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10 Wednesday November 11 2015 has been a time for Canadians to pay tribute to our war veterans and to respectfully remember the many sacrifices of those who died in the line of duty. Every year November 11th LTD. November 11 is a day on which the poppy is proudly worn over our hearts. Remember and pay tribute to our fellow citizens who have lost their lives. By CRAIG GILBERT A symbol of the life that would never have seenthelightofdaybutfortheirsacrificemil- lions of poppies live or otherwise blow in the windaroundtheworldonRemembranceDay. In Ottawa though a different flower takes over the city in May paying tribute to one of the most unique stories from the Second World War and a special friendship born be- tween Canada and the Netherlands. A million tulips bloom in Ottawa during the annual Canadian Tulip Festival a legacy from the Dutch royal family kept alive for the past four years by executive director Laura Brown-Breetvelt and her husband the fes- tivals chair David Luxton. Its like putting on 70 weddings Brown- Breetvelt told the Journal. Its a year-round job. It is one of the largest festivals of its kind in the world and we have about 400 volun- teers helping out during the festival in May. In May of 1940 following the Nazi Invasion of the Netherlands Queen Wilhelmina and the Dutch Royal Family were spirited out of the country to rule in exile from the United Kingdom. The following month Princess Juliana brought daughters Princess Beat- rix and Princess Irene to the safe harbour of Canada arriving by ship in Halifax be- fore proceeding to Ottawa where mother and children were housed at Stornoway now the official residence of the Leader of the Opposition. January 19 1943 while in exile in Can- ada Princess Juliana gave birth to daughter Princess Margriet at the Ottawa Civic Hos- pital which was temporarily declared extra- territorial by the Government of Canada to ensure the princess would hold exclusively Dutch rather than dual nationality. The latter would have affected her status in the line of succession for the Dutch throne Princess Margriet remains the only royal per- sonage ever to be born within North Amer- ica. At the news of the princesss birth the Dutch flag was flown atop the Peace Tower and Dutch music rang out from its carillon. Overseas the princesss birth was seen by the Dutch as an important symbol of hope and source of inspiration. 10 days in May The endurin lips The festival features a number of live performances. Upwards of a million tulips bloom during the annual Canadian Tulip Festival each May a reminder o ARTS CULTURE REMEMBRANCE DAY