Two weeks ago, I shared a story on this site's Facebook page. Here's what I wrote: My grandfather lived in one of the wings of this castle when he served on the staff of Prince Bernhard during the last months of World War II. Apeldoorn was liberated at the end of 1944 and became the headquarters while the resistance and allied forces were planning to reconquer the west of the country, which took until May 1945. My grandfather told us a story how the Queen was upset one day that the soldiers … [Read more...]