Without ceremony or circumstance, 63-year-old Queen Wilhelmina marked the 45th anniversary of her coronation. In London the Queen spent a Hausfrau's day at home with her son-in-law, Prince Consort Bernhard, took routine spins on her bicycle.
At night, over BBC's Radio Orange, she spoke to her anti-Nazi burghers across the Channel, told them that The Netherlands Government in Exile has made full arrangements for the "hour of liberation." The arrangements: "A considerable number of our compatriots have been trained for the application of a state of siege. Under the leadership of a soldier, they will be charged with the exercise...
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