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Former Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, at 85, has undergone surgery

after breaking her wrist in a

skiing accident, the Royal House announced last Monday.

The accident occurred on Friday.

In this official statement it is revealed that the mother of King William (55) "has had wrist surgery and has returned to the Netherlands", adding, also, that "otherwise she is in good health and will recover at home".

Only a month ago the Kingdom of the Netherlands celebrated the good condition of what was its benchmark.

Converted into a Princess, ex-Queen Beatriz turned 85 last January

enjoying her retirement

and surrounded by her loved ones.

It is her routine, since in 2013 she decided to abdicate her firstborn, Guillermo.

HARD MEMORIES IN LECH

"The responsibility for our country must fall into the hands of the new generations," said the former queen.

She stopped assuming her duties

that same April and since then, the local media assures that she dedicates a large part of her time to what she has always been one of the hobbies of this Royal House: skiing.

The then Queen of the Netherlands, Beatrix, posing in Lech with her husband, 1984 ARCHIVE

In Lech, Austria's most exclusive ski resort, the Orange family has posed for decades.

Also there was one of the hardest blows for the one known as

the princess of the smile.

On February 17, 2011,

Prince Juan Friso

was buried in the snow while he was skiing.

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The placid retired life of Beatriz de Holanda, with trips to the Caribbean, 10 years after her historic abdication

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The placid retired life of Beatriz de Holanda, with trips to the Caribbean, 10 years after her historic abdication

He did not stay with a broken wrist, but as a result of the accident, King Willem-Alexander's brother went into a coma.

He died on August 12, 2013. He was 45 years old and left his wife,

Mabel de Orange

, a widow, and his daughters

Luana

and

Zaria orphaned.

For years it has been believed that it was this fateful accident of her middle son that led Beatriz de Holanda to abdicate in her eldest son.

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