Word: trix
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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With the embattled wedding finally over and Irene formally ruled out of the line of succession by Parliament, attention turned to Beatrix, who at 26 is already surer of herself than Juliana ever was. Particularly close to her father, "Trix" shares his spontaneous enjoyment of life. Once, when christening a new ship, she drenched the assembled dignitaries with champagne, and her laughter at the sight was heard throughout the country on TV. Her only apparent major problem is getting married. The government would dearly like to break the habit of finding royal consorts among the Protestant German aristocracy. But suitable...