Beatrix of the Netherlands and as a monarch. In her capacity as the Sovereign she was Grand Master of the Military Order of William ("Militaire Willemsorde") and the other Dutch orders of merit. She is a Stranger Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter and the 1,187th Dame of the Order of the Golden Fleece in Spain, and she has received numerous other medals and decorations. From birth till her inauguration as queen she had the following name and titles, to which she reverted after her abdication: "Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld". Beatrix
HMS Princess Beatrix the Commander in Chief of the western Mediterranean. During her time in the Mediterranean "Princess Beatrix" transported 15,700 men, including a large number of German and Italian POWs while sailing 12,000 miles. "Princess Beatrix" was then attached to the ships of "Operation Husky", the invasion of Sicily. The ship was attached to Force B and sailed with convoy SBF-1. On board were men of the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division and a Special Forces group, which were to raid a beach codenamed Bark South. On 16 August 1943 "Princess Beatrix" participated in a joint Anglo-American landing at Cape Scarletta, code-named "Operation