PRINCESS JULIANA.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 292, 10 December 1936, Page 9

PRINCESS JULIANA.

MARRIAGE PROBLEM.

WHOM TO INVITE,

WHICH PRESENTS TO ACCEPT. (Special.—By Air Mail.) LOXDOX, November 21. Princess Juliana of Holland, her wedding day now less than two months away, faces three difficult problems. Whom should she invite to the wedding —or whom dare she not invite ? Who shall be her bridesmaids ? Which presents that are offered may she accept?

The first trouble is that The Hague's cathedral, St. James', cannot hold more than 1000 people. The balance will have to be held skilfully between the claims of Dutch people and the foreign relatives of the Royal Family.

One of WUhelm's stepdaughters is said to be anxious to be a bridesmaid — and that is the next problem. The only certain bridesmaid is Martine, daughter of the Count Van Krimben and fiancee of Junklieer Roell, who was the host of the Royal bridegroom, Prince Bernhard, when he first came to Holland.

The prift problem is that the dignity of the House of Orange forbids acceptance of "unofficial" gifts. The result is that a fund has been created to buy a present from the people of Holland. It was decided to buy a yacht—an idea which thrilled the princcss and awoke her dream of visiting the Dutch colonies. But Queen Wilhelmina, a bad sailor herself, was afraid of the idea, and now the yacht is to be suitable only for safe cruising in home waters.