A recent trawl through all of the photo archives really have brought out some long lost stories. One of them is about a nurse and the link that she has to a Dutch King. Another link included one to an African sprinting champion. The London North West University NHS trust has been looking at old stories and even images as well from the past. This is ahead of the NHS 70th anniversary.

Among all of those was a story that dated all the way back to 1998. One of the intensive care workers, Julie Nassau got a very nice surprise when a TV crew who were trying to research the Dutch Royal Family found out that she was a decedent of William of Orange. This is the original founder of the country. Those who work in nursing jobs or even in a nursing agency may find this especially interesting.

Archives show that Julie was told about him and it was William of Orange who chose to lead the Dutch revolt against the rulers of Spain back in the 16th Century. This lead to 80 years of war and then he was assassinated in 1584.

One of his descendants had the name that would eventually lead on to the King of England, otherwise known as William III. Ms Nassau no longer works at the trust but she was asked if she was interested in reclaiming her title. She replied stating that she would rather have the job that she has now rather than the job of a royal, and she also went on to say that she doesn’t even know how to ride a bike either.

The trust has a very strong connection with that of the Royal Family and this dates back to 1970 when the Queen decided to open up the Northwick Park Hospital.