Queen’s Day Becomes King’s Day in the Netherlands The Netherlands’ biggest celebration has a new date and name this month, when the former Queen’s Day, held since 1890, becomes King’s Day.

On January 28 the widowed Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands announced that she would abdicate on April 30. Unlike England, in the Netherlands a ruler's abdication is cause for honors and celebration.

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The Netherlands: Queen Says She Will Step Down Queen Beatrix announced Monday that she would abdicate on April 30 after serving as the Netherlands’ head of state for 33 years.