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April 30th 2013  Abdication and Investiture in the Netherlands

April 30th 2013 Abdication and Investiture in the Netherlands

by Marie-Jacqueline

Abdication On 30 April 2013 Queen Beatrix signs the instrument of abdication in the Royal Palace in Amsterdam. This is the constitutional procedure by which she formally relinquishes the throne. Once the instrument is signed, in other words b...

Announcement: Dutch Queen Abdicating

Announcement: Dutch Queen Abdicating

by Marie-Jacqueline

Dutch Queen Beatrix, who has reigned for 33 years, has abdicated her throne in favor of her eldest son, Prince Willem-Alexander. The news comes as the Queen addressed the nation on television and radio. Prime Minister Mark Rutte addressed the nation a...

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