
20th of March, the day that former Queen Juliana of The Netherlands died
Paleis Soestdijk, Soest, Utrecht, The Netherlands
15.30 local time
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On the 20th of March the former Queen of the Netherlands, Juliana of Oranje-Nassau died from pneumonia combined with a general deterioration in her health. The picture is taken in front of the castle where she lived and people paid her respect by visiting and bringing flowers. She had a warm hart and was loved by many people and often called the "Mother of The Country" because she had much respect for people. More information about her athttp://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/juliana/www/index.php?Lang=EN
In the Netherlands people celebrate her birthday at Queensday, when all cities are transformed with festivals and free markets. These are some panoramas taken in Amsterdam at Queensday, April 30, 2001 http://www.jan-van-der-woning.nl/introwwp.html