The Exiled Princess of Ottawa
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- čas přidán 7. 11. 2017
- A story about a royal family, a world at war, a baby, and a whole lot of tulips.
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French subtitles by: Marika Lapointe
Special thanks to the Canadian Tulip Festival and The Ottawa Hospital for permitting us to film on location.
Two crazy Canadians who helped a starving Holland (Farley Mowat story): goo.gl/yNTx1E
Some more incredible footage of the Liberation of the Netherlands (in colour): goo.gl/3k3Mh8
Queen Wilhelmina (Juliana's mother) stayed in Britain during the war and basically took control of the Netherlands as the head-of-state. She fought against those in the Dutch parliament who thought the Germans were going to win the war, and she refused to negotiate a peace agreement with the Nazis. She began regularly broadcasting to her people via radio, and became a cherished figure of Dutch resistance during the war. Wilhelmina reigned from 1890 to 1948 (the longest in Dutch history), through two world wars and an economic crisis. She was almost killed by a German bomb while in England-it killed two of her guards.
Juliana reigned from 1948 to 1980 and died in 2004. She requested that with each annual gift of tulips, some be displayed on the Ottawa Civic Hospital grounds.
To be clear, had Margriet not been born on 'extraterritorial' grounds, she would not have been eligible in the line of succession according to Dutch royal tradition. At the time of this video's posting she's 74 years old.
Margriet's father, Juliana's husband, Prince Bernhard was a controversial figure in the Netherlands for a whole hell of a lot of reasons. One being that he was a former member of the SS and of the Nazi Party prior to WWII. He separated himself completely from them and cut off ties to Nazi-leaning family members though, taking charge to fight the Netherlands' aggressors wherever he could. He became a bomber pilot and secretary to Queen Wilhemina. Later in life more drama arose (which includes a bizarre battle with a faith-healer charlatan and bribes with airplane manufacturers). If you're interested, the Wikipedia page is a bit of a read: goo.gl/W5RpzD
*Correction: In 1946 (the second year of the Netherlands' tulip gift to Canada) it wasn't 10, 000 tulips that were delivered, but 20, 500!
In the Netherlands this is a bit more known, it is actually an annual contest between flower farmers of which farmer can produce the best, prettiest and strongest tulips, and the price is that these tulips are sent to Ottawa. The Dutch merchant navy would become the Godparent of the little princess and to this day she is the Patron of the merchant navy. In this work she still returns to Canada quite often and returns every year for her birthday. Whenever Canada and the Netherlands are mentioned in one line she will be present.
What a moving story! All the best wishes to our dutch friends from Canada!
I moved to Ottawa over 20 years ago and that’s when I learned the story of annual tulip festival. My husband and I have told the story to our children a few times. Thank you for sharing this additional knowledge. I will definitely pass that on to my two children the next time I tell them the story again. Their Oma’s parents immigrated to Canada from the Netherlands years before Oma was born, so stories about the Netherlands have special meaning for our family.
I lived in Amsterdam for 3 years and i was out walking and speaking german to my roommate, and it was Bevrijdingsdag and this dutch man parked his bike right in front of us, to get off it, and yell at us, the following:
It’s because of you nazis we have to celebrate today.
I was shook. I didn’t tell him my great aunt was the one to let his queen stay in their house to have her baby and be safe from the nazis. I was out of breath i just didn’t know what to do.
I won’t ever forget that. Another moral of the story; you never know who you’re talking to.
Thank you Canada. As a Dutchmen I am for ever greatfull.
Your welcome
Beautiful country visited my cousins in the Netherlands. ❤️🇨🇦 🇳🇱
We are happy to
No prob bud.. That's how we roll.. 👍✌🇨🇦
Well be friends in peace for ever! Cheers from Canada
I'm American and know next to nothing about Canadian history, but this series is just amazing, and I think faaar more people should be watching this.
Thanks for watching! It's always cool to see that people from other countries might also have an interest in Canadian history!
I'm CANADIAN and know next to nothing about Canadian history! During my time in elementary school we studied Columbus, Dias and da Gama, and so on. But ... the actual history of CANADA? WUT??
In Ontario we learned about Canada and social studies of the provinces and territories when they joined Confederation, about their industry and political backgrounds also about Lief Ericson who set foot in Newfoundland long before Columbus in the Caribbean, United Empire Loyalist in 1783, Confederation July 1st
1867 War of 1812,the McKenzie rebellion 1837, Confederation 1867,Reil Rebellion 1873 and the Northwest Rebellion, WW1 and WW2 and Korea,Bill of Rights 1960,and The Canadian Charter in 1982.
My Father participated in the liberation of the Nederlands. He and his unit ended up outside the city of Appledorn. He often talked about that happy Summer of 1945 with the joyous Dutch people.
He is a hero ! Thank you from Amsterdam
My Grandfather also participated in the liberation of the Netherlands. It was where he met and married my Grandmother. Maybe they fought together.
As a Dutch-Canadian with Ottawa roots, I grew up with this knowledge but your telling of it fills me with joy and pride. Thank you.
