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BY VANESSA MOCK AND FRANCES ROBINSON
King Willem-Alexander became the Netherlands’ first male monarch in more than a century during an emotional and pomp-filled ceremony Tuesday in which his mother Queen Beatrix formally abdicated after a 33-year reign.
Willem-Alexander squeezed his mother’s hand after they both signed the abdication papers at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam. Around 20,000 royal fans cheered outside and millions more watched the historic events at home.
The popular departing queen, 75, looked close to tears when she later emerged on the royal balcony to wave at a sea of orange-clad well-wishers, surrounded by her son, his wife Máxima and their three …
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