Dutch Queen Beatrix abdicates, Willem-Alexander to become king . . .

January 28, 2013 08:18 PM (Last updated: January 28, 2013 08:29 PM)By Sara WebbAnthony Deutsch

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Image taken of a TV screen showing Dutch Queen Beatrix announcing she will abdicate April 30, 2014, during a speech prerecorded in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday Jan. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/NOS Television/Peter Dejong)
Image taken of a TV screen showing Dutch Queen Beatrix announcing she will abdicate April 30, 2014, during a speech prerecorded in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday Jan. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/NOS Television/Peter Dejong)

AMSTERDAM: Dutch Queen Beatrix, who turns 75 on Thursday, announced she was abdicating in favour of her son, Prince Willem-Alexander, who will become king on April 30.

Willem-Alexander, 45, is married to Princess Maxima Zorrigueta and has three young children. Decades of grooming for the throne involved shaking off his image as a beer-drinking fraternity boy whose blunt comments upset the press and politicians.

Beatrix said in a television broadcast to the nation that she was stepping down because she felt her son was ready to take her place on the throne.

A constitutional monarchy, the Netherlands had reduced the involvement of the Royal House in politics, a role long seen more as a formality than a position of power.

In the past, the Queen took part in forming government coalitions by appointing a political mediator, raising questions about behind-the-scenes influence on the democratic process.

That role was scrapped before the last election, which took place in September 2012.

It was widely rumoured that Queen Beatrix was no fan of anti-immigrant, eurosceptic politician Geert Wilders. She alluded in speeches to the need for tolerance and multi-culturalism, comments that were seen as criticisms of Wilders’ anti-Islamic views.

Wilders’ poor showing at the last election and loss of influence in politics, could well have contributed to her decision to abdicate.

Queen Beatrix, who remains very popular with the Dutch, became the sixth monarch of the House of Orange in 1980 following the abdication of her mother, Queen Juliana, who reigned for 31 years.

Juliana was 73 years old and in deteriorating mental health when she abdicated but Beatrix has remained active and in good health despite some setbacks.

The queen was emotionally shaken when a man drove his car into a Queen’s Day procession in 2009.

Her middle son, Prince Johan Friso, has been in a coma ever since he was buried in an avalanche while skiing last year.

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12 Responses to Dutch Queen Beatrix abdicates, Willem-Alexander to become king . . .

  1. Astrosurfer333 says:

    “THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Queen Beatrix announced Monday that she will abdicate on April 30 after 33 years as head of state, clearing the way for her eldest son, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, to become the nation’s first king in more than a century.”
    33 years!!!
    http://news.yahoo.com/dutch-queen-beatrix-announces-she-abdicate-181316716.html

  2. Nancy C says:

    Here’s the ‘money quote’ in the article:

    **In the past, the Queen took part in forming government coalitions by appointing a political mediator, raising questions about behind-the-scenes influence on the democratic process.

    That role was scrapped before the last election, which took place in September 2012.**

    I wonder what happened just before the last election. I also wonder what’s going on with Royal Dutch Shell, Inc.

    I’m also wondering if this is an example of what the Daily Bell calls “Directed History”. Prince Willem-Alexander appears to be a globalist. According to Wikepedia, he is interested in global water shortage issues. **….an honorary member of the World Commission on Water for the 21st century and patron of the Global Water Partnership, a body established by the World Bank, the UN, and the Swedish Ministry of Development.** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem-Alexander,_Prince_of_Orange. Scarcity memes, that there isn’t enough of anything for all of us is a major fear mongering illuminati lie.

  3. Rob B says:

    Well, I don’t know it has anything to do with numerology, but – being a Dutch citizen – I can state Queen Beatrix is abdicating on April 30, 2013 – this year – in 3 months and 2 days time.

    • Nancy C says:

      Thanks for the clarification. I forget at times that sometimes a date is just a date.

      • 29 april / 30 april and mayday are significant pagan dates: Walpurgis Nacht. It is known there have been sacrifices on this date. including the mentioned “attack” on her majesty, and the murder of Marianne Vaatstra

    • Nancy C says:

      Thanks, dickiedesigns.

      So the date outs this abdication as an illuminati event. I wonder what the purpose or plan is. It looks to me like it might be a move to shore up or strengthen cabal control. Per Wikepedia that I posted somewhere on this thread, Prince Willem-Alexander is active in one of the fake Illuminate shortage memes – world water shortages.

      It’s getting harder and harder for the Cabalists to push these fear mongering fake shortages lies – there isn’t enough food, water, x-vaccine to go around along with the “over population” lie. There’s plenty of food, water, land for all of us. And of course media stories that thousands are going to die because there’s not enough vaccine for the latest epidemic is just part of stampeding people to get vaccinated at inflated prices.

      • Neil Keenan says:

        We surmise too too much. Queen Beatrix has been involved in the Global World Order from the very beginning and it has caught up to her. She knows when it is time to cut bait and she has done just this. Does not make much difference to us seeing that any illegal acts she has committed which are many she will face. The NWO as I have previously stated are falling apart and fighting with one another. This is the perfect example of one of their leaders jumping boat but does not have the legs to run. Keep your eyes open you will see many more resignations, firings, and or leaders being detained. Ms. Van Benning you did a great job of being keeping her out of the circus but she was always one of the ringleaders.

    • Bart says:

      april 30 was the birthday of beatrix’ mother Juliana. Each year on that date is queensday.
      they kept it on that date because beatrix’ birthday was january 31 hence not that nice weather for festivities.
      Greetings from the Netherlands.
      I dont comment much but i do love this site.
      hugs for that Jean

  4. Rob B says:

    The date is April 30, 2013 !

    • Nancy C says:

      Rob,

      I’m not sufficiently proficient in numerology or astrology to understand the significance of the date, April 30, 2013. Could you elaborate.

      Thanks,
      Nancy

  5. queenvictrola says:

    It appears in this photo that her 3D matrix, shapeshifter appearance is breaking down. Soon all will be revealed.

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