While the media mixes up the names Obama and Osama, it is unclear whether Pakistan knew the world’s most notorious terrorist was living on its territory. There is political screaming on the sidelines of Remembrance Day and two teenage girls finish off Anne Frank’s Diary. But Queen Beatrix never smokes, or does she?

What’s in the name: Obama vs Osama
There are conflicting reports about whether or not the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI was aware of the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden after US SEALS (SEa Air and Land troops) killed the al Qaeda leader on Sunday.

De Volkskrant writes that Pakistan had the villa near Islamabad in its sights. The villa was raided in 2003, but had not been under observation since then. According to Trouw, it is not just the Pakistani authorities who are surprised by the find, Osama bin Laden’s neighbours had no idea they were living next-door to the world’s most notorious terrorist.

Nrc.next says Pakistan’s part in Sunday’s raid is unclear. Islamabad appears to be playing a double role. The paper says the authorities must have turned a blind eye to bin Laden’s presence. Meanwhile Pakistan has criticised the US operation on its territory.

Nrc.next sums up al Qaida’s legacy, while AD takes a look at who might be its next leader. Meanwhile just about all the media have managed to mix up the names Osama bin Laden and US President Barack Obama. “One letter difference,” writes AD, “many mistakes.” The popularity of the latter, however, appears to have increased since the successful operation. Trouw warns that this surge in popularity could be short-lived.

Utrecht hospital wants to set up egg cell bank
A hospital in Utrecht wants to be the first to set up an egg cell bank. Trouw reports that women who donate their egg cells would receive 900 euros compensation. The hospital wants to help women up to 50 years of age to get pregnant, as an increasing number of women are travelling abroad to receive donated egg cells. At the moment, women up to the age of 45 can be treated for infertility in the Netherlands.

The question whether or not donation could be done anonymously has been left unanswered. There are sperm banks in the Netherlands, but sperm donors are not anonymous.

Gynaecologist and professor of reproductive medicine, Bart Fauser, says, “We are so terribly restrained in the Netherlands.”

Political screaming over Remembrance Day
It’s Remembrance Day in the Netherlands. Trouw reflects on the two minutes’ silence for the World War II dead to be held at eight o’clock this evening all over the Netherlands. Last year, panic broke out on Dam Square in Amsterdam when a man suddenly started screaming in the crowd. This year, the screaming appears to be coming from the political sidelines.

In Tuesday’s edition of Trouw, Labour Party MP Mei Li Vos calls on the Freedom Party to stay away from the national remembrance ceremony in Amsterdam, pointing out that according to its manifesto, the Freedom Party remembers the victims of (national) socialism on 4 May. Ms Vos accuses the anti-Islam party of trying to rewrite history, blaming the war on the left. A book by Geert Wilders’ right-hand man Martin Bosma also portrays Hitler as left-wing.

In today’s edition of Trouw, Mr Wilders states he will attend the ceremony. The National Committee 4 and 5 May responds by saying no-one is excluded from remembering the dead, although it is “somewhat amazed” by the words in the Freedom Party’s manifesto. Meanwhile De Volkskrant quotes the Labour Party’s parliamentary deputy leader Jeroen Dijsselbloem, “The Freedom Party should be ashamed of playing politics even at the cost of the National Remembrance ceremony.” On Twitter, other politicians accuse Ms Vos of doing the same, writes Trouw.

Teenage girls finish Anne Frank’s diary
Two teenage girls have taken it upon themselves to finish off Anne Frank’s Diary according to De Telegraaf. The girls, Elles Wiericx and Quinty Simmelink explain, “We are the same age as Anne back then,”

They found out what they could about Anne Frank, who has become a symbol of the holocaust during World War II, on the internet. The diary begins when the Germans raid the Frank family’s hidden annex, “We must have been betrayed, there is no other explanation,” writes their Anne.

The two teenagers use teabags and a hairdryer to make the pages look authentically old. The idea to finish the diary came when one of the girls did a project on war and peace. In their version of events, Anne feels her own death approaching. She even takes leave of her diary, who she calls Kitty, with the words “For the last time, Your Anne”.

Beatrix never smokes, or does she?
Stop the press, the real news is that Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands has not smoked a cigarette for over 40 years now. At least, Dutch press agency ANP rather surprisingly reported this tidbit yesterday evening. Apparently, a statement to this effect is tucked away in the archives on the Royal House’s website in its Frequently Asked Questions, writes de Volkskrant.

There are photos of the queen as a young princess smoking in the sixties – when it was fashionable to light up. But officially no-one has seen her with a ciggie since – except for royal persona non-grata, ex-husband of Princess Margarita (Beatrix’ niece), Edwin de Roy van Zuydewijn, who says she smokes like a chimney.