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	Guardian \| Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
		Princess Juliana, who has died, aged 94, of a lung infection, was Queen of the Netherlands from 1948 to 1980, when she abdicated in favour of her daughter, Queen Beatrix.
		Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina, Princess of Orange-Nassau, was born in the Hague to Queen Wilhelmina - on the throne since 1898 - and her consort, Prince Hendrik of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
		The family life of the energetic and informal queen - she was a keen cyclist - whose matronly appearance reflected her role at home and in a society seething with free-thinking individuals, was at least as uneven as that of the nation.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4885031-103684,00.html (1248 words)

	The Dutch Royal House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Princess Juliana was born in The Hague on 30 April 1909, the daughter of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Hendrik.
		On 15 December 1954 Queen Juliana gave her assent to the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which formed the basis for cooperation between the three remaining parts of the Kingdom: the Netherlands, Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles.
		Queen Juliana decided that the gift from the nation which she received on her seventieth birthday in 1979 should be donated to the International Year of the Child.
	www.koninklijkhuis.nl /english/content.jsp?objectid=13973 (1415 words)

	Princess Juliana of the Netherlands 1909-2004
		Princess Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Princess van Oranje-Nassau, Duchess of Mecklenburg was born at 6:50 in the morning at Palace Noordeinde in The Hague on April 30, 1909.
		In the affair that followed Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard were diametrically oppossed to each other as the Prince finds that Mrs Hofmans has too much influence on his wife and that she is not able to cure his daughter.
		During the Lockheed affair in 1976 Queen Juliana firmly supported her husband Prince Bernhard and managed to curtail the consequences of the affair and to avoid a judicial inquiry into the case.
	www.nettyroyal.nl /juliana1.html (1523 words)

	Queen Juliana Tribute
		Princess Juliana was born on April 30, 1909, as only daughter of Queen Wilhelmina of The Netherlands and Prince Hendrik of Mecklenburg.
		In 1956 Queen Juliana was forced to send her friends away, among them the heeler Greet Hofmans whom she used to consult regarding her youngest daughter's health.
		By 1976 the marriage was as good as ever; Queen Juliana stood by her man, when Prince Bernhard was accused of taking bribes from Lockheed.
	www.xs4all.nl /~kvenjb/juliana.htm (389 words)

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		Her Majesty Queen Juliana of The Netherlands was born Her Royal Highness Princess Juliana of The Netherlands in The Hague, on the 30th April 1909, the daughter of Her Majesty Queen Wilhelmina and His Royal Highness Prince Hendrik.
		Princess Juliana's engagement to His Serene Highness Prince Bernhard of Lippe Biesterfeld was announced on the 8th September 1936 and they were married on the 7th January 1937, the date on which Princess Juliana's grandparents, King William III and Queen Emma, had married fifty-eight years earlier.
		The death of HM Queen Juliana of The Netherlands on the 20th March 2004 (known in the last 24 years of her life as Princess Juliana) is regarded by the Dutch people as bringing with it the end of an era.
	www.angelfire.com /ne2/queenjuliana/intro.html (1477 words)

	[Deathwatch] Juliana, Dutch queen mother, 94
		Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende said in a televised speech that Juliana, who reigned for 32 years from 1948, had been a queen "for the people and not for the directors" and had said she would have wanted to be a social worker if she had not become queen.
		The shy and soft-spoken Juliana ascended to the throne in 1948 and soon captured hearts both at home and abroad as she strove to bring the royal family closer to the people.
		Juliana handed the throne to daughter Beatrix in 1980 on her 71st birthday, and said then: "Sooner or later everyone who grows old must face the sober fact that their strength is fading...
	slick.org /pipermail/deathwatch/2004-March/000678.html (874 words)

	A royal who never stood on ceremony - Obituaries - www.smh.com.au
		Princess Juliana, the modest and beloved queen of the Netherlands for 32 years, is thought of by many as a mother figure for the nation.
		Queen Juliana, in turn, stood by her husband during several scandals in which he was involved.
		She declined the title of queen mother and chose to be called princess instead, because she wanted to stress that she was taking a step backwards.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/03/21/1079823235196.html?from=storyrhs (818 words)

