Daily Archives: August 15, 2010
Queen Beatrix Marks 65th Anniversary of Japanese Surrender
On Sunday, Holland's Queen Beatrix was at the Monument of the East Indies in The Hague to commemorate 65 years after Japan surrendered the East Indies, which were then Dutch colonies.
Her Majesty, along with Prime Minister Jan Balkenende and representatives of the East Indies community laid wreaths at the monument. Several thousand people also gathered to mark the occasion.
At the memorial was singer Boudewijn de Groot, who was born in a Japanese prison camp in the former Dutch East Indies. Read more [...]
Princess Anne Turns 60 Years Old
The only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 60th birthday Sunday, and she made it clear she has no intention of slowing down.
"Will I slow down? Look around at my family. It is unlikely," Princess Anne said in a recent interview with the BBC.
"Look around at the members of my family who are considerably older than me and tell me whether you think they have set an example which suggests that I might. Some of it is in the genes."
Princess Anne is known for being the hardest Read more [...]
