Fotograaf: J. van Eijk Crown Princess Beatrix and Sir Edmund Hillary on November 13, 1953. Hillary, climber of Mount Everest (Nepal) earlier that year, visiting the Netherlands as part of his lecture tour. During the break at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, where the lecture is taking place, Princess Beatrix speaks a word with the hero of that year. In his lecture, Hillary gives glory to Tenzing (Tensing) and Hunt, who managed to organize the expedition so succesfully.Fotograaf: J. van Eijk Crown Princess Beatrix and Sir Edmund Hillary on November 13, 1953. Hillary, climber of Mount Everest (Nepal) earlier that year, visiting the Netherlands as part of his lecture tour. During the break at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, where the lecture is taking place, Princess Beatrix speaks a word with the hero of that year. In his lecture, Hillary gives glory to Tenzing (Tensing) and Hunt, who managed to organize the expedition so succesfully.
Fotograaf: J. van Eijk Crown Princess Beatrix and Sir Edmund Hillary on November 13, 1953. Hillary, climber of Mount Everest (Nepal) earlier that year, visiting the Netherlands as part of his lecture tour. During the break at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, where the lecture is taking place, Princess Beatrix speaks a word with the hero of that year. In his lecture, Hillary gives glory to Tenzing (Tensing) and Hunt, who managed to organize the expedition so succesfully.