After the initial shock, Bartels decided to accept the kingship.

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Ryan Swift, editor of Asia-Pacific Boating magazine, says that Chinese yacht builders are a "mixed bag" but some, such as Kingship's steel and aluminum hulled vessels, are beginning to gain recognition.

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"I have always considered it as an extraordinary privilege to be able to put a big part of my life at the service of our country and in accordance with my task to add substance to my kingship, " said Beatrix, who acceded to the throne when her mother, Queen Juliana, abdicated in 1980.

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