Irish Times: Beatrix now oldest ruling Dutch monarch

QUEEN BEATRIX of the Netherlands turned 74 yesterday, becoming the oldest reigning monarch in Dutch history – and failing to staunch speculation that if she follows in the footsteps of her mother, the late queen Juliana, she could step down as soon as the end of April.


http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2012/0201/1224311049555.html

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