Laurentien’s failed mission to improve youth care: ‘She stuck her head in a hornet’s nest’

In addition to her recovery work for the benefit parents, Princess Laurentien had another great ambition: she thought she could solve the problems in youth care. Injured parents, children and youth care workers hoped that the royal aura would smooth over the crisis file with a definitive report. But emotions got so out of control that security guards had to be hired. And that report is not forthcoming. Read in this reconstruction how the princess took on that other job. “She didn’t know what she was getting into.”

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