Editing Beatrix of the Netherlands (section)

=== Later years ===
On 6 October 2002, the Queen's husband, [[Prince Claus]], died after a long illness. A year and a half later her mother died after long suffering from [[dementia|senile dementia]], while her father succumbed to [[cancer]] in December 2004.

[[File:Beatrix Prinsjesdag.jpg|thumb|Queen Beatrix and her son, [[Willem-Alexander]] in the [[Golden Coach (Netherlands)|Golden Coach]] on [[Prinsjesdag]] 2007, the day she gives the annual [[speech from the throne]] outlining the government's agenda for the upcoming parliamentary year.]]
On 8 February 2005, Beatrix received a rare honorary doctorate from [[Leiden University]], an honour the Queen does not usually accept. In her acceptance speech she reflected on the monarchy and her own 25 years as Queen.<ref>[http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/NL/nieuws/nieuws.html?Toespraken/2223.html]
 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050405172948/http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/NL/nieuws/nieuws.html?Toespraken%2F2223.html|date=5 April 2005}}</ref> The speech was broadcast live.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cgi.omroep.nl/cgi-bin/streams?/nos/nieuws/2005/februari/video/080205/beatrix_toespraak.wmv |title=The complete broadcast |access-date=14 February 2005 |archive-date=7 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807193350/http://cgi.omroep.nl/cgi-bin/streams?%2Fnos%2Fnieuws%2F2005%2Ffebruari%2Fvideo%2F080205%2Fbeatrix_toespraak.wmv |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 29 and 30 April 2005, she celebrated the [[Silver Jubilee|25th anniversary of her reign]].  She was interviewed on Dutch television, was offered a concert on [[Dam Square]] in [[Amsterdam]], and a celebration took place in [[The Hague]], the country's seat of government.

On 31 May 2006 the ''6th Polish Air Assault Brigade'' would receive the ''Militaire Willemsorde der 4e klasse'' in The Hague. Beatrix was to tie the prestigious medal to the standard of the incumbents of the [[1st Independent Parachute Brigade (Poland)|1st Independent Polish Parachute Brigade]].<ref>{{cite web|title = Chapter 8. The process of Polish rehabilitation in 2006|url = http://www.polishsoldier.nl/chapter-8-the-process-of-polish-rehabilitation-in-2006/|website = Polish forces in the West|access-date = 10 January 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190105044239/http://www.polishsoldier.nl/chapter-8-the-process-of-polish-rehabilitation-in-2006/|archive-date = 5 January 2019|url-status = dead}}</ref>

In 2009, ''Forbes'' estimated her wealth at US$300 million.<ref>{{cite web |date=30 August 2007 |title=In Pictures: The World's Richest Royals |url=https://www.forbes.com/2007/08/30/worlds-richest-royals-biz-royals07-cx_lk_0830royalintro_slide_15.html?thisSpeed=30000 |access-date=5 March 2010 |work=Forbes.com}}</ref>

On 30 April 2009, Beatrix and other members of the royal family were [[2009 attack on the Dutch royal family|targeted in a car attack]] by a man named Karst Tates. He crashed his Suzuki Swift into a parade in [[Apeldoorn]], narrowly missing a bus carrying the Queen, before dying as a result of his injuries. Five people were killed instantly, with two victims also succumbing to their injuries afterward. Other victims of the crash were critically hurt. One week after the attack, another victim succumbed to the injuries he had sustained. The royal party was unharmed, but the Queen and members of her family saw the crash at close range. Within hours, Beatrix made a rare televised address to express her shock and condolences. The man reportedly told police he was deliberately targeting the royal family.<ref name="NOS-doelwit">{{cite web |author=NO |title=Koninklijke familie was doelwit (Royal family was the target) (Dutch) |url=http://www.nos.nl/nosjournaal/artikelen/2009/4/30/300409_persconferentie.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503071101/http://www.nos.nl/nosjournaal/artikelen/2009/4/30/300409_persconferentie.html |archive-date=3 May 2009 |access-date=1 May 2009}}</ref>