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	PRINCE BERNHARD \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Prince Bernhard, the German-born father of the Netherlands' Queen Beatrix whose service as a pilot for the Allies earned him the respect of his adopted country, died yesterday He was 93.
		Prince Bernhard was diagnosed with cancer in mid-November and the Royal House said tumors had spread to his stomach and lungs, causing difficulty breathing.
		Prince Bernhard was born Bernhard von Lippe-Biesterfeld, in Jena, Germany, on June 29, 1911, of impoverished German nobility.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20041202/news_1m2bernhard.html (319 words)

	Prince Bernhard (1911 - 2004)
		Prince Bernhard was born at Jena, Germany, on June 29 1911 into the princely family of Lippe.
		Bernhard was educated at the Arndt Gymnasium in Berlin and at Lausanne and Munich Universities, although he was a reluctant student and his work was undermined by persistent ill-health, eventually diagnosed as pleurisy.
		Queen Wilhelmina appointed Bernhard liaison officer between the Dutch and British forces, and in 1941 the Prince was given the honorary rank of wing commander in the RAF.
	prince-bernhard.memory-of.com (1908 words)

	Prince Bernhard laid to rest: World: News: News24
		Delft - Prince Bernhard was laid to rest on Saturday in the royal crypt of the House of Orange after his flag-draped coffin was escorted by cavalry and marines through this ancient Dutch city on a horse-drawn artillery carriage.
		Bernhard, the charismatic, German-born husband of former Queen Juliana and father of Queen Beatrix, died of cancer December 1 at age 93.
		Bernhard headed the Netherlands' armed forces for the government-in-exile in London and was present at the signing of the German capitulation in Wageningen in 1945.
	www.news24.com /News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1634610,00.html (517 words)

	Radio Netherlands Worldwide - Independent thinking, independent voice - English - Prince Bernhard 1911-2004
		Bernhard was clearly not the type to settle for an ornamental role as a mere fixture of court ceremony.
		Instead, Bernhard was forced to relinquish all his public functions and resign from all his military ranks, a decision that was partially reversed under pressure from former members of the Dutch resistance.
		Prince Bernhard was closely involved in some of the key events of this century: World War II resistance, post-war economic reconstruction Western security and environmental preservation.
	www.radionetherlands.nl /currentaffairs/region/netherlands/dut041112b (1760 words)

	Obituary: Prince Bernhard \| Obituaries \| Guardian Unlimited
		Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, who has died aged 93 of cancer, peaked in 1944 as commander-in-chief of the Dutch armed forces and troughed in 1976, when exposed for taking bribes in the global Lockheed scandal.
		The choice of Bernhard, a dashing young princeling from a dispossessed but wealthy German house, as consort for Juliana, only daughter of Queen Wilhelmina and last of her line, was normal for the House of Orange-Nassau.
		The state paid Bernhard 798,000 guilders (£110,000) a year tax-free at the time of the scandal, and the US Senate was also told he used some of the money to support a mistress in Paris.
	www.guardian.co.uk /obituaries/story/0,,1365124,00.html (721 words)

	Bernhard von Bülow (1849-1929) - Biography - German Chancellor and politician of the German Empire
		June 1905 Count Bülow was raised to the rank of prince (Fürst), on the occasion of the marriage of the crown prince.
		The elevation of Bismarck to the rank of prince in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles was recalled.
		Prince Bülow assumed the official responsibility, and tendered his resignation to the emperor, which was not accepted.
	www.germannotes.com /hist_bernhard_buelow.shtml (730 words)

	The Nazi Roots of the House of Windsor
		In 1862, Prince William of the Danes was installed as King George I of Greece, and married a granddaughter of Czar Nicholas I in 1866.
		Bernhard's role was to conduct espionage on behalf of the SS.
		Prince Christoph's brother, Philip of Hesse, married a daughter of the King of Italy, and became the official liaison between the Nazi and Fascist regimes.
	members.tripod.com /~american_almanac/naziroot.htm (1650 words)

	Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Although his private life was rather known and even controversial, Bernhard was generally seen as a charming and popular figure among the majority of Dutch people for his performance as a pilot and activities as a liaisons officer during World War II and rebuilding afterwards, or even for helping out specific individuals.
		Prince Bernhard was awarded the Dutch Flying Cross for his " ability and perseverance" (Dutch: "bekwaamheid en volharding").
		Prince Bernhard did wear his uniform at the funeral of Lord Mountbatten of Burma and at a D-day commemoration.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prince_Bernhard_of_the_Netherlands (3158 words)

	Dutch Prince Bernhard Died At Age Of 93 - Military Photos
		Ninety-two-year-old Dutch Prince Bernhard, father of Queen Beatrix, wearing an army beret as he reviews a parade in the eastern Dutch town of Wageningen Tuesday May 5, 2004, during celebrations marking the liberation of the Netherlands from NAZI rule, exactly 59 years ago.
		Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld was born into the German aristocracy in 1911.
		Bernhard had become Wilhelmina's closest confidant during the war years; her "eyes and ears".
	www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=28652 (1436 words)

