Beatrix abdicated in 2013 — and lived an interesting life until then. ... Queen Wilhelmina before her, Beatrix abdicated the throne. For Beatrix, that time came at the age of 75, in 2013.

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.

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.

Dutch Queen Beatrix has announced she will abdicate the throne in favor of her eldest son, setting a precedent that some wonder if Great Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will follow. Queen Beatrix of ...

And that was that. After 33 years on the throne, Beatrix was no longer Queen. On April 30, 2013, Willem-Alexander, who had turned 46 just a few days earlier, had replaced her.

Queen Beatrix will pass the crown to her eldest son Willem-Alexander on Tuesday, making him the first king of the Netherlands in over 120 years, and the Dutch are getting ready for a party. Orange ...

The Andy Warhol prints of Queen Beatrix were on display at an exhibition in Apeldoorn, Netherlands in October last year. It is not known which has been accidentally lost A Dutch town hall has ...

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands announces she is abdicating, and will hand the crown to her son, Prince Willem-Alexander, on 30 April.

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 ...

Image taken of a TV screen showing Dutch Queen Beatrix announcing she will abdicate April 30, 2014, during a speech prerecorded in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday Jan. 28, 2013. Beatrix, who turns ...

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 ...

(CBS/AP) AMSTERDAM Queen Beatrix signed the official act of abdication Tuesday at the Royal Palace in downtown Amsterdam, making her eldest son Willem-Alexander the first Dutch king in more than ...