Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands meets dignitaries as she arrives with Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands during the ceremony for her Act of Abdication in the Moseszaal at the Royal Palace on April 30, 2013 in Amsterdam. Beatrix formally relinquished the throne in the Royal Palace, signing a statement which read: "I declare that I hereby step down from the monarchy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, that the monarchy from this moment on is transferred to my eldest son and heir Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, in accordance with the statutes and the constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands."