Dutch Queen Beatrix (R) inspects the Grenadier Guards during a memorial service in Nijmegen September 20, 2009. The event was held to commemorate the 65th anniversary of Operation Market Garden during World War Two.

Dutch Queen Beatrix (L) and Britain's Prince Phillip applaud World War II veterans parading in antique vehicles during a memorial service in Nijmegen September 20, 2009. The event was held to commemorate the 65th anniversary of Operation Market Garden during World War Two.

Dutch Queen Beatrix (R) and Britain's Prince Phillip inspect the Grenadier Guards during a memorial service in Nijmegen September 20, 2009. The event was held to commemorate the 65th anniversary of Operation Market Garden during World War Two.

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Netherlands' Crown Prince Willem Alexander, left, Queen Beatrix, center, and Princess Maxima, right, arrive for the opening of the new parliamentary year in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009.

Queen Beatrix (R), Crown Prince Willem-Alexander (L) and Crown Princess Maxima of the Netherlands enter the Hall of Knights for the Presentation of the 2010 Dutch Budget Memorandum and the opening of the Dutch Parliamentary Year in the Hague September 15, 2009.

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Dutch Queen Beatrix arrives for the opening of the new parliamentary year at the 13th century "Hall of Knights" in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009.

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Dutch Queen Beatrix (L) attends the ceremony for the awarding of Dame Rosalyn Higgins (R) with The Hague Prize for International Law in The Hague on June 25, 2009. Dame Higgins is former president of the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signs the guestbook, as Dutch Queen Beatrix (L), Hermitage St. Petersburg director Mikhail Piotrovsky (2nd L) and Hermitage Amsterdam Director Ernst Veen (2nd R) watch, at the opening of the new Dutch branch of the Hermitage in Amsterdam June 19, 2009.

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev and his wife Svetlana are welcomed by the Netherlands' Queen Beatrix (C), Crown Prince Willem Alexander (2nd R) and Princess Maxima (R) at the opening ceremony of the Hermitage Museum in Amsterdam June 19, 2009.

The Netherlands' Queen Beatrix (R) and Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev tour the "At the Russian Court" exhibition after the opening ceremony of the Hermitage Museum in Amsterdam, June 19, 2009.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, second left, and his wife Svetlana, left, are being greeted by Dutch Queen Beatrix, center, Crown Prince Willem Alexander, second right, and his wife Princess Maxima, right, prior to touring the Hermitage Amsterdam museum during the official opening i...

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, center right, reacts when viewing Russian costumes with Dutch Queen Beatrix, right, as they tour the Hermitage Amsterdam museum during the official opening in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday June 19, 2009.

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Dutch Queen Beatrix (L) attends a tour in the Royal Palace on Dam Square in Amsterdam, on June 13, 2009. The Queen re-opened the palace after a period of 3 and a half years of restauration and modernisation of the interior.

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Dutch Commander Marco Kroon salutes during an awards ceremony, where he received the military honor, the 'Willems-Orde,' from Queen Beatrix (R) of the Netherlands on May 29, 2009 in The Hague. Kroon was rewarded for his courage, policy and loyalty.

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Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander (L) and Dutch Commander Marco Kroon attend an awards ceremony for Kroon, who received the military honor, the 'Willems-Orde,' from Queen Beatrix (R) of the Netherlands on May 29, 2009 in The Hague. Kroon was rewarded for his courage, policy and loyalty.

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Chile's President Michelle Bachelet, left, Dutch Queen Beatrix, center, and Argentinian-born Princess Maxima, right, pose for the official photograph in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday May 25, 2009. Bachelet is on a three-day visit to the Netherlands.

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Chile's President Michelle Bachelet, left, Dutch Queen Beatrix, center, and Argentinian-born Princess Maxima, right, pose for the official photograph in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday May 25, 2009. Bachelet is on a three-day visit to the Netherlands.

Chile's President Michelle Bachelet (C) and Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands listen to Chile's national anthem at the Palace Noordeinde in The Hague May 25, 2009. Bachelet is in the Netherlands for a three-day state visit.

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Chile's President Michelle Bachelet, center left, and Dutch Queen Beatrix, center right, inspect the honor guard at royal palace Noordeinde in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday May 25, 2009. Bachelet is on a three-day visit to the Netherlands.

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Chile's President Michelle Bachelet, right and Dutch Queen Beatrix, left, pass by a Dutch flag after inspecting the honor guard at royal palace Noordeinde in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday May 25, 2009. Bachelet is on a three-day visit to the Netherlands.

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Dutch Queen Beatrix (R) and the director of Art Amsterdam, Anneke Oele (L), walk past a painting by Dutch artist Jantien Jongsma on May 13, 2009 during the opening of the 25th edition of Amsterdam Art contemporary fair.

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Netherland's Queen Beatrix, right, and Crown Prince Willem Alexander, left, are seen during a wreath laying ceremony at the national monument in memory of those who died in World War II on Dam Square in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, May 4, 2009.

Dutch Queen Beatrix (L) walks past wreaths during the National World War Two Remembrance Day with her son and Crown Prince Willem-Alexander (2nd L) and his wife Princess Maxima (3rd L)at the National Monument on the Amsterdam Dam Square May 4, 2009.

Dutch Queen Beatrix (R) attends the National World War Two Remembrance Day alongside her son and Crown Prince Willem-Alexander at the National Monument on the Amsterdam Dam Square May 4, 2009.

Dutch Queen Beatrix (R) attends the National World War Two Remembrance Day alongside her son and Crown Prince Willem-Alexander at the National Monument on the Amsterdam Dam Square May 4, 2009.