New king for the Netherlands
By Gilbert Kreijger and Thomas Escritt in Amsterdam | China Daily | Updated: 2013-05-01 07:47
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Dutch King Willem-Alexander, wearing the royal mantle, and his wife Queen Maxima at the Nieuwe Kerk church in Amsterdam on Tuesday. Peter Dejong / Reuters |
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicated on Tuesday, handing over to her eldest son, Willem-Alexander, who became the first king of the Netherlands in more than 120 years.
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