Outspoken patriarch rattles Dutch royal family

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Outspoken patriarch rattles Dutch royal family

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[Iris]

:lol:  :lol:  :lol: I loved that man!! :lol:

he always spoke from the heart and - as the article says - he didn't give a damn about rules! :wub:

controversy.....nooooooo, I wouldn't call it that. Politicians are asked for a reaction to these interviews, they have an opinion, and especially this Balkenende dude is just annoying saying being 'shocked', because nobody else is.

Most people don't bother here, they go like: just another typical Bernhard thing! :lol: most interest however goes out to that duaghter nobody knew of. it was a public secret that he had one, but this second has always been kept hidden somehow.

and about the rest: a lot of historical stuff comes up now, so noone cares for that right now, just the generation that remember that time are just 'interested' but no more than that.

controversy is too much to say. yes, it's not exactly what you'd expect from someone in that position, but hey, he's done it so often that it is not new(s) anymore. :lol: