<P> Most of the 1930s were also occupied by the need to find a suitable husband for Juliana . This was a difficult task since Wilhelmina was very religious, and insisted that her daughter's hand be given to a Protestant of royal birth . Several prospects from the United Kingdom and Sweden either declined or were turned down by Juliana . Finally, Wilhelmina found a suitable match for her daughter in Prince Bernhard of Lippe - Biesterfeld, a German aristocrat . The marriage initially drew some controversy due to rumours that Bernhard was pro-Nazi . It was subsequently confirmed that he had indeed been a member of the Nazi Party and of the so - called Reiter - SS (SS Cavalry Corps), as was proved by the Dutch national institute for war documentation, NIOD . </P> <P> In 1939, the government proposed a refugee camp near the city of Apeldoorn for German Jews fleeing the Nazi regime . Wilhelmina intervened, as she felt the planned location was "too close" to her summer residence . If indeed spies were to be among the fugitives, they would be within walking distance of Het Loo Palace . The camp was finally erected about 10 km from the village of Westerbork . </P> <P> On 10 May 1940, Germany invaded the Netherlands . There is an ongoing debate about the departure of the Queen and the royal family . Some say that an evacuation to the United Kingdom of the royal family had been planned some time in advance, since at least the end of 1939 . Wilhelmina and her family fled The Hague, and she boarded HMS Hereward, a British destroyer which was to take her across the North Sea . Others say she boarded the destroyer with the intent of going to the Dutch province of Zeeland, which had not yet been conquered . However, along the journey, it became clear that due to advancing German forces, Zeeland was not safe either, forcing the destroyer to sail for the United Kingdom . In any case, she arrived in the United Kingdom on May 13, planning to return to the Netherlands as soon as possible . </P> <P> The Dutch armed forces in the Netherlands, apart from those in Zeeland, surrendered on 15 May . In Britain, Queen Wilhelmina took charge of the Dutch government in exile, setting up a chain of command and immediately communicating a message to her people . </P>

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