Almost 82 years ago, when the Netherlands was occupied by German forces, Peter Tazelaar travelled from England to Scheveningen by boat. Under his waterproof clothing he wore a tuxedo. Before going ashore, he removed his waterproofs and splashed himself with brandy in order to blend in with the party-goers he expected to find there. But the beach was empty. A curfew had been imposed and he would have been shot immediately had he been seen.

On 22nd November, we remembered Tazelaar and his spirit of resistance. In a closed group, we toasted his memory with Hennessy XO, the same brandy as he had used to disguise himself. Tazelaar had received the bottle from Queen Wilhelmina. I sang “We’ll meet again.”