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Prince Bernhard's uncle Prince Leopold IV of Lippe-Biesterfeld raised him to princely rank with the style of Serene Highness in 1916.
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https://www.rtlboulevard....rd-februari-bij-videolandLoosely translated as: Videoland comes with a documentary about Prince Bernhard
February 9, 2023 12:32 PM
Prince Bernhard is the focus of a new Videoland documentary entitled 'Prins Bernhard'. The royalty documentary further zooms in on the question of who Queen Juliana's husband actually was. The documentary can be seen at Videoland from February 24.
Prince Bernhard features never-before-seen footage from, among other things, Bernhard's private collection. Historians, journalists, biographers and personal friends speak in the triptych and make personal statements about the life of the prince. Maarten van Rossem, Gerard Aalders, Pieter Broertjes and Jan Tromp, among others, talk about Bernhard.
Director Joost van Ginkel has directed Prince Bernhard. "As a filmmaker, it was a special challenge to deepen his character during the many interviews with Bernhard experts," he says about the creative process. "What is difficult: people are either for or against Bernhard. His friends may find the film too harsh, the critics may find it too soft."============================================================================================================= https://www.ad.nl/show/do...bijten-met-bier~ad8584ef/Loosely translated as: Docu quickly tells the story of Prince Bernhard: from a cunning tip to the press to breakfast with beer
REVIEW At a dizzying pace, the bizarre life story of Prince Bernhard is outlined in a new documentary on Videoland. The story ticks all the clichés surrounding King Willem-Alexander's grandfather, but also provides a multifaceted picture.
Jeroen Schmale 24 Feb. 2023 Last update: 2/24/23, 10:52 AM
Marshal Tito, the Iron Leader of Yugoslavia, died. And so a sturdy Dutch delegation had to be flown to Belgrade for the state funeral of the communist dictator. It was early May 1980, the day after Juliana and Beatrix's accession to the throne.
Prime Minister Dries van Agt stepped into the government aircraft, together with Minister of Foreign Affairs Chris van der Klaauw. Like King Willem-Alexander nowadays, Prince Bernhard sat behind the controls of the plane. Former PvdA party leader Joop den Uyl would also fly with the flight, with a departure time of 12.30 p.m.
A few years earlier, Den Uyl, as prime minister, had been politically responsible for the Lockheed affair, in which it turned out that the prince consort had accepted bribes from the American aircraft manufacturer. Den Uyl had to deal with a constitutional crisis at Soestdijk Palace, with the conclusion that Bernhard had to resign from his positions for business and the armed forces and was urgently advised not to wear military uniforms anymore.
The monarchy was saved by Den Uyl, who reported to the government a second too late in May 1980. Prince Bernhard was already taxiing and flew away - the former prime minister remained despondent on the platform. “Den Uyl could burst,” says Dries van Agt in the three-part Videoland documentary Prince Bernhard. Den Uyl's successor believes that he has spoken to the prince about this 'sample of bad boy behavior'.
Way too much music
This is where the life of Bernhard, Prince of the Netherlands (1911-2004) revolved, and so did the Videoland documentary. First a bit technical: the makers use a dizzyingly high tempo in the editing, with far too much music underneath. As if you were watching Het mooiste meisje van de klas (= The most beautiful girl in the class), a format that pinches here and there with the serious themes from Bernhard's special life. It is therefore a pity that the countless music tracks under the images very often come from a different period.
The whole is therefore not always moody, but offers the viewers enough beauty. Van Agt's anecdote, for example, or another story about the flying prince, by the former Africa director of the World Wildlife Fund, for example. During a flight over Swaziland, the prince first drinks the necessary drinks in the cabin and then urges the pilot to make room for him. “Luckily there was a long runway,” says the conservationist with a chuckle.
Shoot an elephant
The makers have included beautiful images of Africa in their documentary, because the prince was crazy about nature in that part of the world. At the same time, you can also see how the young Bernhard shoots an elephant on a savannah and stands on the beast. Several experts state that Queen Juliana's husband was first an avid hunter, but later changed his mind. Every year he stayed with friends in Swaziland, who testify how their royal guest had breakfast every morning with a glass of Heineken.
