On May 3, Princess Margriet of the Netherlands paid a visit to the photo exhibition "The Faces of Groesbeek" at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek. The photo exhibition is an initiative of the Faces to Graves Foundation. The foundation conducts researches about killed soldiers with the aim of making their life stories accessible to everyone.
By this exhibition, the Dutch people in the Netherlands want to honour those young Canadian soldiers, airmen, nurses and military personnel who lost their lives so far away from home fighting for their freedom. They also wish to recognize every single Canadian soldier with a photograph and a story of their life to create a digital memorial.
Quand j'ai vu la première photo, j'ai tout de suite pensé que la princesse Margriet assistait à des funérailles mais je me suis donc trompée - Pour ce genre de visite d’exposition, elle est vêtue idéalement juste ce qu'il faut !
ReplyDeleteOui, c'était ma première pense aussi; elle a l'air triste.
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Agreed @Tulipe33.
DeleteDressed perfectly and correctly for the occasion.
A Princess we don't see much of.
Always an elegant dresser with good taste.
I'd say that she must have graduated from the same school of "Elegance" as Princess Benedikte of Denmark.
Some of her life history can be found in English on ......
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Margriet_of_the_Netherlands
Also, if you just tap in - Princess Margrriet photos - on your search engine, you'll get a good idea of her style and taste in fashion.
p.s. Thank you madam for your work and respect in trying to identify these lost ones from Canada.
Once again Princess Margrietoffer a lesson in style. No wonder she bears a serious and grief-stricken look on her face. Seeing the graves of so many young men and women killed and buried so far from home is very painful. When will humanity realise that no true progress will be achieved until we put an end to the horrors of war? That would be the best way to honour them for their sacrifice.
ReplyDeleteSo chic and elegant.
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When I first saw the pictures, I thought that this was Queen Sonia. I was wondering why the Netherlands were honoring Canadian soldiers in Norway! Too quick a reading. Making me realize that we do not see princess Margriet often enough.
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