Queen Beatrix Announces Abdication; January 28th, 2013

[principessa]

Is the Prince of Oranje at the time Queen Beatrix has ended to sign the abdication document King of the Netherlands or after the inauguration? If no, could we say that the Netherlands will be this year for a short time without a head of state?

[lucien]

Originally Posted by principessa

Is the Prince of Oranje at the time Queen Beatrix has ended to sign the abdication document King of the Netherlands or after the inauguration? If yes, could we say that the Netherlands will be this year for a short time without a head of state?

Yes,Willem Alexander will be Monarch as soon as his Mother signs,or finished signing..,and before the ink is dry...Not after all the ceremonies,but then and there in the morning of april 30th at the ceremony of the Signing of the Act of Abdication.

Btw,no robes in the morning ceremony,just a suit for HM The King and no doubt impressive dressed to the occasion outfits for the Ladies.

[Timmins]

Why does Beatrix title revert to Princess upon abdicating, instead of "The Queen Mother"?
It seems disrespectful and dismissive to downgrade her.

[Lumutqueen]

Originally Posted by Timmins

Why does Beatrix title revert to Princess upon abdicating, instead of "The Queen Mother"?
It seems disrespectful and dismissive to downgrade her.

It's written in the Dutch Constitution.

[FasterB]

Originally Posted by MissByrd

Here is a video of Princess Margrethe at the death of her father and her taking up her duties as Queen of Denmark.

Just a minor correction: It´s not Princess Margrethe we see here, but Queen Margrethe II. She became queen in the moment her father died

[Marengo]

Originally Posted by Timins

Why does Beatrix title revert to Princess upon abdicating, instead of "The Queen Mother"?
It seems disrespectful and dismissive to downgrade her.

Artemisia's awnser has has been moved to a new thread, which you can find here. All future questions & remarks about titles will be moved to that thread too..

[MissByrd]

Originally Posted by FasterB

Just a minor correction: It´s not Princess Margrethe we see here, but Queen Margrethe II. She became queen in the moment her father died

Thank you, FasterB. I do like accuracy.

[White Princess]

Queen Wilhelmina abdication:

Abdicatie Koningin Wilhelmina - YouTube

Queen Juliana abdication:

Balkonscène na abdicatie Koningin Juliana - YouTube

I wonder if Beatrix will kiss her son in the cheek as son as she announces him as king just like her mother and grandmother did.

[lucien]

Originally Posted by White Princess

Queen Wilhelmina abdication:

Queen Juliana abdication:

I wonder if Beatrix will kiss her son in the cheek as son as she announces him as king just like her mother and grandmother did.

You bet she will!!

[semisquare]

what will they wear?

[Lumutqueen]

Originally Posted by semisquare

what will they wear?

Whatever they decide on the day?

[Marengo]

Questions and remarks about future titles of Queen Beatrix and princess Máxima have been moved to this thread: Abdication Beatrix and Inauguration WA: Titles, Names, Succession, Precedence