As head of the Royal Dutch sir Henri was obliged to spend the greater part of the year in London, though he made frequent visits to The Hague and to Amsterdam for conversations with prominent business men there.
He was also to be seen at St, Moritz, where he loved to skate with his small daughters.
Sir Henri had two sons and one daughter by his first marriage, and two daughters by his second marriage to Lydia Pavlovna, daughter of the late General Koudoyaroff, in 1924.
In appearance Sir Henri was a rather short man with a little white moustache. He was always a great believer in physical exercise, holding that it was an unfailing aid to hard
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