She was 71 years old and felt it was a good time to do so. In later years, her health declined and suffered of dementia. When she abdicated, she had 10 more years of doing what she liked, things such as charity. Also, in the Netherlands it is not unthinkable that a monarch abdicates, as it is in the UK.
Too bad I couldn't understand what was being said. I'm from South America and I'm always inquisitive about European countries but I'm afraid I won't be learning Dutch in the near future. Maybe you could have subtitles in English being that it's a more global language?
She was 71 years old and felt it was a good time to do so. In later years, her health declined and suffered of dementia. When she abdicated, she had 10 more years of doing what she liked, things such as charity. Also, in the Netherlands it is not unthinkable that a monarch abdicates, as it is in the UK.
1,2,3 en 4 zijn allemaal heel mooi. Juliana lijkt me aardig.
Too bad I couldn't understand what was being said. I'm from South America and I'm always inquisitive about European countries but I'm afraid I won't be learning Dutch in the near future. Maybe you could have subtitles in English being that it's a more global language?
Why did Queen Juliana of the Netherlands abdicated in 1980?