Today, Wednesday, the Dutch Royal Palace celebrated the birthday of Princess Amalia, the eldest daughter of the Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima, who turned 19 today, as she was born on December 7, 2003, and is the first in the line of succession to the Dutch throne, and became the country’s crown princess. officially since last year.

The royal palace, through its Instagram account, published a picture of Crown Princess Amalia, accompanied by a comment: “Today, the Princess of Orange celebrates her nineteenth birthday.”

Amalia became heir to the throne of the Netherlands at the age of nine, after her grandmother, Queen Beatrix, abdicated the throne to her son, Amalia’s father, King Willem-Alexander, who is 54 years old..

And the King and Queen of the Netherlands had previously announced that the Crown Princess, Princess Amalia, no longer lives in Amsterdam and is not allowed to leave her home, and is subject to strict security measures, due to fears that she may be targeted..

According toRTQueen Maxima said that the 18-year-old princess: “She cannot leave the house, as this matter has serious consequences for her life. This means, of course, that she does not live in Amsterdam, and that she also cannot leave the house,” stressing that she Especially proud of her daughter during the difficult experience.

In turn, her father, King Willem-Alexander, said that he was unable to express the impact of the situation on him as a father, saying that “it was a difficult time.”“.

About four weeks ago, it was reported that the security measures surrounding the princess were tightened, after evidence emerged that Amalia and Prime Minister Mark Rutte were being targeted by organized crime gangs, and were at risk of possible attack or kidnapping..

Princess Amalia moved to Amsterdam to study politics, psychology, law and economics at the University of Amsterdam.

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