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Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands is 74 today. She will celebrate her official birthday on the Queen’s Day national holiday on 30 April. The queen and her family are due to visit Rhenen and Veenendaal in the province of Utrecht on that day.
In November, Queen Beatrix became the oldest reigning monarch in Dutch history. The previous record was held by Willem III who was 73 when he died in 1890.
The queen still works hard, says the RTL news station. Earlier this month, she made a state visit to the United Arab Emirates and is due to go to Luxembourg in March. Last year, she entertained many foreign heads of state and other dignitaries. At home in the Netherlands, she has on average one major engagement per week.
Queen Beatrix will have been on the throne for exactly 32 years next Queen’s Day 30 April, RTL points out. Her mother, the late Queen Juliana, had been on throne almost as long when she abdicated in favour of her daughter in 1980. Many Dutch people expect Queen Beatrix will abdicate sometime soon in favour of her son, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander.
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