Queen Maxima of Holland’s younger sister dies at 33 of an apparent suicide…
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Queen Maxima of Holland’s younger sister dies at 33 of an apparent suicide at her apartment in Buenos Aires.
The younger sister of Queen Maxima of Holland has been found hanged at her home in Argentina.
Inés Zorreguieta, 33, was found dead at her apartment in Buenos Aires late on Wednesday night, a spokesman for the Dutch government confirmed.
A spokesman for the Dutch Embassy in Argentina told the authorities ‘assume it was a case of suicide.’
Inés is thought to have suffered from depression and mental health issues.
Her body was removed from her home in the early of hours of Thursday morning and a post-mortem examination will take place.
She worked for the government in Argentina as an official in the Ministry of Social Development.
She was also godmother to Queen Maxima’s 11-year-old daughter Princess Ariane.
Queen Maxima, 47, has cancelled all upcoming engagements and is set to fly to her native Argentina in the coming hours.
She had been due to attend Holland Festival this week, but her appearance has been cancelled, according to Hello! magazine.
She had also been set to accompany her husband, King Willem-Alexander, on their tour of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia next week.
Dutch Prime Minister said the news is ‘intensely sad and heartbreaking.’
‘The sudden passing away of Queen Maxima’s sister comes as a great shock. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Queen and her family,’ he said.
‘I wish them all the strength they need to cope with this horrible loss. I trust that they will be afforded the space and privacy they need.’
It comes after Queen Maxima, her husband and their three children flew to Argentina last year to attend the funeral of her father after his death from cancer at the age of 89.
Inés was the youngest of government minister Jorge Zorreguieta and María del Carmen Cerruti’s children.
She was also godmother to Queen Maxima’s 11-year-old daughter Princess Ariane.
She travelled to Holland for her sister’s wedding in 2002, but their father was not permitted to attend due to his role as Argentina’s Minister of Agriculture during General Jorge Rafael Videla’s brutal dictatorship.
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