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Princess Laurentien appears in Kruidvat leaflet and reads with pupils

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Princess Laurentien was featured in a Kruidvat advertising leaflet promoting children’s books. She later read with a group of primary school pupils at a Kruidvat branch in The Hague, where they took part in a theatrical reading and each child played a role in the story. The leaflet prompted criticism, after which Laurentien spoke to RTL Boulevard. She stressed the importance of discussing matters on the basis of facts and also had a personal message for presenter Jeroen Snel; its content was not given.

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Princess Laurentien’s appearances at informal events

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Princess Laurentien, 60, traditionally carries out royal duties such as cutting ribbons, attending charitable events and making formal contributions. She has recently increasingly appeared at more informal gatherings, including Olcay’s wedding and Trijntje Oosterhuis’s book launch, suggesting that she may be taking a different path.

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Estelle Cruijff on the aftermath of robbery

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Estelle Cruijff said she still experiences daily consequences from a robbery and assault near her home in 2018. Nearly eight years later, she said the effects have not completely disappeared and that she is still dropped off at her door.

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Celebrity developments discussed on Strict Private

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The Strict Private podcast discussed Emile Ratelband’s prolonged absence from the public eye and why it was considered worrying. The episode also covered Gordon appearing on the cover of Men’s Health, Olcay Gulsen speaking out after a violent robbery, and an upcoming biography of Frans Duijts, in which he reportedly discusses a misstep. A later episode focused on the dispute between Youp van ’t Hek and Gordon and Renze’s apparent plans to discuss it on his talk show. It also addressed anger from Pierre, André Rieu’s usually cheerful son, and whether André Hazes Jr.’s son would follow in his footsteps.