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Beatrix

American

[bey-uh-triks, bee-] / ˈbeɪ ə trɪks, ˈbi- /

noun

Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, born 1938, queen of the Netherlands 1980–2013 (daughter of Juliana).

Beatrix British

/ ˈbiːətrɪks /

noun

full name Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard . born 1938, queen of the Netherlands (1980–2013); abdicated in favour of her eldest son Willem-Alexander

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Like countless diarists before her, including Samuel Pepys, Anaïs Nin, Beatrix Potter and David Sedaris, the woman had kept a record of her days with ink and paper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

If I were to name it more plainly, I might call it Beatrix Potter weather: damp cuffs, garden gates, the feeling that something is pushing up just beneath the soil.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

With the illustrations of Beatrix Potter as her guide, Pasadena designer Beatriz Rose turned a room “stuck in the ’80s” into a romantic and nurturing place to pot plants and sketch.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025

The Royal Mint, which is one of Britain’s oldest companies and the original maker of UK coins, has previously featured hugely popular children's characters on its coins, including Paddington, The Snowman, and Beatrix Potter favourites.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2024

He no longer needed a cane, but Beatrix still worried whenever he was out of her sight.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

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