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"He hardly spoke another word ..."
His father's sad eyes sometimes haunted him to sleep.
Willem-Alexande r (47) had always been close to Prince Claus (+ 76). And probably everyone in the palace "Huisten Bosch" feared that the current king of the Netherlands could have inherited the tendency to depression from his father.
But only now was it known how great this danger really was. NEUE POST learned the whole drama from a former noble lady-in-waiting (name of the editors): "Willem-Alexander was already at the spiritual abyss - who knows how it would have ended if his wife had not stood by him really saved his life. "
There were particularly dramatic scenes in the palace when Prince Claus died in October 2002.
The lady-in-waiting: "Willem-Alexander wore off, barely said a word, only half a year before he had married Maxima (43), many wives would be desperate for this situation, but not Maxima, she considered it a challenge every day that he can stand this difficult crisis with him and that he can always be sure of her love. "
Maxima consulted with experts - psychologists and pastors. She learned how important it is now to take responsibility for her husband, to make decisions, to support him with her strength. It was not just depression. Early on, Willem-Alexander was jokingly called "PrinsPilsje" by his compatriots because he liked to drink beer - often more than he did well.
The lady-in-waiting: "After the wedding, Maxima had put her husband on a diet, Schnitzel and beer had been canceled for the time being, but that was only half the story, it was all about alcohol, which was gaining more and more power over Willem- Alexander had won. " In addition, the energetic Argentinian prescribed her husband a lot of movement. She knew that would clear her head and help his soul to get well. Not overnight - very gradually Willem-Alexander regained his inner balance. And when Maxima also gave him the three sweet daughters Amalia (11), Alexia (9) and Ariane (7), the fight was finally won.
"Thanks to his family, Willem has learned again how beautiful and valuable life is, " says the longtime maid of honor. He still carries the memories of his beloved father in his heart - but not with that melancholy that weighed so much on his soul ...
