Edwin Vernède
 Edwin Vernède  (personal secretary) | |
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| Born | 22 May, 1922 Pekalongan, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 24 November, 2001 (Age 79) |
| Nationality | Netherlands |
Personal Secretary to Prince Bernhard for 30 years (1965-95) | |
Edwin (Ted) Vernède was in attendance at Bilderberg meetings. From 1965 to 1995, he was personal secretary to Prince Bernhard.[1]
He was with the exile government in London during World War 2.
A description
"Meetings with the Prince, letters for the Prince, questions to the Prince? Via Vernede. He deliberated, he weighed. He knew how to present the messages, deliver them. It's a given: the messenger, that's what it's all about... He was loyal, "thought" that he was rarely mistaken. As a human being he was an extension of the other, serving, loyal, modest and yet himself. A personality, loyalty to the Fatherland, loyalty to the Prince, loyalty to, ... just fill in. The Prince is coming. The Prince is present. The Prince is going on a journey. Vernede comes along. A commitment of thirty years. Some kind of marriage?"[2]
Events Witnessed
| Event | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1965 | Italy Villa d'Este | The 14th Bilderberg meeting, held in Italy |
| Bilderberg/1966 | Germany Wiesbaden Hotel Nassauer Hof | Top of the agenda of the 15th Bilderberg in Wiesbaden, Germany, was the restructuring of NATO. Since this discussion was held, all permanent holders of the position of NATO Secretary General have attended at least one Bilderberg conference prior to their appointment. |
| Bilderberg/1967 | United Kingdom St John's College (Cambridge) UK | Possibly the only Bilderberg meeting held in a university college rather than a hotel (St. John's College, Cambridge) |
| Bilderberg/1968 | Canada Mont Tremblant | The 17th Bilderberg and the 2nd in Canada |
| Bilderberg/1969 | Denmark Hotel Marienlyst Elsinore | The 18th Bilderberg meeting, with 85 participants |
| Bilderberg/1970 | Switzerland Hotel Quellenhof Bad Ragaz | the 19th Bilderberg meeting, in Switzerland. |
| Bilderberg/1971 | US Vermont Woodstock Woodstock Inn | The 20th Bilderberg, 89 guests |
| Bilderberg/1972 | Belgium Hotel La Reserve Knokke | The 21st Bilderberg, 102 guests. It spawned the Trilateral Commission. |
| Bilderberg/1973 | Sweden Saltsjöbaden | The meeting at which the 1973 oil crisis appears to have been planned. |
| Bilderberg/1974 | France Hotel Mont d' Arbois Megève | The 23rd Bilderberg, held in France |
