King Albert will abdicate on 21st July.
With the Belgian Abdication just announced (and happening in just a
few weeks’ time), we thought we’d give you 10 of the most
need-to-know facts about the Belgian Monarchy. The Belgian Kings
and Queens are known as ‘King/Queen of the Belgians’ rather than
King/Queen of Belgium – this title convention is mean to show that
the…
The Queen of the Netherlands (Beatrix)
today abdicated her throne and was succeeded by her eldest son, who
is now His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and his wife, Queen
Maxima, who is Queen Consort of the Netherlands. A ceremony took
place at 10am this morning where the three…
When Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
officially abdicates on April 30, she will end a 33-year reign that
is viewed as one of the most successful in Dutch history. But it is
also marred with personal tragedy. In 2002, Beatrix lost her
companion and consort, Prince Claus, whom she had married 38 years
earlier. Claus had been battling Parkinson’s Disease and had
previously dealt with cancer and…
The 75-year-old Monarch announced her
intended abdication in January and since then preparations have
been underway to prepare for Prince Willem-Alexander’s accession as
King. When he accedes, Willem-Alexander will become Europe’s
youngest Monarch at the age of…
Prince Willem-Alexander, in an interview
with Dutch TV has spoken about his desire to serve his people and
has even spoken about being happy to work with the government in
reducing his constitutional powers to that of a purely ceremonial
Monarch. He and his wife, Princess…
On 30th April, Queen’s Day in the
Netherlands, Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands will
officially abdicate from the throne and will be immediately
succeeded by her son and the Prince of Orange, Prince
Willem-Alexander. On the 29th April, at 8 o’clock in…
When you spend as much of your time as we
do browsing for articles, photos and glimpses of our site’s
namesake, Kate (Better and more properly known as Catherine,
Duchess of Cambridge) it’s easy to forget that there are other
Royal families out there beyond the…
