The date of Queen Beatrix’s abdication is known, claims an anonymous source.

This source was quoted in the Belgian weekly magazine Humo, just one of many Dutch and Flemish media outlets speculating about the queen’s passing of the baton. Or the scepter, if you will.

September 9th of this year is rumored to be the date of abdication for the Dutch monarch, but it has also been claimed police have started preparing for a coronation on September 6th. Sources say reconstruction on the royal palace in Amsterdam’s Dam square, where the abdication and coronation ceremonies take place, is currently underway.

Queen Juliana abdicated on her 71st birthday back in 1980, handing the reigns of power to her daughter Beatrix. With this in mind people are wondering if 70-year-old Beatrix will follow in her mother’s footsteps and step down in favor of her eldest, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander.

What say you, dear readers? Is there truth to these rumors, or will Queen Beatrix soldier on like HM Queen Elizabeth II?

What marvelous photos! Have a look: “The celebration of a new king.”

Bhutan seems like it shall have a brighter future than poor Nepal.

I updated the ceremonies page a few weeks ago, but I don’t think I posted the update here. Recently added is the list of major royal weddings throughout the generations, along with details of the coronation and music used in the ceremony.

This is a great YouTube video about the coronation – details and footage from the day ( Long to Reign Over Us)

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Read Andrew Cusack’s article about the newly crowned King George Tupou V of Tonga and his sartorial prowess. Andrew is, as usual, extremely eloquent.

We may have lost Nepal to a republic, but Tonga still stands strong.

Fireworks and cannon fire filled the air above Tonga on Friday, as the South Pacific nation celebrated the coronation of King George V. The new monarch was crowned in front of 1,000 guests – including Britain’s Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Japanese crown prince Naruhito – at a ceremony in the capital.

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I was recently visiting YouTube.com, and I happened to search for British Royalty. I discovered a wonderful video – King George VI’s coronation! I highly advise you to go and see it.

This year marks the 70th anniversary of “The Year of Three Kings” in 1936. So this coronation video is very poignant. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth retained King Edward VIII’s coronation date as their own.

The YouTube Video and MandysRoyalty’s Y3K page