Similarly the Dutch, with uncompromising devotion to liberty, have been a light and inspiration to Americans, even in the depth of their darkest hours. Rembrandt, one of your great artists, showed the world new uses of light to add depth and meaning to painting. That's the spirit that built America, a spirit that citizens of Dutch ancestry helped instill in the American character.
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If we were successful in creating a free and prosperous society of which we're rightfully proud, we must be thankful for the part played by our kindred spirits from the Netherlands, people who believed in hard work and who valued freedom. But countless lesser-known men and women of Dutch ancestry composed the building stones of America. Martin Van Buren, Theodore Roosevelt, and Franklin Roosevelt. And I'll bet that doesn't surprise you, either. Your Majesty, three American Presidents were of Dutch ancestry. I thought that I would surprise Her Majesty by telling her that each year there's a tulip festival in Holland, Michigan. When thinking of this, images come to mind of Henry Hudson, in 1609, sailing up the river that now bears his name, of pilgrims embarking at Delfshaven bound for America after living 12 years in Holland, of the Dutch West India Company buying Manhattan Island and laying the foundation for a magnificent city of commerce, and of sturdy Dutch pioneers breaking ground for new farms in our Midwest. The Dutch played a significant role in developing America and shaping our national character. We look forward to many such visits from you and from your heirs, because if any friendship is lasting and true, it is the one between our two peoples. You're the third successive Queen of the Netherlands to grace our Nation's Capital. We thank the Dutch people for sharing you with us. The history of our two countries will undoubtedly record that on this date, the 200th anniversary of our diplomatic relations, the Queen of the Netherlands was our guest at a state dinner in the White House. This evening we welcome you to the White House realizing that this is a special occasion even for this house, steeped in tradition as it is.
Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness, distinguished guests: I swear that I shall defend and preserve the independence and territory of the state with all my powers, that I shall protect the general and individual freedom and rights of all my subjects and shall use all available means granted to me by law for preserving and promoting general and individual prosperity as I befitting of a good Queen….
In the afternoon, after the arrival of the Royal Family and Royal Guests, Queen Beatrix (wearing the Pearl Button Tiara and Military William Order) and Prince Claus processed into the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam, for the Inauguration Ceremony, when she was sworn in a Queen of the Netherlands and the Dutch Caribbean territories of Curacao, Aruba and Sint Maarten. Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images Afterwards, the new Queen and Prince Claus waved to the crowds in Dam Square from the Balcony of the Royal Palace of Amsterdam, where they were joined by the new Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard. The Accession of Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands on this day in 1980, after her mother, Queen Juliana, signed the Instrument of Abdication at the Royal Palace of Amsterdam, which made her daughter the Queen, and herself a Princess.
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