The Dutch government has confirmed the authenticity of a Nazi party card held by Prince Bernhard, prince consort for decades after World War Two.
A former head of the palace archives, Flip Maarschalkerweerd, said he found the card while going through the prince’s things after his death.
Bernhard, a German aristocrat, repeatedly denied being a member of Adolf Hitler’s NSDAP political party.
However, historians gave little credence to his denials.