What the makers do well is to portray Bernhard's versatility. Good for his staff, but at the same time insufferably grumpy. A man with many wives and at least two illegitimate daughters, whom he took good care of - materially. A member of the royal family who, towards the end of the Second World War, knew very well how to play a heroic role, but at the same time also managed to direct a transport of 60 trucks to the newly liberated Dachau concentration camp in a short time, where the ex-prisoners in droves died of typhus.
Prince Bernhard sometimes chose others in such situations. Most of the time, however, he operated completely self-centered, as evidenced by the testimony of former Weekend editor-in-chief Marc van der Linden. When the prince saw photographers from the tabloid press in 'his' Italian resort of Porto Ercole while his illegitimate daughters were just about to arrive, the paparazzi advised 'to come back next week'. “Then Alexander comes with his new girlfriend,” he said, according to Van der Linden.
You must have it from such a grandfather.
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https://www.rtlboulevard....rd-februari-bij-videolandLoosely translated as: Videoland comes with a documentary about Prince Bernhard
February 9, 2023 12:32 PM
Prince Bernhard is the focus of a new Videoland documentary entitled 'Prins Bernhard'. The royalty documentary further zooms in on the question of who Queen Juliana's husband actually was. The documentary can be seen at Videoland from February 24.
Prince Bernhard features never-before-seen footage from, among other things, Bernhard's private collection. Historians, journalists, biographers and personal friends speak in the triptych and make personal statements about the life of the prince. Maarten van Rossem, Gerard Aalders, Pieter Broertjes and Jan Tromp, among others, talk about Bernhard.
Director Joost van Ginkel has directed Prince Bernhard. "As a filmmaker, it was a special challenge to deepen his character during the many interviews with Bernhard experts," he says about the creative process. "What is difficult: people are either for or against Bernhard. His friends may find the film too harsh, the critics may find it too soft."============================================================================================================= https://www.ad.nl/show/do...bijten-met-bier~ad8584ef/Loosely translated as: Docu quickly tells the story of Prince Bernhard: from a cunning tip to the press to breakfast with beer
REVIEW At a dizzying pace, the bizarre life story of Prince Bernhard is outlined in a new documentary on Videoland. The story ticks all the clichés surrounding King Willem-Alexander's grandfather, but also provides a multifaceted picture.
Jeroen Schmale 24 Feb. 2023 Last update: 2/24/23, 10:52 AM
Marshal Tito, the Iron Leader of Yugoslavia, died. And so a sturdy Dutch delegation had to be flown to Belgrade for the state funeral of the communist dictator. It was early May 1980, the day after Juliana and Beatrix's accession to the throne.
Prime Minister Dries van Agt stepped into the government aircraft, together with Minister of Foreign Affairs Chris van der Klaauw. Like King Willem-Alexander nowadays, Prince Bernhard sat behind the controls of the plane. Former PvdA party leader Joop den Uyl would also fly with the flight, with a departure time of 12.30 p.m.
A few years earlier, Den Uyl, as prime minister, had been politically responsible for the Lockheed affair, in which it turned out that the prince consort had accepted bribes from the American aircraft manufacturer. Den Uyl had to deal with a constitutional crisis at Soestdijk Palace, with the conclusion that Bernhard had to resign from his positions for business and the armed forces and was urgently advised not to wear military uniforms anymore.
The monarchy was saved by Den Uyl, who reported to the government a second too late in May 1980. Prince Bernhard was already taxiing and flew away - the former prime minister remained despondent on the platform. “Den Uyl could burst,” says Dries van Agt in the three-part Videoland documentary Prince Bernhard. Den Uyl's successor believes that he has spoken to the prince about this 'sample of bad boy behavior'.
Way too much music
This is where the life of Bernhard, Prince of the Netherlands (1911-2004) revolved, and so did the Videoland documentary. First a bit technical: the makers use a dizzyingly high tempo in the editing, with far too much music underneath. As if you were watching Het mooiste meisje van de klas (= The most beautiful girl in the class), a format that pinches here and there with the serious themes from Bernhard's special life. It is therefore a pity that the countless music tracks under the images very often come from a different period.
