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  1. 30 April 2013 – present: Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld; Princess Beatrix has held titles throughout her life, as a granddaughter or daughter of a monarch, and eventually as the Sovereign.

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  3. Sep 8, 2022 · Learn about the life and role of Princess Beatrix, the former Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 to 2013. See her portrait images and read about her family and succession.

    • 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.
  4. Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange (Dutch pronunciation: [kɑtaːˈrinaː aːˈmaːliaː]) (Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria; born 7 December 2003) is the heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the constituent countries of Aruba, Curaçao, the Netherlands, and Sint Maarten.

  5. Learn about the life and role of Princess Beatrix, the former Queen of the Netherlands and the mother of King Willem-Alexander. Find out about her early years, marriage, abdication, and grandchildren.

  6. Jun 8, 2002 · Marriage and family. On 28 June 1965, Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard announced the engagement of Princess Beatrix and the German diplomat Claus von Amsberg (1926-2002) in radio and television broadcasts.

  7. 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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