Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands announced Monday that she will abdicate on April 30, clearing the way for her eldest son, 45-year-old Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, to begin his reign.

Although it will likely be decades before Princess Amalia takes the throne, the Netherlands does have a history of abdication, unlike Britain—her father was just 46 when Queen Beatrix abdicated ...

Beginning April 30, the Netherlands will have a king. Queen Beatrix announced in a nationally televised address today that after more than 30 years on the throne, she will abdicate in favor of ...

Following tradition, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands is stepping aside to give the throne to her son, Prince Willem-Alexander. Her mother did the same for her. It's not every day we report that a ...

will abdicate on April 30 after having assumed the throne in 1980 Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands is retiring from her duties, the monarch – who will turn 75 on Thursday – announced in a pre ...

By Diane Daniel I may have missed Queen Beatrix’s abdication when I was in the Netherlands, but I got an even better view of the event elsewhere. City Room remembers the queen and her many hats ...

Dutch Queen Beatrix announced Monday that she ... The 100,000 plus tulips that bloom each year in Ottawa were given to Canada by Holland. Beatrix’s mother, then Princess Juliana, personally ...

Prince Willem-Alexander will take the throne of the Netherlands left by his mother, Queen Beatrix, who is stepping down Tuesday. (Michel Porro/Getty Images) Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands is ...

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands stunned in a multi-coloured ... country's most esteemed conductors with her mother-in-law Princess Beatrix. Máxima and the former Dutch queen, who was succeeded ...