Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, her son Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and his wife Crown Princess Maxima (R) attend the meeting at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam April 30, 2013, before Queen Beatrix's abdication ceremony. [Photo/Agencies]
An unusually heavy downpour hit Durban for two days before the BRICS summit's debut on African soil, but interest for a better platform for emerging markets were still sparked at the summit.