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...years of service, the coach had a special brake, and the eight liveried footmen with it were really detectives in bulletproof vests. Some 8,000 policemen and soldiers lined the official route from the Palace on the Dam to the Town Hall, to the ancient Dutch Reformed Westerkerk, and back to the palace. And a hospital was standing by with a special supply of 250 pints of blood, carefully matched to the blood types of every royal guest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Netherlands: Orange Blossoms | 3/18/1966 | See Source »

...diamond diadem that her grandmother, Queen Wilhelmina, had worn, she was first married to Claus in a private civil ceremony by Burgomeister Gijsbertus van Hall. Then, to the strains of Bach and Handel, the couple exchanged rings and "I do's" before 3,000 guests at the Westerkerk. Holding hands, both were so relaxed that they burst into giggles at one point during the sermon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Netherlands: Orange Blossoms | 3/18/1966 | See Source »

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