I was in the Netherlands in 1970 travaling with a backpack with a Canadian flag , I was 20 yrs old and was told I was a honoured guest for what our troops did and looking after their queen The Dutch are the best people I met and will always have fond memories of my visit when I look at my old backpack it makes me proud to be a Canadian ,
Thank you Canada. From Amsterdam
This was never talked about even as a side note in history classes. This story is the best story I've heard during the war and helps explain to new Canadians why the Dutch are so respectful towards us.
There's a fun little piece to this story missing. My relatives (the Perleys) had lived at Stornoway, where the Dutch Royal Family resided while in Ottawa. That came to be, while at a dinner party there one day, they had said jokingly that with the impending birth of their daughter, the place where they were first put up by the Government, 'wasn't big enough'. They tongue-in-cheek proclaimed they 'had nowhere to live' and my family thought, well, you can stay here! And so they did. They stayed at Stornoway while their family grew and later, my family handed that property over to the Government.. that part I know less about. I just know that they were proud to have played a part in settling the family while they were here.
why there is no comments here
@@amshajchicku9038 I’m here for you
@@amshajchicku9038Yes, we appear to have another story.
I hope you got your property back?
the family gave it to the government, in short, so there’s no getting it back to the side of the family that donated.
I grew up in Ottawa and knew this story, just not some of the details. From high school past university I lived downtown and would see the tulips all of the time, just on my normal daily activities; such an amazing display. I haved always loved seeing them. I think that it's amazing that the Dutch keep sending them.
Ty for saving our country
My grandfather never talked about the war but he told me some less horrific stories. (Paraphrasing of coarse) he told me that before the Nazis occupied the Netherlands many of the dutch buried precious items such as jewelry and alcohol within towns. He said when the Canadians arrived, many Germans fled towns to take up defensive positions elsewhere. Many of these towns were shelled when the Canadians arrived, which broke large amounts of alcohol e.g beer kegs and wine vats under ground. Any live stock left, were starving without any proper feed so they drank any of the alcohol that seeped up from the soil. He told me when he arrived that much of the livestock were falling over and couldn't stand up when he got there due to being drunk. He told me it was the funniest thing, but I guess in times like that your always looking for something to be positive about.
@@carsonrobinson9569my grandpa told me about how he helped the resistance om the countryside (he was part of the silent resistance. People against the NSB and the NSDAP but not pro-monarchy
I feel even more happier about Canada. Also my respect for the Netherlands.
I have lived in northern Belgium (Brugge) for two years in the 70's and I have learned to speak Dutch. Margriet is pronounced just like the flower but in the french way: marguerite or margrit not mar-gri -et. When both letters "ie" are found together, they are pronounced like the french "i" or english "ee". Thank you so much for posting this history fact. No wonder the Dutch are so thankful to the Canadians. In Brugge, I lived on Maria van Burgondiëlaan near a bridge called "Canadabrug". The Canadian soldiers were also involved in liberating the Flemish. When I was living there as a young adult, people knowing that I was from Canada were always being thankful to our soldiers... and so was I !
I loved this video as a Dutch Canadian. I always believed the misconception that the part of the hospital was made dutch temporarily. Learning it was really made neutral land was interesting to learn!
I have lived in Ottawa & know that we got sent the tulips but i didn't know that we sheltered there princess, i was told it was a thanks from the Dutch people for helping free them.
Great work keep it up this is my new favorite channel
I always knew this story and also the gift of the tulips. My father was of Dutch heritage. I was born at the Civic Hospital in Ottawa.
I wish you were my history teacher 25 years ago !!! I would have be so much interested !!!
You are awesome !
7 minutes it’s never enough !!!
Thank you for this fabulous work!
IKR !!!
Thanks a lot for making this video. I came through the youtuber Highly Combustible Reacts and wanted to show you my appreciation for this video. Never saw this footage about us Dutchies thanking you via the flowers...(I know about the flower gifts) the ones on the ground I mean...love that! And my love and appreciation to all these veterans that freed our country. Thank You!
My mother's parents, my Oma and Opa, were children during the Second World War. They remembered the liberation of the Netherlands, and when my Opa, who was a carpenter by trade, could rise no higher in their society, they decided to move to Canada. They lived in Cambridge, Ontario, and there were always tulips in the front flower bed.
I had heard the story that a little piece of Holland had been carved out
in that hospital.
thanks for setting me straight.
I am 19 and I have lived in Holland Michigan my whole life, I am over 70% Dutch and I just found this out now lol. Every year my town celebrates tulip time and I never knew it was for this!
So glad to see these traditions of liberation are still being observed in Canada and the Netherlands. So much sacrifice and so much at risk, and yet we prevailed! :)
We love you Canada🇨🇦❤️🇳🇱
As a dutchmen thank you Canada, Love your nation. Went to Toronto this year for a few months and it was honestly incredible.
Thank you for your awesome Canadian History
I’m so happy when I see more at 76 of age. history
Is my favourite of Canada
Very interesting Canadian and Dutch historical trivia (I've seen the tulips in Ottawa -- Beautiful!)
Thank you for sharing.
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The misconception about the hospital being declared Dutch territory is real. I have been to Ottawa multiple times and have been told the incorrect version each time when explaining the origins of Ottawa's annual tulip festival, even the one year when I went to the festival itself. Thanks for clarifying it. Curious question, what was the status of any other baby born in the maternity ward that day either to Canadian or immigrant parents. I always wanted to know. Before now, I assumed any baby born with a Canadian parent were considered dual citizens between Netherlands and Canada, but now I'm not sure what would happen.
That truly touched my HEART
This dude's docs rule. Best in the business. Thanks brother!
Always enjoy your videos. Thank you.
Each of you are doing the Canadian people a service. Many thanks. Will donate when I can
Great vid, just like everyone else growing up here I too thought they made the maternity ward Dutch territory, thanks for the clearing that up!
Man you have been making these great videos for so long! Keep up the good work!
all your vids are very well produced and delivered. keep up the good work
Your videos are very well made and greatly informative! Great work!
In those days they could not predict the gender of a, soon to be born, baby.
Had it been a boy, he would have been next in line after Juliana, in priority to his two older sisters.
Now, after change of succession laws, gender is not an issue anymore, first born is first in line.
Wilhelmina became queen when her father died, at the age of ten, in 1890.
But her mother, Queen Emma, was reigning queen until her daughter reached the age of 18 y.o. and was inaugurated, that was in 1898.
She reigned 50 years.
So technically, Margriete was born stateless!
Another interesting subject would be Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, sister of Nicholas II, who escaped the Russian Revolution and spent her last years in a Toronto apartment over a beauty salon!
As a Canadian I never was aware of Canada’s and the Netherlands’ relations during the war.
Thanks!
I am SO enjoying all of these shows. Canadiana, if you were still filming these, I would have suggested doing on on Robertson and his marvellous screwdriver.
I was born in the Netherlands in a village liberated by Canadians. That and the fact that Canada was good to the Dutch Royal family, precipiteer my own family’s emigration to Canada.
Loving this series
Thanks for watching!
Great video as usual!
Thanks!
Loved it
same hospital i was born at
Just to make sure you know, but Canada also applies the "blood rule". My daughter was born in California while I was living there, so, she has double-citizenship. American because she was born on US soil, Canadian because at least one of her parent was Canadian (in our case, we booth were).
This little piece of information makes you wonder who the really 'owns' Canada. Not that TV family that lives in Britain. You wouldn't do this for just anyone. Obviously there's a lot more to this story besides a little bit of kindness from Canada. Not knocking the presenter! Great video and thanks for covering the story.
Why does someone have to own Canada.....
No one owns Canada. The British Monarchy is only a symbol of our ties to the United Kingdom. The Queen has as much power as a 20$ bill here in Canada.
What we do have is an alliance with the Netherlands. If we didn't have the Dutch as an ally, we would not be able to get a foothold into European markets.
The monarch may be on our currency but the relationship is almost entirely symbolic.
Great story
Oui
Ik ben bloedverwant met canada mijn land voor altijd de liefde is zo groot woorden zijn te klein om het uit te spreken mijn canada is voor altijd ik altijd de canadien vlag in huis blijft elke dag staan voor altijd staan
I would assume her name is pronounced ‘mah greet’? The G is difficult to write but it would be the gravelly Dutch G.
It's a lot like "Magritte" in French. But we Dutch write it as: "Magriet" the combination 'ie' is just a strong and rounded 'i' sound.
Omg
This is common knowledge in Canadian schools.
2:01, oh, what a coincidence.
It might sound like a bit of a procedural formality but had Juliana given birth to a son instead of a daughter he would have been heir to the thrown, or not depending on his citizenship. As a girl Margriet was third in succession for a while.
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Would be nice to some French subtitle !
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Canadiana 'On n'est pas mieux servi que par soi-même !' Votre français est impeccable !
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4:30, well stop it.
2:43, not dutch
I wonder what her birth certificate says. Or does she even need one?
Anyone who knows that the Dutch send 10k tulips definitely know why. Are you home schooled?!
Truly an unfortunate attempt at insulting those that have been ' home schooled'......also ironic when we acknowledge the poor state of our public systems and woke universities
Margriet rhymes with greet.
It rather rhymes with teat. It's shorter. 'greet' is stretched too long.
4:48, sounds closer to basterdisaztion to me.
3:37, not good.
If Canadians didn't know this story, this means we are absolutely FAILING the education of our youth. I learned this growing up but it seems like schools these days do everything they can to avoid teaching Canadian youth about our country's history.
My one suggestion for next time is an accurate map of Europe in 1940. Otherwise great job.
Dude, tuck in your shirt or lose the tie.
eyeroll
1:10, the dutch share the term, euro-trash.
Learn how to tie a knot in your tie. It completely ruins the rest of your image. Theres the suitably named Windsor knot.
Venom Raven - The information presented is fascinating but his whole ‘look’ is sloppy. Detracts from the information and presentation - in my opinion.
@@dhblan8591 I literally unsubscribed because I couldn't take it any more. Really distracting and frustrating watching someone wearing their clothes in such a clownish fashion.
Lol, no one cares as much as you do. We're not here for this guy's fashion