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Beatrix's middle names are the first names of her grandmothers, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and Armgard, Princess Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. When Beatrix was one year old, in 1939, her younger sister Princess Irene was born. [4] Beatrix and Irene on board the Piet Hein in 1946
31 January 1938 – 30 April 1980: Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld [1] 30 April 1980 – 30 April 2013: Her Majesty The Queen; 30 April 2013 – present: Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe ...
Queen Juliana accouncing her intent to abdicate. Following a reign of 31 years which began with the abdication of her mother Queen Wilhelmina in 1948, Queen Juliana, in a television and radio address to the nation on 31 January 1980, announced her intent to abdicate the throne in favour of her eldest daughter, Beatrix, in accordance with the precedence set by her mother.
Princess Beatrix: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Olga and Sophia [citation needed] Greek republic. King Willem-Alexander: Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer (31 October 2022) Queen Máxima of the Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer (31 October 2022) Princess Beatrix: Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer ...
She was baptised on 9 October 1947 and her godparents included Queen Wilhelmina (her maternal grandmother), her eldest sister Princess Beatrix, Sir Winston Churchill (for whom her father stood proxy), her paternal grandmother Princess Armgard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, Prince Felix of Luxembourg, and his niece Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma. [4] [5]
The execution were left to master gold- and silversmith Theodorus Gerardus Bentvelt. [2] It is made of gilded silver, adorned with coloured stones and imitations of pearls, [3] and has eight arches with a monde and cross at the top. the sceptre, symbolising the reigning King or Queen's authority; the orb, symbolising the Sovereign territory;
Executed after being imprisoned in the Tower of London for two years. Sir John Neville: 15 June 1541 Executed for treason for failing to report a planned rebellion. Leonard Grey: 28 July 1541 Lord Deputy of Ireland. Executed for treason after allegedly aiding his nephew Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare's escape to France. Francis Dereham
In the inauguration of Queen Beatrix in 1980, members of the resistance posed as the ceremonial officers of arms, with Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema being the elder king of arms. [6] Like most other participants in the pageant, the officers of arms were no longer wearing ceremonial dress, but white tie instead. The senior king of arms proclaims the ...