The whole is therefore not always moody, but offers the viewers enough beauty. Van Agt's anecdote, for example, or another story about the flying prince, by the former Africa director of the World Wildlife Fund, for example. During a flight over Swaziland, the prince first drinks the necessary drinks in the cabin and then urges the pilot to make room for him. “Luckily there was a long runway,” says the conservationist with a chuckle.
Shoot an elephant
The makers have included beautiful images of Africa in their documentary, because the prince was crazy about nature in that part of the world. At the same time, you can also see how the young Bernhard shoots an elephant on a savannah and stands on the beast. Several experts state that Queen Juliana's husband was first an avid hunter, but later changed his mind. Every year he stayed with friends in Swaziland, who testify how their royal guest had breakfast every morning with a glass of Heineken.
What the makers do well is to portray Bernhard's versatility. Good for his staff, but at the same time insufferably grumpy. A man with many wives and at least two illegitimate daughters, whom he took good care of - materially. A member of the royal family who, towards the end of the Second World War, knew very well how to play a heroic role, but at the same time also managed to direct a transport of 60 trucks to the newly liberated Dachau concentration camp in a short time, where the ex-prisoners in droves died of typhus.
Prince Bernhard sometimes chose others in such situations. Most of the time, however, he operated completely self-centered, as evidenced by the testimony of former Weekend editor-in-chief Marc van der Linden. When the prince saw photographers from the tabloid press in 'his' Italian resort of Porto Ercole while his illegitimate daughters were just about to arrive, the paparazzi advised 'to come back next week'. “Then Alexander comes with his new girlfriend,” he said, according to Van der Linden.
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When Princess Juliana became Queen Regnant was there any mention the Dutch Royal House name would change to The House of Lippe-Biesterfeld?
Prince Bernhard was of Lippe-Biesterfeld.
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When Princess Juliana became Queen Regnant was there any mention the Dutch Royal House name would change to The House of Lippe-Biesterfeld?
Prince Bernhard was of Lippe-Biesterfeld.
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https://nos.nl/artikel/24...rt-nsdap-in-eigen-archiefLoosely translated as: NOS News
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Bernhard had NSDAP membership card in his own archive
There was little doubt left, but now there is definitive proof that Prince Bernhard was a member of the NSDAP, Adolf Hitler's party. The original NSDAP membership card was found in the prince's archives.
In his book The Behind, which will be published this Wednesday, Flip Maarschalkerweerd reveals that he has found the prince's original NSDAP membership card, writes NRC. Maarschalkerweerd is the former director of the Royal House Archives. He found the map at Soestdijk Palace in the prince's private archives, which he had to inventory after his death in 2004.
Prince Bernhard denied that he was a member of the Nazi party until his death. Even when confronted with previous evidence. In 1996, historians reported that they had found a copy of his membership card in the US. Correspondence about the termination of membership from 1936 was also found. That year he became engaged to Juliana. Bernhard only admitted that he had been a member of a branch of the SS for a time.
'Never had a card'
Prince Bernhard (1911-2004), born in Germany, was the husband of Princess Juliana, the father of Princess Beatrix and grandfather of King Willem-Alexander. During the war he fled to London with Juliana. At the end of the war, Queen Wilhelmina appointed him commander of the Domestic Armed Forces, which included various resistance groups.
In a series of interviews he had with the Volkskrant before his death, the prince said: "I can declare with my hand on the Bible: I was never a Nazi. I never paid for party membership, I never had a membership card."
'Spectacular find'
Historian and writer Annejet van der Zijl, who has already read the book, calls the find "spectacular". "It's really nice that 100 percent of the historical truth has emerged. That is worth a compliment for Maarschalkerweerd and for the royal family, who allowed this to become public," she says in the NOS Radio 1 Journaal.
Van der Zijl wrote a book about Bernhard in 2010, in which she revealed that he had been a member of a National Socialist student association. There was also a note on the membership card of that association that he was a member of the NSDAP.
