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The inauguration of Beatrix as Queen of the Netherlands took place on 30 April 1980 at the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam. Beatrix ascended the throne immediately following the abdication of her mother Juliana earlier that day. Celebrations were largely marred by riots, known as the Amsterdam coronation riots.
Beatrix was born during the reign of her maternal grandmother, Queen Wilhelmina, and became heiress presumptive upon the accession of her mother, Queen Juliana, in 1948. Beatrix attended a public primary school in Canada during World War II , and then finished her primary and secondary education in the Netherlands in the post-war period.
Recipient of the Queen Beatrix Inauguration Medal; Recipient of the Wedding Medal of Prince Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange and Máxima Zorreguieta; Recipient of the King Willem-Alexander Inauguration Medal; Princess Laurentien: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion; Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau
Queen Beatrix Inauguration Medal, 1980 (Inhuldigingsmedaille 1980) Netherlands Antilles Visit Medal, 1980 ( Herinneringsmedaille bezoek aan de Nederlandse Antillen ) Wedding Medal of Willem-Alexander and Máxima Zorreguieta, 2002 ( Huwelijksmedaille 2002 )
2013: Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. Abdication date: April 30, 2013. Age at abdication: 75 years old. Length of reign: 33 years. Succeeded by: Her son, the now-King Willem Alexander. Queen ...
The riots were centred around the Dam Square, where the new Queen's inauguration took place. [4] Clashes also happened in and around Blauwbrug, Rokin and Vondelstraat. [5] One of the protesters, Karel Fassotte, claimed in an interview that apart from squatters, people taking part included ordinary students and football hooligans. [6]
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands may have started a trend toward royals retiring when she announced her abdication in 2013, shortly before turning 75 and after a 33-year reign. In explaining her ...
Commemoration medal for Queen Beatrix's inauguration in 1980. 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 ...