HM Queen Beatrix,accompanied by HRH Princess Margriet and Prof.mr.Pieter van Vollenhoven will attend the
Remembrance ceremony at the Canadian Field of Honour at Groesbeek this afternoon.
The cemetary,part of the Commonwealth Warcemeteries,was opened by HM Queen Wilhelmina in 1947 and is Canadian Soil,
and 2300 Canadian service men are interred there as they perished in february and march 1945 in the area..
Today starts a row of Remembrance ceremonies in The Netherlands as on may 4th we see the annual Remembrance of the Dead,
commemorating all those who gave their lives in WWII and all missions after that,culminating in the Remembrance ceremony at the
National Monument,Amsterdam tomorrow may 4th.
The sacrifices of those who died are held in very high esteem to this day,thank goodness and rightfully so.
The Veterans still are welcomed as family and Heroes in one by all here.
Groesbeek,the Canadian War cemetary:
http://battlefieldsww2.50megs.com/groesbeek_war_cemetery.htm
http://faculty.uccb.ns.ca/highlanders/Groesbeek%20War%20Cemetery.htm
Tommorrow may4th HRH Princess Margriet and Prof Pieter van Vollenhoven will
attend the Remembrance ceremony at thew Canadian War cemetary at Holten.
HRH was born in Ottawa,Canada in 1943.
http://www.oorlogsmusea.nl/artikel/193/Canadese-Oorlogsbegraafplaats-Holten.htm
Even in Christmas time they are not forgotten,a pic from 2007?
http://www.kingstonlegion.com/Poppy/Holten%20War%20Cemetary.html
http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=03-05-2010%20Groesbeek
courtesy ppe
This morning HRH Princess Margriet and Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven will attend the Remembrance ceremony at the Canadian War cemetary at Holten
where 1355 Canadian servicemen are interred.All the Remembrance ceremonies,yesterday and today,are also attended by Canadian youngsters
invited by dutch & Canadian Veteran organisations,which I think is great as it is a connection to the past from the present day where many have forgotten
what was at stake and what the sacrifice by so many young people
The Canadian War cemetary Holten today:
http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=04-05-2010%20Holten
courtesy ppe
As Teddy already said there was a disturbance during the two minute silence.A guy started to shout knowing full well that would cause
mahem on a totally silent moments with a crowd of tens of thousands on a packed square in front of the National Monument.
Two guys have been arrested,one for the shouting and that was a diliberate action and the other for screaming he would drop a suitcase...
HM and TRH were ushered away quickly but as no-one knew better at the time it was said that someone felt unwell and the scream for help caused the panic.It wasn't that.
HM insisted however,on continuing the ceremony in Remembrance of the Dead of WW II and all missions after that,and she walked arm in arm with her son and Máxima to her place again under loud applaus by the crowd that either remained or returned to their places.HM was visibly shaken and moved by the applaus,a Lady in Waiting was seen in tears while the National Anthem was sung right after HM had taken her place again.Very moving,and a bit of a shocker too.
But HM showed again what the Orange Nassaus stand for,they are not among the fainthearted,HM showed courage,perseverence and thus is an example to all of us.
After the ceremony HM again,insisted on visiting the wounded,as there are dozens with fractures and other injuries whom are attended to on a nearby square.
HM and TRH attended too and visited the wounded.
Unbelieveble,that a solemn moment as this,THE most solemn annual Remembrance in our country,was disturbed by two idiots like this.
After a traumatic event last year Queensday,everyone is still edgy as we here are all aware it takes only one and only one instant to cause a drama.
A press conference by the Mayor ai of Amsterdam will start within a few moments.
