Bernhard Leopold, Prince of the Netherlands (1911–2004)

Prince consort of the Netherlands by marriage to Princess Juliana in 1937. Formerly Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, he married the only daughter of Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands. When Germany invaded the Netherlands in 1940, he escaped to England and became liaison officer for the British and Dutch forces, playing a part in the organization of the Dutch Resistance. He served as a pilot in the Royal Air Force 1942–44 and commander of the Dutch armed forces 1944–45.

He was born in Jena, Germany, the son of Prince Bernhard Casimir. He studied law at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland and was a founder of the World Wildlife Fund, serving as its first president 1962–76. In 1976 he was widely censured for seeking commission in the purchase of Lockheed aircraft by the Netherlands. His daughter Beatrix became Queen of The Netherlands in 1980.