Queen Wilhelmina (1880-1962)

[Marengo]

Tonight a new 4-part documentary about Queen Wilhelmina will be broadcasted on NPO2.

It is called: ´Wilhelmina, een Leven voor de Troon´ (a life for the trone) and is presented by Diewertje Blok.

https://www.televizier.nl/kijktips/w...uik-start-npo2

It is the best documentary I have seen about the RF, almost on par with the VRT documentary of King Baudouin a few years ago. It is well researched and balanced. They talk to real historians and experts who actually know what they are talking about. And there are some surprising and original angles. They even interview Astrid van Goens Youskine, a granddaughter of Prince Hendrik and his mistress Mien Wenneker.

A pity that her own granddaughters never spoke about their grandmother.

[CyrilVladisla]

Queen Wilhelmina in Scotland sketching
http://www.gettyimages.com/license/517437924

[Iain]

Originally Posted by CyrilVladisla

Queen Wilhelmina in Scotland sketching
http://www.gettyimages.com/license/517437924

I remember a lady telling about Queen Wilhemina in Scotland. She was staying in a house in a small town in Perthshire and used to go to the local shops to get the messages (shopping) for the house. One day she was in the butcher's shop and coach load of English tourists arrived and found out that the Queen was in the shop and gathered outside trying to see her, and causing a disturbance. The other customers blocked the door to stop them entering and the butcher took the Queen's arm and said "come away with me my dear, and I'll let you out the back door."

[CyrilVladisla]

Princess Wilhelmina and Prince Henry, Prince Consort in 1901
http://www.maryevans.com/history/Wil...nsort-11773697

[SLV]

Originally Posted by CyrilVladisla

Princess Wilhelmina and Prince Henry, Prince Consort in 1901

http://www.maryevans.com/history/Wil...nsort-11773697

She was queen by then. Thank you for the picture.

[An Ard Ri]

Originally Posted by SLV

She was queen by then. Thank you for the picture.

And also newly married having wed Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in February 1901

[Blog Real]

Inauguration Queen Wilhelmina 1898

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=icB3v5...ature=youtu.be

[ronald biver]

Originally Posted by Blog Real

Inauguration Queen Wilhelmina 1898

Yes, I remember that through my collection of a b/w DVD box, including the late queen Wilhelmina in black/white DVD film clips of the collection of the House of Orange Nassau. The title of the DVD box set is "Beeld van Nederland" 1898-2007 (Picture of The Netherlands) in a box of 6 DVD's. It is worth having it and will increase in value.

[Prinsara]

A young and artistically-depicted Wilhelmina. https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/ne...hoto/460782312

[CyrilVladisla]

Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Hendrik on horseback
http://www.maryevans.com/history/10918173

[Duc_et_Pair]

Originally Posted by CyrilVladisla

Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Hendrik on horseback
http://www.maryevans.com/history/10918173

That is indeed a quite poor quality picture of the royal couple. When at Het Loo Palace in the East of the Netherlands or at their Schloss Dobbin in Mecklenburg, they loved horseriding. The Queen - of course- always in amazone seat.

Picture

[lucien]

Originally Posted by Duc_et_Pair

That is indeed a quite poor quality picture of the royal couple. When at Het Loo Palace in the East of the Netherlands or at their Schloss Dobbin in Mecklenburg, they loved horseriding. The Queen - of course- always in amazone seat.

Picture

That pic was taken during their honeymoon,at Het Loo Palace.