What a beautiful day for a visit from Princess Margriet and her husband Pieter Van Vollenhoven. The program at the Historical Village by the school children was a delight. Our thanks to the music instructors for putting together the wonderful program The Royal Party was seated on the balcony of the Wyatt Earp House, a perfect spot for them to view the program and to be seen by the children. The Pella Historical Society presented as a gift, a set of Pella Collector cups with scenes of the Historical Village. Princess Margriet gave the Village a color photo.
Photos are also available to order.
Princess Margriet's older sister is Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. Holland's Princess Juliana lived in Ottawa, Canada. While on the safety of Canadian soil, Juliana gave birth to her third daughter in a hospital room specially declared international territory in order to preserve the baby's Dutch nationality. Juliana's mother, Queen Wilhelmina, sought refuge in England during Holland's war-time siege. As a reminder of nationality and Holland's resistance under German occupation, Queen Wilhelmina established the custom of refugee Dutchmen wearing a Dutch daisy, or marguerite, on their lapels.