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The inauguration of Willem-Alexander took place on 30 April 2013 at the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam. Willem-Alexander ascended the throne immediately following the abdication of his mother Queen Beatrix earlier that day. Willem-Alexander is the first King of the Netherlands since the death of his great-great-grandfather William III in 1890.
Since the inauguration of Queen Wilhelmina in 1898, the Dutch government issues for each inauguration a limited number of commemoration medals (Inhuldigingsmedaille). The obverse shows the profile of the new monarch, while the reverse features the royal monogram, surrounded on the rim with the name of the monarch and the date of the inauguration.
Queen Wilhelmina wearing the Dutch royal mantle. The royal mantle (Dutch: Koningsmantel) of the Netherlands is worn only by the Dutch monarch at their inauguration.As the Dutch monarch is never crowned but inaugurated, its more appropriate to speak of a royal mantle than a coronation mantle.
Willem-Alexander (Dutch: [ˈʋɪləm aːlɛkˈsɑndər]; Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand; born 27 April 1967) is King of the Netherlands, reigning since 30 April 2013. Willem-Alexander was born in Utrecht during the reign of his maternal grandmother, Queen Juliana , as the eldest child of Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus .
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima wave in the crowds at the Opening Ceremony. ODD ANDERSEN - Getty Images King Frederik and Queen Mary took their seats. 24 years ago, they met at the Sydney ...
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has poked fun at the Kate Middleton photo-editing saga. Here, the two are pictured together in The Hague in 2016. Credit - Peter Dejong—Getty Images
Angry protesters in Cape Town confronted the king and queen of the Netherlands on Friday as they visited a museum that traces part of their country’s 150-year involvement in slavery in South Africa.
Wedding Medal of Willem-Alexander and Máxima Zorreguieta, 2002 (Huwelijksmedaille 2002) King Willem-Alexander Inauguration Medal, 2013 ( Inhuldigingsmedaille 2013 ) Caribbean Part of the Kingdom Visit Medal, 2013 ( Herinneringsmedaille bezoek in 2013 aan het Caribisch deel van het Koninkrijk )