Beatrix of the Netherlands and is patron of many organisations. She now lives in the small moated Drakensteyn Castle near the village of Lage Vuursche. Queen Beatrix has given her name to a number of facilities in the Netherlands and beyond. These include: A few parks in the country also bear her name: It has been speculated that Queen Beatrix is De Onbekende Beeldhouwer (Unknown Sculptor), whose work has been appearing in Amsterdam since 1983. There has been no confirmation of this. Princess Beatrix has held titles throughout her life, as a granddaughter or daughter of a monarch, and eventually as the Sovereign. Queen
HMS Queen Emma front line. On the return trip to Algiers she was repeatedly attacked by German aircraft, but made port without damage. "Queen Emma", her sister ship "Princess Beatrix", and the former Burn & Laird Lines ships and became known as the "Moonlight Squadron" for their preference for operating at night. After the fall of Tunis in May 1943 the ships received a special commendation from the Allied Army Commanders and a letter from the British Admiral Andrew Cunningham, the Commander in Chief of the western Mediterranean. "Queen Emma" was then attached to the ships of Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily.