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men as Alfred, Lord Milner, Under-Secretary of Finance in Cairo. He saw the revival of Egypt after a few years of British rule as almost a fairy tale: Look where you will – at the Army, at finance, at agriculture, at the administration of justice, at the everyday life of the people and the relations to
en sfeer in eigen land en overzee ’ (Light and atmosphere in our own country and overseas). The accompanying text held that the palace ‘beamed like a fairy tale ending in the tropical night. Overseas the festivities of the jubilee and inauguration were also enthusiastically celebrated.’ 83 The third commemorative volume reflected more deeply on Wilhelmina's legacy. One of the authors was Jan Willem Rengelink, a socialist born in 1912 in Amsterdam to a
towards more visually accessible royals, but identifies a different register and reason for this change. Royals in these countries were depicted by court photographers as ‘romantic’ figures out of fairy tales rather than as people whom ordinary folk might identify with – except that such imagery reflected the rising incidence of royals marrying commoners for love rather than fellow aristocrats for status (here is the democratic connection). 54 In the Dutch context, by contrast, the same political development – the