Amsterdam plans sober party for Dutch inauguration

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AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Dutch capital is known for boozy stag nights and pot-smoking tourists. But for what could be the nation’s party of the decade — the abdication of Queen Beatrix and accession to the throne of her son Willem-Alexander — Amsterdam wants to keep things low key.

Mayor Eberhard van der Laan said Wednesday he “wants a party, but at the same time sober” for the April 30 inauguration.

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