An oath of allegiance to his future mother-in-law, Queen Wilhelmina, was sworn on the Parade Ground at The Hague last week by German and Nazi Prince Bernhard ("Benno") zu Lippe-Biesterfeld, handsomely accoutered as a Dutch hussar. His Highness was made simultaneously a Navy lieutenant and an Army captain, while his fiancee, Crown Princess Juliana, and her mother the Queen proudly watched.
This week on Jan. 7 events were to proceed as follows at The; Hague: The happy pair drive out in the State Coach (presented to Queen Wilhelmina at the time of her...
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