Tulip Queen Juliana Van Gorp shares a special bond with a past queen. In fact, it’s as tight-knit as it has ever been in the 83-year history of the celebration.

While there have been multiple legacy court members over the years, including siblings, parents, aunts, and cousins, as well as the first ever grandmother-granddaughter crown holders in 2016 (Maria Bandstra and Glenda Duven), Juliana and her mother Jennifer are the first ever mother-daughter duo to serve in that role. Juliana tells KNIA/KRLS News it has made representing the community even more special.

“As the first mother-daughter queen, it’s just a super cool experience I’ve gotten to have,” Juliana says.

They even share a unique connection through the costumes they received.

“We went back and got to learn about our costumes, we were looking at the fabrics and saying ‘Oh my gosh, those look beautiful,’ and then they told us that our costumes were from South Beveland and I turned and looked at the court and I said, ‘guys, this is where my mom’s costume is from!'”

“It was just so crazy because they don’t repeat costumes.”

Stay tuned to KNIA/KRLS all this weekend for live updates from the Big Red Radio on the official radio station of Tulip Time.