Former Dutch Queen Beatrix hopes all will go well for her granddaughter, Crown Princess Amalia. "She has started well and I am sure she will continue very well and grow up to be a sensible person.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands Dutch Queen Beatrix announced Monday that she will abdicate on April 30 after 33 years as head of state, clearing the way for her eldest son, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander ...

Thirty-three years after her coronation, having carried out 54 state visits abroad and living through five prime ministers, queen Beatrix is stepping down. After she signs the abdication document at ...

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands said she would abdicate after 33 years on the throne, to be succeeded by her eldest son, 45-year-old Willem-Alexander, in the largely ceremonial role.

Queen Beatrix and prince Claus at the coronation in 1980. Photo: RVD Thirty-three years after her coronation, after 54 state visits abroad and having lived through five prime ministers, queen Beatrix ...

Update: 1:41 p.m. Dutch Queen Beatrix, who turns 75 on Thursday, announced she was abdicating in favor of her son, Prince Willem-Alexander, who will become king on April 30.Willem-Alexander, 45 ...

The Dutch head of state, Queen Beatrix, is to abdicate in favour of her eldest son, Prince Willem-Alexander, after a 33-year reign marked by controversy and even civil disobedience.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A somber Queen Beatrix laid a white rose Thursday next to a new monument to seven spectators killed by an unemployed recluse who tried to slam his car into a bus ca ...

She took over from her mother, Queen Juliana, when she abdicated, or stepped down, in 1980. Juliana’s mother, Wilhelmina, gave up the throne in 1948. Beatrix won’t get a senior title such as ...

In the Netherlands Monday, thousands of citizens were out celebrating Queen's Day. The holiday honors Queen Beatrix. The queen and her family celebrated by defending the royal banner in a series ...

Maashorst municipality said the works, including a 1980s silkscreen print of Queen Beatrix worth about €15,000 (£12,800), disappeared during work on a town hall last year.