<P> On 10 May 1940 , Germany invaded the Netherlands . There is an ongoing debate about the departure of the Queen and the royal family . Some say that an evacuation to the United Kingdom of the royal family had been planned some time in advance , since at least the end of 1939 . Wilhelmina and her family fled The Hague , and she boarded HMS Hereward , a British destroyer which was to take her across the North Sea . Others say she boarded the destroyer with the intent of going to the Dutch province of Zeeland , which had not yet been conquered . However , along the journey , it became clear that due to advancing German forces , Zeeland was not safe either , forcing the destroyer to sail for the United Kingdom . In any case , she arrived in the United Kingdom on May 13 , planning to return to the Netherlands as soon as possible . </P>
<P> On 10 May 1940 , Germany invaded the Netherlands . There is an ongoing debate about the departure of the Queen and the royal family . Some say that an evacuation to the United Kingdom of the royal family had been planned some time in advance , since at least the end of 1939 . Wilhelmina and her family fled The Hague , and she boarded HMS Hereward , a British destroyer which was to take her across the North Sea . Others say she boarded the destroyer with the intent of going to the Dutch province of Zeeland , which had not yet been conquered . However , along the journey , it became clear that due to advancing German forces , Zeeland was not safe either , forcing the destroyer to sail for the United Kingdom . In any case , she arrived in the United Kingdom on May 13 , planning to return to the Netherlands as soon as possible . </P>
where did the dutch royal family go during ww2
where did the dutch royal family go during ww2
the United Kingdom
the United Kingdom