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Medusa said:
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Who would have thought that cute kid would turn into such a fugly man?
 
SeanE said:
Charles: No, really. Its an ancient right of the Monarchy dating from the time of the conquest. The heir to the throne can claim a boob fondle from any subject female once a year...

Kate: Well ok then. They told me I had to keep with traditions. But only 1 boob, 1 squeeze and for 10 seconds.
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Yes...who could forget the old "Droit to Seigneur" that I THINK is the right of the feudal lord to deflower all the maidens on his estate .
 
Me too.
Try B comes before E, Bea is the older ginger one, Eugenie or whatever is the better looking one with brown hair and no goiter eyes or beaver teeth.
 
Dutch queen to abdicate in favour of son
Charles Onians
From: AAP
January 29, 2013 6:18AM

QUEEN Beatrix of the Netherlands has announced she will abdicate in favour of her son, Crown Prince Willem Alexander, at the end of April after 33 years in power.

"It is with the greatest of confidence that I will hand over the throne on April 30 to my son, Willem Alexander, Prince of Orange," Beatrix said on national television, using the official title of the heir apparent.

The queen, who is to turn 75 on Thursday, said her birthday and the 200th anniversary of the monarchy in 2013 "were the reason for me to step down".

"I'm standing down because public service is too heavy for me, because of the belief that responsibility for our country should be in the hands of a new generation," she said.

Liberal Prime Minister Mark Rutte spoke immediately after the queen.

"She has always done her utmost for Dutch society, being visible and with enormous energy," Rutte said.

"She has grown into a Dutch icon," he said, also paying homage to Willem Alexander.

"He and Princess Maxima are fully prepared for the task," Rutte said. "They will serve our country with devotion."

Beatrix's much-loved mother, Juliana, also abdicated, in 1980, when her daughter stepped into her shoes at age 42.

Beatrix's abdication ends more than 100 years of female reign on the Dutch throne.

Willem Alexander, 45, will become the first Dutch king since Willem III, who reigned until his death in 1890.

Beatrix's German-born husband, Prince Klaus, died in 2002 aged 76.

Dutch festivities during the coronation will be tinged by concerns for the health of Willem-Alexander's younger brother, Prince Friso, who has been in a coma since being hit by an avalanche in Austria in February last year.

Future king Willem Alexander has worked hard to polish his image since his beer-drinking student days, when he was known as Prince Pils.

The crown prince is a pilot and member of the International Olympic Committee and his image has improved since he married Argentine Maxima Zorreguieta in 2002.

The vivacious Princess Maxima, 41, has won the hearts of the Dutch, despite her father's past as an official of the Argentine junta in the 1970s.

Maxima's father was not allowed to attend his daughter's wedding in the Netherlands, and her mother also stayed away out of solidarity.
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From here.
 
^ Finally someone with some sense. I believe there is an age limit for Kings and Queens and they should step aside and let the next person reign. Lizzie should be doing the same. Stepping down is not the same as years gone by, they are living much longer and should allow new blood through. I would hate to have to wait 70 years for the job I was born to do.
 
If the Queen lives as long or longer than her mother Charles will be a dottering old man before he takes the crown.
 
Taylia said:
^ Finally someone with some sense. I believe there is an age limit for Kings and Queens and they should step aside and let the next person reign. Lizzie should be doing the same. Stepping down is not the same as years gone by, they are living much longer and should allow new blood through. I would hate to have to wait 70 years for the job I was born to do.
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I don't think they should be forced into retirement, but I do think it's sad that they feel the pressure of "duty" to keep working into their 80s and 90s, with no hope of retirement. It's not really about the children getting a chance for me, it's about introducing retirement choices for elderly monarchs so they don't feel they have to work till they die. Hopefully this might help.
 
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