Daisy & Freedom
Prince Bernhard had warned the people of Holland against any celebrations, for fear of reprisals, but on the six islands of The Netherlands West Indies, church bells pealed, sirens blew, and there was dancing in the streets and singing in the bars. In Ottawa, in a hospital suite declared Dutch territory for the day, to Crown Princess Juliana had been born a 7 lb. 12 oz. daughter, her third. Day after birth the baby was placed on a lace-covered cushion, ceremoniously presented by her father to the registrar, who presently set...
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