AMSTERDAM – Royals and other dignitaries are out in force Tuesday to watch the abdication of Dutch Queen Beatrix and investiture of her eldest son, Willem-Alexander, as new king.
Here is a list of some of the visitors in Amsterdam for the royal generation change.
ROYALS:
Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, United Kingdon
Prince of Asturias Felipe and Princess Letizia of Spain
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium
Prince Guillaume and Princess Stephanie of Luxemburg
Hereditary Prince Alois and Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein
Prince Albert II of Monaco
Princess Lalla Salma of Marocco
Prince El Hassan bin Talal and Princess Sarvath El Hassan of Jordan
Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al Khalifa of Bahrain
Haitham bin Tareq Al-Said of Oman
Sheika Moza bint Nasser al-Mishned of Qatar
Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates.
Crown Prince Naruhito en Crown Princess Masako of Japan
Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand
Crown Prince Billah and Princess Sarah of Brunei
DIGNITARIES:
Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission
Herman van Rompuy, President of the European Council
Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee
Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations
Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Program