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FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 22, 2016 file photo, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands smiles during a photo session in the Austrian skiing resort of in Lech. While the announcement on Thursday, May 4, 2017 of Britain’s Prince Philip’s plan to retire in the fall came as a surprise, for some of the world’s royal families easing out of the public eye is seen as a normal way of ending their public service and handing the reins to a new generation. For others, being a royal really is a job for life. After 33 years on the throne, former queen, now Princess Beatrix has been enjoying plenty of downtime since she abdicated in 2013 in favor of her eldest son, Willem-Alexander. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson, file)

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In explaining her decision to hand over the throne to her son, King Willem-Alexander, she said she believed it was time to pass responsibility to a new generation.

Denmark's queen abdicates throne in pattern of royals doing the same as age catches up with monarchs →