The organization expects many families and relatives. “It really is a family celebration,” André says. “It’s not going to be a drinking fest.” Chairman Marjolein van Dijk mentions the importance of the younger generations in the party. “As a committee, we also think it is important to pass it on to the new generation. The generation that experienced the war is getting smaller and smaller. Either they are too old to come by, or they have already died. It is important that the new generations also get the realization.” Two of the veterans who liberated the Netherlands are at the celebration tonight, both are well into their 90s.
Two thousand visitors at debut Liberation Party Soestdijk: ‘It really is a family celebration’
