Dutch princesses targeted in sinister murder plot as suspect found with axes, Nazi message
The future Queen of the Netherlands and her younger sister were the targets of a suspected far-right extremist who hatched a sinister Nazi murder plot against the princesses before authorities foiled the attack.A 33-year-old man will appear in court next week after he was suspected of planning to harm Princess of Orange Catharina-Amalia, 22, and Princess Alexia, 20, in February, according to the Telegraph.Catharina-Amalia, the daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima, is the heir to the throne of the Netherlands, while Alexia is second in line.The suspect was captured in The Hague, where he was carrying two axes engraved with the names “Alexia” and “Mossad,” Israel’s intelligence agency, as well as “Sieg Heil,” the propaganda chant used by Adolf Hitler and his Nazi regime, officials said.Authorities also recovered a handwritten note that had the words “Amalia,” “Alexia,” and “bloodbath” scrawled across the sheet.
The Hague Public Prosecutor’s Office didn’t release any additional information, including the suspect’s name, because of Dutch privacy laws.A motive behind the planned attack and the disturbing writings was not revealed.The royal family, or the House of Orange-Nassau, is historically Protestant.The House of Orange-Nassau, better known as the Dutch Royal family are not Jewish.A procedural hearing is scheduled for the suspect on Monday.The revelations of the February arrest coincided with the royal family, including Amalia and Alexia, celebrating King’s Day with public appearances in the fortified city of Dokkum on April 27.Amalia, the young heir apparent, has been the prime subject of several sinister plots, including a suspected conspiracy by gangs to kidnap her and then-Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
In 2022, authorities had intercepted communications between gang members that messaged the future queen and Rutte, who is serving as the Secretary-General of NATO.Queen Maxima pulled Amalia out of student housing...