays with a dollhouse.
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