	Reigning Queens and Empresses
		Queen Elizabeth used to be Head of State in most of the countries in the Commonwealth.
		Queen Kesang-la Chöden was appointed regent during the illness of her husband, King Druk Gylapo Jingme Dorje Wangchuck (1959-72).
		As Queen Mother she is Deputy Head of State and co-Chairperson of the Swazi National Council the Libandla, together with the king.
	www.guide2womenleaders.com /queens_and_empresses.htm (1847 words)

	RTE News - Former Dutch monarch Juliana dies at 94
		The former Dutch Queen Juliana, mother of Queen Beatrix and a former sovereign of the Netherlands, has died.
		Princess Juliana - as she was known since stepping down - died early this morning of a lung infection in the Soestdijk palace where she lived.
		Born in the Hague in April 1909, she was the daughter of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Hendrik of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
	www.rte.ie /news/2004/0320/dutch.html (234 words)

	Netherlands mourns death of Queen Juliana
		The people of the Netherlands are bidding a sad farewell to one of their best-loved figures, after Queen Juliana passed away at the age of 94.
		Juliana reigned from 1948 until her abdication in favour of Beatrix in 1980.
		Juliana's husband Prince Bernhard and three of her four daughters, including Queen Beatrix, were at her bedside when she passed away.
	www.hellomagazine.com /royalty/2004/03/22/queenjuliana (221 words)

	kutv.com - Queen Juliana Dead At 94 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Juliana, who spent most of her final years in seclusion, died in her sleep shortly before 6 a.m.
		Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina, Princess of Orange-Nassau, was 39 when she took the throne on Sept. 4, 1948.
		Juliana was the only child of Queen Wilhelmina and Duke Henry Vladimir Albrecht Ernst of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, later known as Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands.
	kutv.com /topstories/topstories_story_080094011.html (586 words)

	Queen Juliana (The Netherlands)
		On 30 April 1980 Queen Juliana of the Netherlands abdicated in favour of her daughter Beatrix.
		Juliana then became a Princess again, and reverted to the flag she had used before ascending the throne.
		The father of the former Queen was Prince Hendrik of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, consort to Queen Wilhelmina.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/nl_jube.html (618 words)

	The Holland Ring - Koninginnedag - Queensday
		On the day of her investiture, 30 April 1980, Queen Beatrix stated that she wished to continue celebrating it on 30 April, as a mark of respect for her mother, Queen Juliana.
		During the years that Queen Emma, Queen Wilhelmina's mother, spent the summers at Soestdijk Palace, the local population would present her with a floral tribute on her birthday on 2 August.
		After her accession to the throne in 1948, this was the date on which Koninginnedag was celebrated, and the modest parade grew into a national event, which was shown on television from the 1950s onwards.
	www.thehollandring.com /koninginnedag.shtml (750 words)

	Juliana - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Juliana (1909-2004), Queen of the Netherlands (1948-1980), only daughter of Wilhelmina and Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, born at The Hague....
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		After 15 or more years spent as a religious recluse, contemplating the 16 mystical visions “sent” to her at the end of a serious illness, Juliana...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Juliana.html (99 words)

	Former Dutch Queen dies at 94 - World News - MSNBC.com
		Princess Juliana, who gave up the title of queen when she abdicated in favor of her daughter Beatrix in 1980, spent the last decade of her life in seclusion, too ill and mentally feeble to appreciate the adoration of her people.
		Juliana was known to unregally pour the tea herself for her visitors.
		With the queen's signature on the act of parliament, Suriname became an independent in 1975.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/4567759 (1084 words)

	Royalty.nu - Royalty in the Netherlands (Holland)
		Queen Juliana reigned until 1980, when she too abdicated in favor of her eldest daughter, Beatrix.
		Queen Juliana: The Story of the Richest Woman in the World by William Hoffman.
		Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands by Magadalena Schenk.
	www.royalty.nu /Europe/Netherlands.html (1229 words)

