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April 30, 2013

See How Royals Celebrate Abdication in Style

By Charlotte Cowles

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Today, 74-year-0ld Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicated the throne after her 33-year reign. She passed the crown to her eldest son, Willem-Alexander, who was inaugurated this afternoon with a giant ermine cape and a big to-do in Amsterdam. The AP describes him thus:

Willem-Alexander is a 45-year-old father of three young daughters, an International Olympic Committee member, a pilot and a water management expert.

Over the years, he has struggled to win the affection of this nation of 16 million, but his immensely popular wife, the Argentine-born Maxima, has helped him gain more acceptance ever since she brushed away a tear during their wedding in 2002.

Tears — or “tear” — aside, Maxima will make a fitting queen for the Netherlands, as she’s glamorous and Nordic-looking like the rest of their royal family. Also, she has the waving-at-the-crowd routine down pat. (And, come on, her name is Maxima!) The newly crowned couple was joined by their absurdly large extended family as well as surplus royals like Prince Charles and Camilla, Princess Letizia of Spain, and others for what was probably a fantastically rowdy post-coronation ceremony (we all know what happens on those boats, or at least we think we do). Who knew there were so many obscure princes and princesses in Europe? See all the attendees in their fanciest garb in our slideshow.

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Prince Floris of Orange-Nassau and Princess Aimee of Orange-Nassau Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
Crown Princess Victoria and Crown Prince Daniel of Sweden Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
Prince Charles of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall Photo: Pool/Getty Images
Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma and Tjalling Siebe ten Cate Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
Princess Mathilde of Belgium and Prince Philppe of Belgium Photo: Pool/Getty Images
 Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau (L), Prince Maurits of the Netherlands, and Marie-Helene Angela van den Broek Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven Photo: Pool/Getty Images
Princess Irene of the Netherlands and Prince Jaime Bernardo Count of Bardi Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
Prince Carlos Xavier Bernardo Sixto Maria of Bourbon-Parma and his wife Annemarie Gualtherie van Weezel Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
HRH Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands Photo: Pool/Getty Images
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway and Crown Prince Haakon arrive at the Muziekbouw Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and his wife Nane Photo: Pool/Getty Images
Prince Maurits of the Netherlands and Marie-Helene Angela van den Broek Photo: Pool/Getty Images
King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands Photo: Pool/Getty Images
Crown Princess Victoria and Crown Prince Daniel of Sweden Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
Princess Catharina-Amalia Photo: Chris Jackson/WireImage
A commoner. Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
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