The former Dutch monarch turns 79 today, and although she abdicated in 2013 in favor of her son, King Willem-Alexander, she’s still a formidable presence in the Dutch monarchy. And in her nearly eight ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands Dutch Queen Beatrix announced Monday that she will abdicate on April 30 after 33 years as head of state, clearing the way for her eldest son, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, to ...

For more than a century, characters like Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck and Samuel Whiskers have brought joy to boys and girls around the world. But these icons of children’s literature were shaped ...

Four new illustrations by beloved children’s author Beatrix Potter have been discovered by staff a National Trust property in the UK. The line drawings were found hidden inside books at Melford Hall ...

Spread from The Art of Beatrix Potter (2016), published by Chronicle Books (all illustrations © Frederick Warne & Co.) I grew up on a steady diet of Beatrix Potter ...

Beginning April 30, the Netherlands will have a king. Queen Beatrix announced in a nationally televised address today that after more than 30 years on the throne, she will abdicate in favor of Prince ...

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands has handed the throne to her son Prince Willem-Alexander. The 75-year-old monarch signed the instrument of abdication in Amsterdam after 33 years on the throne. Willem ...

Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands smiled warmly as she made her first public appearance since the funeral of her son Prince Johan Friso.The former monarch attended a reception prior to the concert ...

Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story wrongly referred to Prince Claus as Queen Beatrix’s son, not her husband. We apologize for this mistake. Queen Beatrix spent 33 years on the throne and ...

Her books have been warming hearts for a more than a century – but, says Kate Thompson, the heartbreaking story of the author’s doomed romance is the most moving of all Beatrix looks up from her ...

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