text: Dutch Queen Beatrix to visit S. Africa in October . JOHANNESBURG 1996-08-29 Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands will pay a four-day state visit to South Africa in October , the first by a ruling Dutch monarch , the South African foreign ministry said on Thursday . She will be accompanied by several officials who will sign a cultural agreement with South Africa , where the Dutch were the first European settlers in 1652 . The queen will be accompanied by her husband Prince Claus on the September 30 to October 3 visit .