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Royal inauguration for new Dutch king

Dutch King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands arrives with his wife Queen Maxima for his inauguration at the Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) in Amsterdam.

Dutch King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands arrives with his wife Queen Maxima for his inauguration at the Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) in Amsterdam.   (Michael Kooren / AFP/Getty Images)

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Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands became Princess Beatrix on Tuesday, abdicating the throne in favor of her son Willem-Alexander, who is now the country’s first king in more than a century.

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New King Willem-Alexander kisses his mother, the former Queen Beatrix, while his wife Maxima watches on a balcony of the Royal Palace in Amsterdam.   (Jeroen van der Meyde / Dutch Royal House)

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New King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, his wife Queen Maxima, right, and their children Princess Catharina-Amalia, front left, Princess Ariane, front right, and Princess Alexia wave to the crowd gathered at the balcony of the Royal Palace in Amsterdam.  (Robin Utrecht / AFP/Getty Images)

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People celebrate the new Dutch monarch in their boats as they sail along a canal in Amsterdam.  (Emilio Morenatti / Associated Press)

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People celebrate in Amsterdam’s Dam Square after the investiture of Holland’s new king.  (Catrinus van der Veen / EPA)

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