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Visitors look at a Queen Beatrix poster during the press preview of the exhibition Ingehuldigd! (Dutch for Invested!) in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam on May 10, 2013. The exhibition about the Royal investitures of seven generations of the Dutch Royals will take place for a hundred days from May 11.
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“Weirdest Scandal Ever: Foreign Knights Invade America”
April 29, Sir Jay Merchant was knighted by Ambassador Rudolf Bekink on behalf of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. Merchant is the “international relations adviser” in the Office of the Administrator of CMS, which is the agency’s highest executive office. from The Volokh Conspiracy Read more »
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Switzerland’s next King?
Willem-Alexander was crowned King of the Netherlands in April, following the abdication of his mother, Queen Beatrix. You might be wondering which country will be next to install a new monarch: England, Denmark or perhaps Sweden? I’ll give you a tip: it will from Reuters Blogs Read more »
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Photo tour: Royal ship christenings through the years
Holland America fans look on as the Eurodam arrives in Rotterdam on June 29, 2008, two days before being christened by Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands. Robin Utrecht, AFP/Getty Images A bottle of champagne breaks against the hull of Holland America's Eurodam from USA Today Read more »
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「世界一幸せな国」さまざまなランキング
8, Netherlands In this file photo, Dutch Queen Beatrix receives tulips during her visit to the western Dutch city of Leiden. Queen Beatrix announced she is to abdicate in favor of Crown Prince Willem Alexander during a nationally televised speech Monday, Jan. from The Huffington Post Read more »
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Charles as ‘Prince Regent’ would send Canadian Crown into uncharted waters: experts
royal watchers say the Queen might find a more desirable option than abdication — the path chosen this year by Pope Benedict and Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands — because of the trauma suffered by the British Royal Family when King Edward VIII scandalously from Canada.com Read more »