Van der Zijl is surprised that Bernhard did not burn the membership card. "There are enough fireplaces on Soestdijk, I think. I can only conclude that he was attached to that period in his life," she says. "He has always remained very loyal to friends from that time who were convinced Nazis and has always maintained the friendship."
According to the historian, Bernhard never realized "how reprehensible it was". "But he couldn't go public with it either, because every year he stood on Dam Square with all the leaders of Jewish interest groups to devoutly lay a wreath for Remembrance Day. And he was the leader of the resistance. It is a very split life what this man had.”
Conduct investigation
The Center for Information and Documentation Israel (CIDI) wants the government to investigate Prince Bernhard's war history. The organization calls it "painful" that Bernhard has always lied about his Nazi past. "It is now very important that we get everything on the table."
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https://www.nu.nl/konings...aatschapskaart-nsdap.htmlCall for investigation into Prince Bernhard's Nazi past after discovery of NSDAP membership card
By our entertainment editors
Oct 4, 2023 at 2:10 PM
Update: an hour ago
Information center and lobby organization CIDl wants the government to investigate Prince Bernhard's Nazi past. Director Naomi Mestrum said this on Wednesday in response to the revelation that Prince Bernhard was a member of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP party. A historian found the pass in the prince's personal archive. The CIDI, an important voice of the Jewish community in the Netherlands, will submit the request to outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
"We thought for some time that Bernhard had been a member, now there is proof of this," says Mestrum. "This is yet another revelation that adds a new black page to a painful part of recent Dutch history. It is clear that we cannot take the prince at his word. It is now very important that we get everything out of the picture."
According to Mestrum, it is important that a major investigation follows. "When it comes to the Second World War, transparency and education are essential. This is only possible if the facts are clear. This concerns the credibility of both the Netherlands and the royal family."
The call is also supported by former CIDI director Ronny Naftaniel. “This is another terrible lie,” he says. "It is not the first lie he has been caught in. It is so important for the history books that the truth is properly recorded, even if it is complex and unpleasant."
Prince Bernhard Cultural Fund is 'very surprised'
The Prince Bernhard Cultural Fund said on Wednesday that it was "very surprised" by the news. "We are going to list what this means for us as a Cultural Fund," says a spokesperson.
The Prince Bernhard Cultural Fund invests more than 35 million euros in culture and nature every year. That money goes to approximately 3,500 projects throughout the Netherlands and the Caribbean part of the Kingdom.
The Government Information Service and Rutte did not want to respond to the revelations on Wednesday.
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It was one of those things that most always suspect about him...
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https://nos.nl/artikel/24...ek-naar-verleden-bernhardLoosely translated as: NOS News
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There are calls from various quarters for research into Bernhard's past
King Willem-Alexander has not yet responded to the report that the NSDAP membership card of his grandfather, Prince Bernhard, has been found. The Government Information Service has confirmed the existence of the map and made the image below public.
Outgoing Prime Minister Rutte initially did not want to respond, but told journalists at the beginning of the evening that he does not believe a government-led investigation is necessary. All the necessary information is public and it is up to historians to research it, he believes.
Rutte said that he finds it "terrible" that the original NSDAP membership card has been found, but also that previous research had already made it "quite convincingly" clear that Bernhard was a member of Hitler's party.
The map was in the private archives of the prince, who died in 2004. Former director of the Royal House Archives Flip Maarschalkerweerd found the map in the archive at Soestdijk Palace, which he inventoried after Bernhard's death. He wrote about it in his book The Behind, which was published today.
Members of various parties in the House of Representatives have asked Rutte via parliamentary questions for an investigation into Bernhard's NSDAP past. The initiative comes from D66 MP Alexander Hammelburg, who is very interested in history because of his Jewish origins. He calls membership an "open secret" and calls for a "serious investigation". The CIDI, the Center for Information and Documentation Israel, also wants the government to investigate Bernhard's war history and will make this known to Rutte. The suspicion that Bernhard was a member of the NSDAP had existed for some time, but now that the evidence is available, the CIDI, which stands up for the rights of Jews, speaks of a new black page that has been added to a painful part of Dutch history.
