Imagine just for a moment that you're Prince Charles. You've had your ups and downs in life. First, you had to go through a very public divorce with Diana. Then, Diana died. When that happened, you saw first hand how your entire country loved her so much more than they loved any of the other royals, including you. As if that weren't bad enough, your darn mother just won't go away. As long as she's around, you'll never be King of England. Never.
Despite all that, things haven't really turned out that bad. You married Camilla, the woman of your dreams. Now, you're about to be a grandfather. Life is pretty good.
Until ... you find out that today, just over the pond in the Netherlands, Willem Alexander somehow convinced his mother to abdicate her throne. That's right. Willem Alexander, all of 46 years young, is now the King of the Netherlands.
Who knew that the Netherlands even had a royal family? Before today, the only things I knew about the Netherlands were that they're really good at speed skating, their soccer team woefully underperformed at Euro 2012 (thanks for nothing, Arjen Robben), and they can't decide if they want to be called the Dutch, Holland, or the Netherlands.
In any event, Willem Alexander is now the youngest monarch in Europe. Poor Prince Charles. You know what makes it even worse for him? While he's married to a woman by the name of Camilla, that young rascal Willem Alexander is married to a woman named Maxima. Queen Maxima. Is that the perfect name for a queen or what?
This is where the magic happens.
