She is nearly the oldest head of state in Dutch history. Only her great grandfather Willem III was older when he died as reigning monarch in 1890 aged 73.
On 30 April this year Queen Beatrix will celebrate the 30th anniversary of her succession to the throne, which came after her mother Juliana abdicated aged 71.
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Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (ANP)
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