Productions
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28 January 2013
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ARD Various programs
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Dutch queen announces resignation |
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Suddenly it becomes clear that Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands will resign in favour of her son, Prince Willem-Alexander this year. In a pre-recorded address broadcast on TV, she said she would formally stand down on 30 April. The queen, who is approaching her 75th birthday, said she had been thinking about this moment for several years and that now was "the moment to lay down my crown". Queen Beatrix has been head of state since 1980, when her mother abdicated. In the short televised statement, the queen said it was time for the throne to be held by "a new generation", adding that her son was ready to be king. For ARD Nachtmagazin, ARD Morgenmagazin, ARD Mittagsmagazin, ARD Brisant, ARD Tagesschau, ARD Tagesthemen, ARD Nachtmagazin.
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