Beatrix of the Netherlands Claus became one of the most popular members of the Dutch monarchy, and his death in 2002 was widely mourned. On 25 November 1975, Beatrix and Prince Claus attended the independence ceremony of Suriname, held in the new nation's capital, Paramaribo, representating her mother, the Queen. There was an even more violent riot on 30 April 1980, during the investiture (sovereigns of the Netherlands are not crowned as such) of Queen Beatrix. Some people, including socialist squatters, used the occasion to protest against poor housing conditions in the Netherlands and against the monarchy in general, using the slogan ""Geen woning;
Beatrix Lehmann Lydia", "Staircase", and "Crime and Punishment". She came from a family of notable achievers: the third of four children of author and publisher Rudolph Chambers Lehmann. Her great-uncle was Henri Lehmann the artist. Her brother was publisher John Lehmann and one of her two older sisters was the novelist Rosamond Lehmann. Beatrix Lehmann died in Camden, London, aged 76. There are 12 portraits of Beatrix Lehmann in the British National Portrait Gallery Collection. Beatrix Lehmann Beatrix Alice Lehmann (1 July 1903 – 31 July 1979) was a British actress, theatre director, writer and novelist. Lehmann was born in Bourne End,