she s always been a great personality. one of the president s cut. above all princes beatrix is enjoying her retirement and spending more time with her family. and speaking of royalty british prince william and his wife kate are in sweden bidders visiting their swedish counterparts and taking in some sport also trees in the warsaw are experiencing their fifteen minutes of fame fluffs quite a gem has been found in russia more on those stories coming up in today s express. on tuesday prince william and his wife catherine the duchess of cambridge flew to sweden s capital stalker right away they took in a game of brandy similar to hockey the royal couple took the. but unity to try it out for themselves. even though katherine is expecting her third child in
a reputation as very disciplined and dedicated means she still held in high regard . beatrix was born general thirty first nine hundred thirty eight the first daughter of queen yawn of the netherlands and prince ben a childhood in canadian exile during the war and that home was happy we knew yana gave her and her three sisters the freedom to be children and i don t criticize any other royal houses talked some of condescendingly of the bicycle monarchy they d see queen beatrix as mother riding around on a bike the worlds were very touchy i very close to the people. even as crown princess beatrix made it clear that she had her own ideas and the will to act on them for example with her choice of a husband in one thousand nine hundred sixty five she got engaged to german diplomatic klaus for moms back they married the following year not saddam. but dutch popular sentiment. as against welcoming the german into the royal house the
festivities were overshadowed by street protests but in time prince klaus became a real favorite with the dutch the couple have three sons. one thousand nine hundred eighty beatrix his mother queen yana became. beatrix ring the queen for thirty three years at first she willed political influence and responsibility for forming new government later these powers were curtailed by parliament. in the beginning of her reign people found that she was meddlesome just didn t just watching every detail everything on politics alone and they didn t like that too much because and she looked a bit at a distance you know it drops. to near to me but that changed over the tauren one especially with her. personal
tragedies and a whole lot of. the first personal tragedy came in october two thousand and two when her husband prince klaus of the netherlands died after a long battle with illness this was a severe blow to the queen. she suffered another tragedy in twenty twelve when her second son freezone was buried in an avalanche while skiing and spent months in a coma you know because twenty thirteen the royal house announced prince freeserve died it was a difficult time for the royal family. but the accident of prince freezer was admired quite a people in the middle as she stood and we re sort of tragedy in iraq calls but she hold all. and she went all go to work and be just as folks that she was. before. it wasn t long before beatrix
smell it too when you taste it it s carnival it s not carnival without. the sea and defend its conical last for seventeen days and it is usual it s a feast for censors. certainly looks like a fun party there in venice in the mean time the dutch royal family is also in a cellar retore mood as queen beatrix gets ready to mark a milestone birthday she s turning eighty and can boast a lifetime of experience beatrix retired from her royal duties as queen five years ago passing the torch on to her son villa but that doesn t mean she s disappeared from the hearts and minds of her fellow dutch citizens who. the few macqueen of the netherlands is new with the dutch