News today was that King Juan Carlos of Spain announced that he would like to abdicate. [poll id=”19″]
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Abdication in Belgium (100 things #13)
Yesterday, King Albert II of the Belgians announced that he is abdicating. You can watch his speech in French in the YouTube video below. I’ve also been pondering a bit about this – I’m by no means a Belgium expert or follow the Belgian royals avidly, so feel free to chime in if you want.… Continue reading Abdication in Belgium (100 things #13)
The abdication and the investiture
I didn’t take the day off for the Cambridge wedding, but I’m enough of a royal watcher still to take today off at work and spend the day in front of the television set. I’m fortunate enough as a royal watcher to have the transmission going on in two channels, with both Trond Norén Isaksen… Continue reading The abdication and the investiture
The Dutch abdication (a 100 things #7)
Tonight, Queen Beatrix announced that she is abdicating and that her son, Willem-Alexander, is taking over the throne. The abdication will be final on April 30, The Queen’s Day, and Willem-Alexander will take over the throne on that day. (I presume this means that the day will be called The King’s Day for the duration… Continue reading The Dutch abdication (a 100 things #7)