Dutch royal family step in to save former home of Kaiser Wilhelm II
(The Guardian Netherlands)

Huis Doorn in the Netherlands struggles to attract visitors due to controversial legacy of last German emperorIn the gloom of his small mausoleum near the village of Doorn, 16 miles east of the Dutch city of Utrecht, lies the mummified corpse of Kaiser Wilhelm II. His lead coffin is draped with a flag bearing the black eagle of Prussia. Surrounding the mausoleum, at his request, is a rhododendron garden.According to some historians, at the end of the first world war the last German emperor was only able to flee the British and French gallows to live in exile in the Netherlands because of the help of his distant cousin, the Dutch queen Wilhelmina. Related: Queen Beatrix`s abdication: too `typically Dutch` for the Windsors? | Joris Luyendijk Continue reading...