The Netherlands will have its first king after more than 120 years.<br /><br />Queen Beatrix is abdicating after thirty years as head of state in favour of her eldest son, Prince Willem-Alexander, who will become the first Dutch king since 1890.<br /><br />The Queen will revert to the title of Princess, but not until the official handover, on April 30.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Paul Brennan reports.
