The staff was not forgotten during Christmas. In 1920, the first year that Wilhelm lived at Huis Doorn, he ordered clogs for them from the local clog maker. And that wasn’t all. Just before Christmas, the staff had to stand in a long line in the vestibule and received a gift. “These Christmas gifts were very diverse. We looked at what each family needed. After Wilhelm’s death, his wife returned to Germany. But she came back to Huis Doorn every year around Christmas to help the staff who were still employed at the time. to give a present.”