	The My Hero Project - Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
		Princess Juliana did what many war wives of the time did: she helped with the war effort by knitting for the soldiers, raised money by working in a second-hand store and did whatever she could to keep up the morale of her people.
		Queen Beatrix has taken over the tradition of the tulips to honor the memory of her mother Queen Juliana, who died in 2004 at the age of 94 years.
		Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands honors the bond formed between Canada and Holland during WWII with tulips.
	www.myhero.com /hero.asp?hero=queen_beatrix_06 (3258 words)

	Mark Steyn: The Bicycling Queen — Juliana of the Netherlands, 1909-2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		First, the House of Orange has leaned to the distaff side for over a century: Queen Wilhelmina, Juliana’s mother, succeeded to the throne in 1890 at the age of ten, with Juliana’s grandmother as Regent until she was 18; Juliana’s daughter, Beatrix, is Queen today.
		Second, Queen Wilhelmina was a devout woman who, among other expressions of her faith, forbade Juliana, a somewhat plain teenager, from wearing make-up.
		Juliana sent her children to public school, which in Holland isn’t quite the sacrificial gesture it is in the District of Columbia but nevertheless had a symbolic power.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1154826/posts (2171 words)

	Calvin College - Spark - Winter 2003 - Flashback
		In April 1952, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands made her first official state visit to the United States as the Dutch monarch.
		During her time in Washington, D.C., the queen became the second woman to address a joint session of Congress; the first had been her mother, Queen Wilhelmina, in 1942.
		There a ceremony was held to inaugurate the Queen Juliana Chair on Language and Culture of the Netherlands, currently held by Professor Herman De Vries.
	www.calvin.edu /publications/spark/2003/winter/flashback.htm (552 words)

	Prince Bernhard - Internet Accuracy Project
		Conversely, the shy and soft-spoken Queen Juliana was down-to-earth, unpretentious and uncomfortable with ceremony and pomp.
		She was known as the "people's queen" and also the "bicycling monarch" for her penchant for bicycling around her capital.
		Yet the controversial consort of Queen Juliana was always able to count on the support of his wife, who stood by him through thick and thin throughout their 67 year marriage.
	www.accuracyproject.org /cbe-Bernhard,Prince.html (1015 words)

	Funeral held for Dutch Queen Mother Juliana Asian Political News - Find Articles
		The Netherlands came to a standstill on Tuesday when the funeral for the former Queen Juliana was held to mourn the widely admired woman who ruled the country for more than 30 years.
		Princess Juliana died of pneumonia and dementia on March 20 at the age of 94.
		She became queen of the Netherlands in 1948 and stepped down in 1980 in favor of her eldest daughter, the current Queen Beatrix.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0WDQ/is_2004_April_5/ai_114980407 (789 words)

	Netherlands loses its royal 'mother'
		Queen mother Juliana, who reigned over the Netherlands for 32 years, has died at the age of 94.
		Juliana ascended to the throne in 1948 and was dubbed the "bicycling monarch." She shopped at her local supermarket and sent her children to state schools.
		Juliana had been out of the public eye for many years now.
	www.cbc.ca /news/story/2004/03/20/Julianadies_040320.html (1180 words)

	goDutch.com :: Major North American festival blossomed with bulbs donated by Queen Juliana
		Juliana’s tribute to Canada’s hospitality which gave her a sanctuary during the war years, in the early 1950s became a launching pad for the hugely popular festival.
		Then princess Juliana after she had returned to live in her liberated country - freed largely by Canadian troops who lost a significant number of soldiers on Dutch soil - pledged to annually donate a generous number of flowering bulbs to enhance the city’s very popular spring festival which then already focussed on flowers.
		On her state visit to Canada in 1967, Queen Juliana met with Dutch Canadians in many parts of the country.
	www.godutch.com /windmill/newsItem.asp?id=547 (365 words)

	Dutch 'Mother of Nation' Queen Juliana Dies at 94 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Queen Juliana, dubbed the "people's queen" of the Netherlands after she helped the country recover from World War II and oversaw the independence of its last remaining colonies, died on Saturday at the age of 94.
		He said Juliana, who reigned from 1948 until she abdicated in 1980 in favor of Beatrix, was a queen "for the people, not the powerful." Balkenende said she would have become a social worker if she had not been queen.
		She was a wonderful Queen and they were blessed to have her with them so long.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1101998/posts (921 words)

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