Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands to abdicate

Name: Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands to abdicate
Uploaded: 2013-01-28T17:23:26.000Z
Duration: 2 min 20 s
Description: Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands has announced her abdication in favour of her son, Prince Willem-Alexander.

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Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands has announced her abdication in favour of her son, Prince Willem-Alexander.

The queen made the announcement in pre-recorded address broadcast on Dutch television.

The BBC's Anna Holligan said that unlike in the UK, abdication in the Netherlands was perfectly normal.

Europe

28 January 2013