Dutch crown princess could marry woman and be queen – Rutte

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10/12/2021

Now caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte has made clear any king or queen could also marry a person of the same sex. The heir to the Dutch throne, Princess Amalia, turns 18 in December. Mr Rutte said it was all about “theoretical situations” but the next queen could marry a woman. “Therefore the cabinet does not see that an heir to the throne or the king should abdicate if he or she would like to marry a partner of the same sex,” he explained in a response to a written question in parliament from his own party. As King Willem-Alexander’s eldest child, Princess Amalia’s future has come under scrutiny, with one book over the summer raising the issue of what might happen if she chose to marry a same-sex partner.

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