Beatrix of the Netherlands Claus became one of the most popular members of the Dutch monarchy, and his death in 2002 was widely mourned. On 25 November 1975, Beatrix and Prince Claus attended the independence ceremony of Suriname, held in the new nation's capital, Paramaribo, representating her mother, the Queen. There was an even more violent riot on 30 April 1980, during the investiture (sovereigns of the Netherlands are not crowned as such) of Queen Beatrix. Some people, including socialist squatters, used the occasion to protest against poor housing conditions in the Netherlands and against the monarchy in general, using the slogan ""Geen woning;
Beatrix Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans Waterford). Their wedding was a high society affair, noted in contemporary magazines. The couple had six children: The Marquess died in 1911, and on 19 August 1918, Beatrix remarried, her second husband being Osborne Beauclerk, 12th Duke of St Albans, familiarly known as "Obby", and they set up home at the family's property at Newtown Anner in Northern Ireland. Through this marriage, she became Lady Osborne Beauclerk, but was better known as Beatrix Beauclerk. She became the Duchess of St. Albans when her husband succeeded to the ducal title in 1934. She was appointed to the Orders of the British