BBC NewsQueen Beatrix of the Netherlands to abdicate for sonBBC NewsQueen Beatrix of the Netherlands has announced she is abdicating in favour of her son, Prince Willem-Alexander. In a pre-recorded address broadcast on TV, she said she would formally stand down on 30 April. The queen, who is approaching her 75th ...Orange succession: Queen Beatrix to Prince Willem-AlexanderCNNDutch Queen to Abdicate After 33 Years in Favor of SonBloombergDutch Queen Beatrix to abdicate in favour of sonAFPCNN International -Daily Mailall 55 news articles »