Dutch princess moved from student housing to palace over security concerns, crime gang threats
Dutch Princess Catharina-Amalia, the future queen of the Netherlands, has moved into a palace in The Hague and "can’t really go outside" in a sharp reversal from her plans to attend college and live like a "regular student." "It has enormous consequences for her life," Queen Maxima said at a news conference Thursday during a state visit to Sweden. "It means that she’s not living in Amsterdam and that she can’t really go outside." The princess has made efforts to try and live a more normal life, such as foregoing her entitled allowance when she turned 18, a sum of roughly $1.9 million per year. "I find that uncomfortable as long as I am not doing a lot in return and other students have it much harder," Amalia wrote in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Rutte of her decision. Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands attends the concert, "Queen Maxima a life full of Music," at theater Carre May 12, 2021, in The Hague, Netherlands. (Patrick van Katwijk/WireImage) Her first day at the University of Amsterdam drew immense public attention.