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Willem-Alexander becomes new Dutch king after Beatrix abdicates

Apr 30, 2013

Willem-Alexander becomes new Dutch king after Beatrix abdicates

Michael Gold 0 Comment World Dutch, King Willem-Alexander, monarchs, Netherlands, Queen Beatrix, Royal family, royalty

Willem-Alexander has been sworn in as the new king of the Netherlands following the abdication of his mother, Queen Beatrix, on Tuesday. With his inauguration, Willem-Alexander becomes the country’s first king since 1890. Numerous orange-clad revelers gathered in Amsterdam’s Dam Square outside the Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) where the monarch’s inauguration ceremony took place.

Sept. 18 Photo Brief: William and Kate dance in Tuvalu, Chinese protest Japanese businesses, a sexy salute to the royal guard

Sep 18, 2012

Sept. 18 Photo Brief: William and Kate dance in Tuvalu, Chinese protest Japanese businesses, a sexy salute to the royal guard

Nick Tann 0 Comment Daily Brief Afghanistan, Atlanta Falcons, Bennetton, Buddhist monks, China, Crazy Horse, Duchess of Cambridge, Germany, Hillary Clinton, India, Islam, Japan, Kate Middleton, London, Myanmar, Oktoberfest, pigeons, Prince William, protest, Queen Beatrix, rhinoceros, Shiva, Singapore, Thailand, The Netherlands

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Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge dance while on a Diamond Jubilee tour in the South Pacific, Crazy Horse dancers salute on the River Thames, Chinese protest on the 81st anniversary of Japan’s invasion of China, a Golden Carriage carries royalty in the Netherlands and more in today’s daily brief.
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