Queen Beatrix to abdicate , handing throne to Prince Willem-Alexander . Under the Dutch Constitution the king or queen is head of state but politically neutral . She assured Dutch in televised speech : `` I 'm not taking leave from you '' and that she will continue her work as queen until the end of my life. "
Queen Beatrix to abdicate , handing throne to Prince Willem-Alexander . She assured Dutch in televised speech : `` I 'm not taking leave from you '' and that she will continue her work as queen until the end of my life. "