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Queen Beatrix Of The Netherlands Abdicates The Throne
Monday, January 28, 2013 13:41
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Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands has announced she is abdicating in favour of her son, Prince Willem-Alexander.
In a pre-recorded address broadcast on TV, she said she would formally stand down on 30 April.
The queen, who is approaching her 75th birthday, said she had been thinking about this moment for several years and that now was “the moment to lay down my crown”.
Queen Beatrix has been head of state since 1980, when her mother abdicated.
In the short televised statement, the queen said it was time for the throne to be held by “a new generation”, adding that her son was ready to be king.
Queen Beatrix is the subjectof many conspiracy theories. She is always an attendent to the Bilderberg Group. Let’s have a look at her son:
- Royal Marechaussee – Reserve
- Brigadier General (since 27 April 2005)
[edit]Honours
See also List of honours of the Dutch Royal Family by country
- Dutch orders and decorations
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (27 April 1985)
- Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau (30 April 1980)
- Grand Cross of the Order of the House of Orange (27 April 1967)
- Queen Beatrix Investiture Medal (30 April 1980)
- Royal Wedding Medal 2002 (2 February 2002)
- Officer’s cross for long service, with numberal XX (6 December 2006)
- Knight of the Order of Saint John in the Netherlands (8 June 1996)
- Foreign orders
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Belgium : Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (before 1993)[26][27] -
Brazil : Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross -
Brunei: The Most Esteemed Family Order of Honour of Brunei [28] -
Chile : Grand Cross of the Order of the Merit of Chile -
Denmark : Knight of the Order of the Elephant -
France : Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit -
Germany : Grand Cross of the Federal Cross of Merit -
Indonesia : Grand Cross of the Order of Mahaputera -
Japan : Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum -
Luxembourg : Grand Cross of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau[29] -
Luxembourg : Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown
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Mexico : Band of the Order of the Aztec Eagle[30] -
Norway : Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav (1996) -
Oman: Supreme Class of the Order of the Renaissance of Oman (10 January 2012)[31] -
Spain : Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic[32] -
Sweden : Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim (2006) -
Thailand : Grand Cross of the Order of Chula Chom Klao (2004)[33] -
UAE: Member of the Union Order (9 January 2012)[34] -
Venezuela : Grand Cordon of the Order of the Liberator
[edit]Honorary appointment
- Aide-de-camp to Her Majesty The Queen
Count the silverware.