Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld was Prince of the Netherlands from 6 September 1948 to 30 April 1980 as the husband of Queen Juliana. They had four daughters together, including Beatrix, who was Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 to 2013.
Prince Bernhard in 1976
Bernhard's mother, Princess Armgard zur Lippe-Biesterfeld
Reckenwalde palace, today Wojnowo in Poland, where Prince Bernhard spent his youth
Bernhard's father, Prince Bernhard of Lippe
Juliana of the Netherlands
Juliana was Queen of the Netherlands from 1948 until her abdication in 1980.
Juliana in 1961
29-year-old Queen Wilhelmina with the long-awaited heir presumptive, Princess Juliana
Princess Juliana in an Axel costume in 1922
Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard celebrate their engagement announcement in Amsterdam