Another global connection...
Today we discussed tulips in Canada and how they’ve taken on a larger meaning – and have come to symbolize this country’s deep bond with the Netherlands after the Second World War.
Then-Queen Wilhelmina sent the original shipment of bulbs to Ottawa immediately after the Second World War. This was her thanks for our nation’s role in liberating the Netherlands at the end of the war, and for hosting then-Princess Julianna and her daughters. They lived safely in the Rockcliffe neighbourhood of Ottawa for most of the war. Julianna resided at Stornaway and gave birth to Princess Margaret at a local hospital.
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