Dutch royals lay tributes for MH17 victims, war dead in Australia

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands laid sunflowers at a memorial in the Australian capital on Wednesday for victims of the Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 shot down over Ukraine two years ago. The Dutch royal couple also added to the sea of poppies at the War Memorial in Canberra's Wall of Remembrance and placed a wreath in the Hall of Memory, commemorating servicemen and women who have died in battle. "I think, as a historian, I attach great value to commemorating historical moments, but they are only worthwhile if we also have a common future," King Willem-Alexander said during a meeting with PM Malcolm Turnbull. "Otherwise, it is not worth celebrating the past." Remembrance Day, commemorating the end of World War One, is on Nov. 11.<br/>