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  2. Beatrix (Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbeːjaːtrɪks ˌʋɪlɦɛlˈminaː ˈʔɑr(ə)mɡɑrt] ⓘ; born 31 January 1938) is a member of the Dutch royal house who reigned as Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 until her abdication in 2013.

  3. Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix was Queen of the Netherlands for 33 years, from 1980 to 2013. On 30 April 2013, she was succeeded by her eldest son, King Willem-Alexander.

  4. Beatrix was the queen of the Netherlands from 1980 to 2013. The eldest of four daughters born to Princess (later Queen) Juliana and Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, Beatrix went into exile with her family when the Germans overran the Netherlands in World War II, and she spent the war years in Britain.

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    • She abdicated the throne after 33 years. Like her mother, Queen Juliana, and grandmother, Queen Wilhelmina before her, Beatrix abdicated the throne. For Beatrix, that time came at the age of 75, in 2013.
    • She lived in the United Kingdom and Canada during World War II. Born in 1938, just as war was breaking out in Europe, Beatrix spent some of the first few years of her life in Canada and the U.K.
    • Her husband was a member of the Hitler Youth. Beatrix was the subject of a scandal when the palace announced her engagement to German diplomat Claus von Amsberg.
    • Her second son died after spending 18 months in a coma following a skiing accident. Beatrix and Claus had three sons during their marriage: Willem-Alexander, Johan Friso and Constantijn.
  5. Apr 30, 2013 · Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands has handed the throne to her son Prince Willem-Alexander. The 75-year-old monarch signed the instrument of abdication in Amsterdam after 33 years on the...

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  6. Apr 30, 2013 · Providing a symbol of unity and with their powers held firmly in check, Queen Beatrix and the Dutch monarchy have won the hearts of the people, writes Perro de Jong.

  7. Princess Beatrix was Queen of the Netherlands for 33 years. Read all about her remarkable life and the succession to the throne of her son, King Willem-Alexander.

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