	Prince Bernhard Has 6 Daughters - Page 2 - Royal Blue Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Bernhard died of cancer on Dec. 1 at the age of 93, and his will called for his $275 million estate to be split equally among his four daughters with the late Queen Juliana - Queen Beatrix and princesses Irene, Margriet and Christina - as well as his two out-of-wedlock daughters.
		In one of the secret interviews he did with the Dutch newspaper Volkskrant, Bernhard said that the birth of Alicia was an "accident" and that her conception was directly related to a marriage crisis in the mid-1950s.
		Bernhard was hugely popular in the Netherlands although his image suffered in 1976 when he accepted the findings of a Dutch parliamentary commission that he had received improper commissions from U.S. aircraft manufacturer Lockheed.
	forums.rbhq.net /showthread.php?p=185094 (3997 words)

	Prince Bernhard - Royal Blue Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The former RVD director investigated four subjects: claims that Bernhard's mother led a licentious life and was a Nazi sympathiser; that Bernhard allegedly fathered two sons during WWII and who are now living in London and a letter that Prince Bernhard allegedly wrote to Hitler offering himself as governor of an occupied Dutch nation.
		Prince Bernhard spent much of the war in London with the Dutch government-in-exile, while Princess Juliana and the couple's children stayed in Ottawa, Canada, for their safety.
		Born in 1911 to German nobility, Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld was briefly a memebr of the German Reiter SS Corps.
	forums.rbhq.net /showthread.php?t=713 (2792 words)

	Dutch royals bid tearful farewell to Prince Bernhard
		Prince Bernhard, who died at the age of 93 two weeks ago, was interred into the royal crypt in Delft on Saturday afternoon.
		The German prince will be remembered as one of the most colourful characters in the Dutch royal household, with a fondness for fast cars and living well.
		His grandson Crown Prince Willem-Alexander was seen wiping away tears during the ceremony, while his wife Maxima likewise had trouble containing her grief.
	hellomagazine.com /royalty/2004/12/13/princebernhard (301 words)

	Dutch royals mourn Prince Bernhard
		Heading the mourning was Bernhard's grandson Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, who held little Princess Catharina-Amalia, the future queen, in his arms.
		Popular Prince Bernhard, who passed away on December 1 at the age of 93, is to lie at Noordeinde so that ministers of state, dignitaries and members of the public can pay their final respects before his funeral next Saturday, December 11.
		The scandal forced the prince to resign from all public office, though his military rank was reinstated in 1991.
	www.hellomagazine.com /royalty/2004/12/06/princebernhard (360 words)

	Outspoken Dutch Prince Bernhard always in the public eye
		Prince Bernhard -- the consort of late queen Juliana and the father of Dutch Queen Beatrix -- who died wednesday aged 93, was an outspoken man who always kept his bon vivant image in the eyes of the Dutch.
		Bernhard, a German prince born on June 29, 1911, married crown princess Juliana in 1937 after meeting her at the Olympic Games in Austria.
		In 1948, Juliana became queen of the Netherlands and Bernhard was made inspector general of the armed forces and conducted official and unofficial missions for the government.
	www.terradaily.com /2004/041201205040.eqgwyyfr.html (741 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Netherlands' Prince Bernhard dies
		Bernhard, the father of the Netherlands' sitting monarch, Queen Beatrix, was suffering from cancer.
		Bernhard's service during the war and his help rebuilding the nation after the Nazi occupation earned him the respect of his adopted country.
		But Prince Bernhard's image suffered in 1976, when he accepted the findings of a Dutch parliamentary commission that he had received improper commissions from the US aircraft manufacturer, Lockheed.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/4060449.stm (303 words)

	Worldandnation: Dutch prince spills secrets from grave
		Bernhard again confirmed he had accepted more than $1-million in bribes in 1976 from U.S. aircraftmaker Lockheed to persuade the Dutch government to purchase its planes.
		However, Bernhard told the paper he kept none of the money for himself, but gave it to others who were supposed to pass most of it on to charity.
		The circumstances of the interview are characteristic of the flamboyant Bernhard, known for his disregard of restrictions on the royal house.
	www.sptimes.com /2004/12/15/Worldandnation/Dutch_prince_spills_s.shtml (385 words)

	Prince Bernhard, father of Dutch queen Beatrix dies at 93
		Bernhard was diagnosed with incurable cancer in mid-November, and last week the Royal House said tumors had spread to his stomach and lungs, causing difficulty breathing.
		Bernhard was living at the royal palace in Soestdijk, which he shared for six decades with his wife, the former Queen Juliana, who died earlier this year.
		Bernhard was born Bernhard von Lippe-Biesterfeld, of impoverished German nobility, at Jena on June 29, 1911.
	www.freenewmexican.com /news/7400.html (579 words)

