In Europe’s wealthiest reigning family, the 400-year-old House of Orange, apple-cheeked Crown Princess Beatrix, 28, was about to marry West German Diplomat Claus von Amsberg, 39.

THE NETHERLANDS

All Amsterdam was agog as the banner with a heart and crown went up across Kalverstraat, the city’s Fifth Avenue. And huisvrouwen goggled from their windows at open-topped limousines bearing 300 royal guests through town for a little prenuptial sightseeing at the Rijkmuseum and the city’s famed…

Seldom had a Dutch television show drawn so large an audience. Before a nationwide hookup, Parliament was debating a bill approving the marriage between Beatrix & Claus.

Seldom had a Dutch television show drawn so large an audience. Before a nationwide hookup, Parliament was debating a bill approving the marriage of Crown Princess Beatrix, 27, to West German Diplomat Claus von Amsberg, 39. Ever since the engagement was announced last spring, Von Amsberg has been attacked bitterly…