Princess Amalia, Future Queen of Netherlands Finds R26m Allowance “Uncomfortable”
- Princess Amalia who will soon be the queen of the Netherlands has made her views on receiving an R26 million allowance very clear and has even turned it down
- According to the daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima has said that she will not be accepting the gigantic amount of money because it makes her feel uncomfortable
- The massive allowance is set to kick in for the princess once she turns 18 and would be given to her annually until she becomes the queen
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Not many people can turn down an R26 million allowance but Princess Amalia, the future queen of the Netherlands just has. According to the young woman, she does not want the money because it makes her feel "uncomfortable."
A royal decision
Princess Amalia who is entitled to the hefty allowance has said that she finds the fact that taking the money while doing nothing for it makes her feel uncomfortable. She also said that other students her age are not having it easy, especially with the coronavirus pandemic.
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In her words:
"I find it uncomfortable as long as I do not do anything for it in return, while other students have a much tougher time of it, particularly in this period of coronavirus," reads a letter she wrote that was published in a Dutch News site, NOS.
A plan to pay back the money
Young princess also went on to say that she fully intends to pay back the R5.6 million rand which she had already spent while studying. She also made it clear that she will only start using her royal allowance once she incurs high costs during her role as Princess of Orange, reports a YOU article.
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The Duchess of Sussex has been called out for her continual use of her royal title this despite numerous complaints about her life as a member of the royal household. A New York journalist has condemned the actress for constantly speaking badly of royal life while at the same time reaping all its rewards.
It seems many former fans of Meghan and Prince Harry are newly questioning the former royals' motives as they continue to reap the financial rewards of speaking ill about palace life.
According to a previous article by Express UK, journalist Maureen Callahan believes that the pair have wrongly used their royal titles and status to secure lucrative job offers and contracts and some fans agreed.
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