Picture postcards of the Dutch Royal Family > Prince Hendrik (1876-1934)

Prince Hendrik with princess Juliana, 1929Prince Hendrik, duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, was queen Wilhelmina's husband and princess Juliana's father.

As a great outdoors enthusiast - who was especially fond of hunting - he found it hard to adapt to court protocol. The role of Prince Consort also left him very little independence. Tormented but nevertheless good-humoured, prince Hendrik remained an outsider in Dutch society.

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