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On Tuesday, 30 April 2013, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands will sign an instrument of abdication.
On the same day will be the investiture of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands.
This occasion in the Netherlands does not involve an actual crowning nor does a crowning follow at a later date.
The following website, http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/globale-paginas/taalrubrieken/english/abdication-and-investiture/
is full of official information about the abdicaton, swearing in, investiture and celebrations.
The contents list to the left of that page offers a wealth of information.
There will be a dinner on the evening before and celebrations on the day.
After the ceremonies, the titles for Queen Beatrix, Prince Willem-Alexander and his wife Princess Maxima will be -
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau
Her Majesty Queen Máxima, Princess of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau
Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands
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