Koninginnedag (Queen’s Day) – Queen Beatrix’s Reign

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Queen Beatrix’s birthday took place in January, which is impractical for public celebrations. So, she continued to celebrate Koninginnedag (Queen’s Day) on her mother’s birthday on April 30th, making it her official birthday. (If April 30th fell on a Sunday, the celebrations took place on Saturday, April 29th.)

Queen Beatrix started the tradition of visiting different palaces in the Netherlands each year. Queen Beatrix would visit two cities each year.

Year	City 1	City 2	Notes
1980s
1981	Veere	Breda
1982	Harlingen	Zuidlaren
1983	Lochem	Vaassen
1984	The Hague
1985	Anna Paulowna	Callantsoog	3 Cities this year.
1985	Schagen		3 Cities this year.
1986	Deurne	Meijel
1987	Breukelen
1988	Genemuiden	Kampen
1989	Goedereede	Oud-Beijerland
1990s
1990	Haren	Loppersum
1991	Buren	Culemborg
1992	Rotterdam
1993	Vlieland	Sneek
1994	Emmeloord	Urk
1995	Eijsden	Sittard
1996	Sint Maartensdijk	Bergen op Zoom
1997	Marken	Velsen
1998	Doesburg	Zutphen
1999	Houten	Utrecht
2000s
2000	Katwijk	Leiden
2001	~~Hoogeveen~~	~~Meppel~~	Visits canceled due to outbreak of foot and mouth disease.
2002	Hoogeveen	Meppel
2003	Wijhe	Deventer
2004	Warffum	Groningen
2005	Scheveningen
2006	Zeewolde	Almere
2007	Woudrichem
2008	Makkum	Franeker
2009	Apeldoorn		Man intentionally crashed his car into the parade in an attack on the Royal Family. Eight people were killed including the attacker. This year marked the hundredth anniversary of Queen Juliana’s birthday. Only one host city was selected as special events were held to mark the anniversary.
2010s
2010	Wemeldinge	Middelburg
2011	Weert	Thorn
2012	Rhenen	Veenendaal
2013	~~De Rijp~~	~~Amstelveen~~	Queen Beatrix formally abdicated on this day following an announcement earlier that year. The visits to the two host cities were postponed due to the abdication.