Queen Wilhelmina 1890-1948 A life in pictures

Wilhelmina (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋɪlɦɛlˈminaː] (About this soundlisten); Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria; 31 August 1880 – 28 November 1962) was Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 until her abdication in 1948. She reigned for nearly 58 years, longer than any other Dutch monarch. Her reign saw the First and the Second world wars, the Dutch economic crisis of 1933, and the decline of the Netherlands as a major colonial power.

Wilhelmina was the only child of King William III and his second wife, Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont. On William's death in 1890, she ascended to the throne at the age of ten under the regency of her mother. In 1901, she married Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, with whom she had a daughter, Juliana. Wilhelmina was generally credited with maintaining Dutch neutrality during the First World War.[1]

Following the German invasion of the Netherlands in 1940, Wilhelmina fled to Britain and took charge of the Dutch government-in-exile. She frequently spoke to the Dutch people over radio and came to be regarded as a symbol of the Dutch resistance.[1] She returned to the Netherlands following its liberation in 1945.

Increasingly beset by poor health after the war, Wilhelmina abdicated in September 1948 in favour of Juliana. She retired to Het Loo Palace, where she died in 1962.

[sadbuttrue]

i lived in cimahi. one of our city park name is Wilhelmina.

[buddymunardi]

Queen Wilhelmina was the queen of my grandparents.They learned her name in volkschool, and they stil felt the queen in office in 1949.It is very difficult for them to understand that her daughter, Juliana, reigned since 1948.For them Holland is identic with Queen Wilhelmina.

[askschwerin]

did someone have a video of the visit in schwerin?

[oesmanzakchanel]

Banyak atraksi atau acara di Indonesia yg katanya tradisi padahal sebenarnya acara tsb untuk peringati ulang tahun ratu Wilhelmina..yg kebetulan lahir dibulan agustus..dan acara tsb saat ini pasti diadakan untuk semarakan acara 17an..misal pacu jalur dikuansing Riau..lomba perahu Bidar dipalembang..kegiatan lomba tsb dimassa lampau juga bagian dari propaganda Devide it Impera..memecah belah sesama kaum pribumi.. perlombaan yg sebabkan persaingan sesama anak bangsa..

[bradleywaye]

Great grandmother of Willam alexander of Netherlands 🇳🇱

[timheymans.]

....at what point/age was Koningin Wilhelmina the richest woman in the world and the first female Billionaire ever?

[StephenMortimer]

This is film.. we do not use ROGER (that is for radio/wireless/walkie talkies/etc)

[cristalymartis]

the history in this video is from wikipedia its exactly the same

[MasIhsanChannel]

I live in kajoe aro, tea plantation from Netherlands

[ardian]

I love Nederland, greetings from Indonesia

[timvanbeek]

A documentation of the mother of cowardness.
Fleeing to safety in England after only a few days of war while her soldiers were still dying for her on the Grebbeberg.
Shame on her