Furthermore, the organization calls it "painful" that Bernhard has always lied about his Nazi past. "It is now very important that we get everything on the table," says director Naomi Mestrum. She believes an investigation is important for the credibility of the royal family and the country.
The Dutch Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies (NIOD) currently sees no reason for an investigation, but does not rule it out in the future. "Dik van der Meulen is conducting a thorough investigation at Querido. We will wait and see before we can conclude whether new/additional research is desirable." If there is a research request, NIOD will take it into consideration.
Anne Frank Foundation
The Prince Bernhard Cultural Fund, which supports projects in the field of culture and nature conservation in the Netherlands, is also concerned about the news. "We are surprised by this announcement and the existence of the document," the fund said in a response. "We are going to list what this news means for us as a cultural fund."
The fund, previously known as the Prince Bernhard Fund and Carnation Fund, has existed since 1940. When the war was a few months in, it was founded in London under the name Spitfire Fund to purchase war equipment. Prince Bernhard was involved from the start. Since the end of the war, the money has been earmarked for culture and nature conservation.
Since 1950, the fund has awarded Silver Carnations annually to volunteers who have committed themselves to culture or nature. Last year the Prince Bernhard Cultural Fund Prize went to the Anne Frank Foundation. This is a lifetime achievement award for someone who has made a special contribution to culture or nature. This prize has been awarded annually by Queen Máxima since 2010. Princess Beatrix at the presentation of the Silver Carnations in June this year
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https://www.nu.nl/konings...s-van-hitlers-partij.htmlLoosely translated as: RVD confirms that Bernhard was a member of Hitler's party
By our news editors
Oct 4, 2023 at 9:24 pm
Update: 10 minutes ago
The Government Information Service (RVD) confirmed the existence of Prince Bernhard's NSDAP membership card on Wednesday evening. Bernhard denied his membership his entire life. Outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte does not believe an investigation into the prince's Nazi past is necessary.
Historian Flip Maarschalkerweerd, also former director of the Royal House Archives, reported the existence of the map in NRC and in his book De stragglers. He said he found the map in the prince's private archives, which he had to inventory after his death.
Prince Bernhard denied that he was a member of Adolf Hitler's Nazi party until his death in 2004. "I can declare with my hand on the Bible: I was never a Nazi. I never paid for party membership, I never had a membership card," he said in a posthumously published interview with de Volkskrant.
According to historian Gerard Aalders, the fact that Bernhard did not tell the truth about this now puts several statements made by the prince in a different light. Yet he thinks it can be explained. "News of NSDAP membership would have had a huge impact on his image as a resistance fighter," he said in conversation with NU.nl.
Government-led research is unnecessary according to Rutte
The Government Information Service announced earlier in the day that it did not wish to respond substantively to the revelations about Bernhard. Outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte said he found it "tough" that Maarschalkerweerd has found the original NSDAP membership card of the now deceased prince. Yet he also said that it had previously been shown "quite convincingly" that Bernhard was a member of the party.
According to Rutte, a government-led investigation into Prince Bernhard's past with the NSDAP is not necessary. All the necessary information is public, he reasons. As far as Rutte is concerned, it is up to historians to investigate this.
The CIDI, which is an important voice for Jews in the Netherlands, and MPs from D66, Party for the Animals and GroenLinks-PvdA believe such a study is necessary.
CIDI: 'It is clear that we cannot take the prince at his word'
"We thought for some time that Bernhard had been a member, now there is proof of this," says CIDI director Naomi Mestrum. "This is yet another revelation that adds a new black page to a painful part of recent Dutch history. It is clear that we cannot take the prince at his word. It is now very important that we get everything out of the picture."
According to Mestrum, it is important that a major investigation follows. "When it comes to the Second World War, transparency and education are essential. This is only possible if the facts are clear. This concerns the credibility of both the Netherlands and the royal family."
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Special coincidence: Yesterday the news about Bernhard's membership card appeared in the media. At least that was the moment I saw it. And last night I found a copy of the fairly recent Bernhard biography by Dutch historian Annejet van der Zijl in a local street/mini library. I brought this with me, but I was curious whether there were any really new things etc. about Bernhard in it.  |
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It was one of those things that most always suspect about him...
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