Her plans are to leave the throne, on April 30.
Queen Beatrix, who is seventy-four, has been queen since her mother abdicated in 1980.
She will be the third straight Dutch queen to abdicate, rather than die on the throne.
Prince William Alexander, forty-five, will take up the crown, making him the first king since 1890.
The Dutch monarchy is almost entirely ceremonial, but they are very beloved by the people.
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