SUNDAY ACTIVITIES
DUTCH ROYAL COUPLE NEWSPAPER CRITICISM AMSTERDAM, April 15. (In reluming to Amsterdam after a three months' motoring .honeymoon in Europe, Princess Juliana, tho future Queen of Holland, and Prince Bombard were greeted by frank newspaper crili• cism for their' Sabbath pleasure-seek-ing.
The censure was led hy the mouth* piece of I lie Prime Minister, Dr. van Zeeland, and -his (party, Hie liotterdammer.
'•Heartily the Dutch people £fiijd prayers to tho Lord I'm- the i.ealth of the body and soul of tho Royal couple," it. stated.
"But they cannot conceal sadness at their desecration of the Sabbath. "We have in remind even I'rinccfl of Royalty of the law of tho hoid.
"If tho Royal couple continue travellino; and visiting places of amusement on Sundays, they may lose the lo\o of many of t.i.io true people of Orange. Disapproval is also expressed by mrny leading ministers of religion. Much of their honeymoon Iho couple shent in Germany, the country of Prince licinhard, whore observance of tho .Sabbath is now nominal. Boforc their wedding they were often seen cycling together on a tandem machine tliKiigh the Dutch countryside. Beth aio enthusiastic motorists.
To "brighten Court life," Prince. Bernhard brought back from Paris many novelties, which included explosive cigars, dissolving spoons and magic handkerchiefs.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19315, 4 May 1937, Page 11
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