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Princess Beatrix, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima waving to crowds during the balcony appearance following her abdication. In a broadcast on national media on 28 January 2013, Beatrix announced her intention to abdicate on 30 April (Koninginnedag), when she would have been on the throne for exactly 33 years. Beatrix stated that it was ...
Huis ten Bosch was the home of Queen Beatrix from 1981 to her abdication in 2013; [1] King Willem-Alexander and his family moved in on 13 January 2019. [2] A replica of the palace was built in Sasebo, Japan , in a theme park bearing the same name.
It was the home for over six decades of Queen Juliana and her husband, Prince Bernhard until their deaths in 2004. 55 Huis ten Bosch Netherlands: The Hague: 8,785 square metres (94,561 sq ft) Huis ten Bosch was the former home of Queen Beatrix from 1981 to her abdication in 2014; King Willem-Alexander and his family moved in on 13 January 2019.
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 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 ...
In the Netherlands, it’s now the norm for older monarchs to hand over the crown to younger generations: Queen Beatrix abdicated in 2013, following in the footsteps of her mother, Queen Juliana ...
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.
Queen Beatrix (born 1938) was the Queen of Netherlands from 1980 until her abdication in 2013. Queen Beatrice or Queen Beatrix may also refer to: Beatrix of Bavaria (died 1359), Queen consort of Eric XII of Sweden; Beatrice of Bourbon, Queen of Bohemia, (1320–1383), Queen consort of Bohemia by marriage to John of Bohemia; Beatrice I, Countess ...