	WWF Mourns loss; News: WWF-New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, WWF Founder President 1961-1976, in tropical rainforest with Orang utan baby.
		Known as the 'Flying Prince of Conservation', for his love of flying and his dedication to nature conservation, Prince Bernhard was a driving force behind the creation of WWF in 1961, and served as the organization's first International President from 1961 to 1976.
		HRH Prince Philipp and HRH Prince Bernhard (Founding President of WWF, a position he held from 1962 to 1976) at the launching of WWF USA.
	www.wwf.org.nz /news/2004/04-12-7-PrinceB.cfm (426 words)

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		Bernhard remained active behind the scenes in WWF, but a couple of years after he resigned, Philip became president of the International, and though it was thought he would serve for only a few years, he is still in power.
		The Prince is a committed conservationist and he undoubtedly has given prestige and visibility to WWF around the world.
		Prince Bernhard provided the letters of introduction, but de Haes was the salesman who clinched the deals.
	www.ogiek.org /indepth/whit-man-game-wwf.htm (3491 words)

	CNN.com - Prince Claus buried in Netherlands - Oct. 15, 2002
		Prince Claus, the husband of Queen Beatrix, has been buried in the 400-year-old crypt of the Dutch royal family in the medieval city of Delft.
		The prince's three sons -- Prince Johan Friso, Prince Constantijn and Crown Prince Willem Alexander -- earlier accompanied the procession, and were joined by their mother, Queen Beatrix and the Princesses Maxima and Laurentien.
		Beatrix's father, Prince Bernhard, 90, was attending the funeral.
	edition.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/europe/10/15/netherlands.prince (535 words)

	Radio Netherlands Worldwide - Independent thinking, independent voice - English - Prince Bernhard laid to rest in Delft
		The funeral of Prince Bernhard, who died on 1 December at the age of 93, was marked with military honours, the presence of many veterans from the Second World War and other conflicts, a fly-past by aircraft new and old, and the sounding of the Last Post.
		The military tone emphasized the significance of the late prince, and father of the Netherlands current monarch Queen Beatrix, for many current and former members of the country's armed forces, and those who fought against the Nazi occupation in the wartime resistance movement.
		After the Last Post was sounded, Prince Bernhard's coffin was taken down into the vaults of the New Church, where he will come to rest alongside his wife, Juliana.
	www.radionetherlands.nl /currentaffairs/region/netherlands/ned041211 (700 words)

	Updates on the Middle East
		The structure of the anticommunist network is illustrated in De Moordvrienden by the friendly relationship between his Royal Highness Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, the husband of the former Dutch Queen Her Royal Highness Princess Juliana and the Hungarian born banker/Mossad agent Tibor Rosenbaum.
		Bernhard appeared as the ideal candidate for this marriage and was pushed forward as such by IG Farben.
		Officially Bernhard terminated his duties for IG Farben when he married to Juiana, but there is wide evidence that the prince stayed loyal to his former employer and to the companies the German chemical manufacturer was associated with, like the American Standard Oil from the Rockefeller family.
	www.williambowles.info /mideast/washpost-iraq.html (5099 words)

	Rare Bird Club President dies
		Deeply committed to conservation and with a lifelong love of aviation, Prince Bernhard was affectionately known as the 'Flying Prince of Conservation'.
		The Prince was deeply involved in the creation of numerous nature reserves, including Biebrza National Park in Poland, and Chitwan National Park in Nepal.
		The Prince's influence at government level was important, but Paul believes he also contributed to a new sense of the importance of their environment among the islanders, and contributed to their active involvement in proposing and championing the national parks on the island.
	www.birdlife.org /news/news/2004/12/prince_bernhard.html (470 words)

	Bernhard von Lippe-Biesterfeld: The Nazi Prince (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		With the help of some very shrewd propaganda on the part of the elite, the initial image of the ‘playboy prince’ (as he was dubbed) was quickly traded in for a very friendly painting of the noble young prince.
		In London Bernhard immediately made himself useful: he must have realised that it wouldn’t do to side with the Nazis in the long run, as they were destined to be crushed between the two rising giants, the United States and the Soviet Union: the world’s foremost future management teams.
		Bernhard was approached by a man named Joseph Retinger a few years earlier, a lifetime friend of the prince and a Polish (read: east-Prussian) political advisor.
	www.jonesreport.com /articles/151106_bernhard.html (1668 words)

	USATODAY.com - Prince Bernhard of Holland dies at age 93 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Prince Bernhard, the father of the Netherlands' Queen Beatrix, died Wednesday.
		Bernhard had been staying at the royal palace in Soestdijk, where he lived for six decades with his wife, the former Queen Juliana.
		The German-born Bernhard, one of the most popular figures in the Dutch royal family, has received a stream of family visitors this week.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2004-12-01-bernhard-dies_x.htm?csp=36 (270 words)

	1001 Club
		Bernhard was well liked, knew many people on both sides of the Atlantic, and as a prince, he was considered neutral.
		Bernhard was involved in the founding of the 1001 Club and was the head of WWF International and WWF Holland.
		After the Prince suddenly died in 1992, his widow, Gloria, is doing a great job in further rebuilding the wealth of the family and raising his son.
	www.gnosticliberationfront.com /1001_club.htm (14932 words)

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