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Inauguration, not coronation, and how the Dutch monarchy is (almost) just a job - Victoria Times Colonist
![A man waits for the coronation at the Dam Square in Amsterdam April 29, 2013. The Netherlands is preparing for Queen's Day on April 30, which will also mark the abdication of A man waits for the coronation at the Dam Square in Amsterdam April 29, 2013. The Netherlands is preparing for Queen's Day on April 30, which will also mark the abdication of](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CYWMXC/a-man-waits-for-the-coronation-at-the-dam-square-in-amsterdam-april-29-2013-the-netherlands-is-preparing-for-queens-day-on-april-30-which-will-also-mark-the-abdication-of-queen-beatrix-and-the-investiture-of-her-eldest-son-willem-alexander-reutersmichael-kooren-netherlands-tags-royals-politics-travel-2CYWMXC.jpg)
A man waits for the coronation at the Dam Square in Amsterdam April 29, 2013. The Netherlands is preparing for Queen's Day on April 30, which will also mark the abdication of
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File:30 April 2013, Abdication of Queen Beatrix and coronation of King Willem Alexander at New Church Amsterdam when singing "Het Wilhelmus", our national song - panoramio.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
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Ceremony for the coronation of queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, here with husband prince Claus Georg
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