01 January, 1962
The Dutch Queen Juliana and two of her daughters, Crown Princess Beatrix and Princess Marijke, open the window of their train while leaving Assen, the capital of the Northern province of Drenthe. The Royal family had visited Assen on the occasion of the Queen's silver wedding anniversary to Prince Bernhard.
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