Dutch Queen Beatrix to abdicate in favour of son
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands is preparing to hand the throne to her son Prince Willem-Alexander, she's 75, will sign the instrument of abdication in Amsterdam after 33 years on the throne, and
Willem-Alexander, 46, will then become the country's first king since 1890.
Huge crowds of orange-clad partygoers are expected to flood Amsterdam to
pay tribute to the popular queen, who is maintaining a recent Dutch
tradition to hand over to a new generation.
Queen Beatrix announced her intention to stand down in January, saying
her son was ready to reign and that it was time for the throne to be
held by "a new generation".The ceremonies will be attended by other
invited royals and high-ranking dignitaries, including Britain's Prince
Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia
of Spain and Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik and his wife.
About a million visitors are also set to pour into Amsterdam, and street parties are planned across the nation. On Monday, Queen Beatrix thanked the nation, saying the people's devotion had given her the strength to carry on during her 33-year reign.
"Without your heart-warming and encouraging displays of affection, the burdens, which certainly have existed, would have weighed heavily," she said.
I think Queen Beatrix has done well to hand the throne to her son Prince Willem-Alexander, because quite possibly Prince Alexander know better governance this new generation.
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands thanked the nation
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