Queen Beatrix News
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Willem-Alexander was installed as the Netherlands’ first king since 1890 after the abdication of his mother, Queen Beatrix, amid celebrations in Amsterdam.
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The Netherlands is getting ready to celebrate tomorrow’s inauguration of King Willem-Alexander, with security stepped up for an event forecast to attract at least 800,000 people to Amsterdam and millions of television viewers.
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Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands will abdicate this year and be succeeded by her eldest son, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, who will become the country’s first king in more than a century.
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NYSE Euronext Amsterdam may close the exchange on Queen’s Day April 30 because of festivities in Amsterdam related to the abdication of Queen Beatrix and crowning of Prince Willem-Alexander as king.
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How old is too old to lead?
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Friso van Oranje, the second son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, is in critical condition in an Austrian hospital after being buried in an avalanche while skiing, the Dutch Government Information Service said.
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Queen Beatrix asked Ruud Lubbers , a three-time prime minister, to meet political leaders and report back quickly on how a new Dutch government can be formed, after five weeks of inconclusive coalition talks.
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Dutch leaders face months of talks to form a government after election results showed Mark Rutte ’s Liberals one seat ahead of the Labor Party. Geert Wilders ’s anti-immigrant Freedom Party surged to third place.
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Friso van Oranje, the second son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, remains in stable but critical condition after a Feb. 17 skiing accident, the Dutch Government Information Service said.
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Friso van Oranje, the second son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, suffered massive brain damage and may never regain consciousness following a skiing accident in Austria a week ago.
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