Beatrix of the Netherlands well maintained and preserved in an informal tribute to Princess Juliana and her family. In thanks for the protection of her and her daughters, Princess Juliana established the custom of the delivery to the Canadian government every spring of tulips, which are the centrepiece of the Canadian Tulip Festival. The second sister of Beatrix, Princess Margriet, was born in Ottawa in 1943. During their exile in Canada, Beatrix attended nursery and Rockcliffe Park Public School, a primary school where she was known as "Trixie Orange". On 5 May 1945, the German troops in the Netherlands surrendered. The family returned to
The Tales of Beatrix Potter (ballet) The Tales of Beatrix Potter (ballet) The Tales of Beatrix Potter is a 1992 ballet adapted for stage by Anthony Dowell from a 1971 film that was choreographed by Frederick Ashton that in turn was based on the children's books by Beatrix Potter. It is reported that Ashton himself did not want his original 1971 film to be transferred to the stage. However, in 1992 Anthony Dowell did so by adapting the "Tales of Beatrix Potter." Dowell worked with the original film designer Christine Edzard and mask-maker Rostislav Doboujinsky. "The Tales of Beatrix Potter" premièred on stage at the Royal