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unusual facts about Prince Bernhard



Hotel de Wereld

The Canadian general Charles Foulkes, Canadian general George Kitching, Prince Bernhard, German general Johannes Blaskowitz and German general Paul Reichelt were present at the negotiation.

Lockheed bribery scandals

Prince Bernhard received a $1.1 million bribe from Lockheed to ensure the Lockheed F-104 would win out over the Mirage 5 for the purchase contract.

Royal Asscher Diamond Company

The company keeps a ‘Golden Book’ of visitors, who have included Emperor Hirohito of Japan, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands.

Willem Holleeder

The Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported on 16 July 2006, that Holleeder and Cor van Hout had planned to kidnap Prince Bernhard instead of Freddy Heineken in the 1980s.


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Lockheed bribery scandals

Prime Minister Joop den Uyl ordered an inquiry into the affair, while Prince Bernhard refused to answer reporters' questions, stating: "I am above such things".

Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven

While studying in Groningen, Prince Bernhard met Annette Sekrève, (born 18 April 1972).

Prince Bernhard Lucas Emmanuel of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (born Nijmegen, 25 December 1969) is the second son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven.