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The Queen of the Netherlands delivered a tearful statement about her 33-year-old sister Ines Zorreguieta, who was found dead in her apartment earlier this month.
She was speaking at her first official appearance at the UMC Groningen Proton Therapy Centre after pulled out of a string of engagements to fly home to Argentina.
Visibly emotional, Queen Maxima said: “I’m so pleased to be back at work at this centre, which helps so many people suffering from cancer.
“People who are ill, but who haven’t lost hope to recover.
“My sweet and talented younger sister Ines was also ill. She was unable to find happiness and sadly couldn’t get better.
“Our only consolation is to think that she has finally found peace.”
Queen Maxima said she was left “shocked and sad” following the death of her younger sister, who was found found dead at her apartment in Argentina earlier this month.
Ms Zorreguieta, godmother to Queen Maxima’s 11-year-old daughter Princess Ariane, is believed to have suffered from depression.
She was briefly admitted to a psychiatric ward, according to royal central.
Queen Maxima’s husband King Willem-Alexander is currently on a state visit to Baltic countries, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia alone after his wife cancelled a string of engagements to fly home to her native Argentina.
And with his wife not far from his mind, the dutch king told how he doesn’t want her to “fall into a black hole” following Ines’ death.
He said: “Of course, it’s a shame when your buddy isn’t here but she has good reason not be here.
“I am constantly in touch with her and with the children as well, because they were are home alone.
“They have support, of course, but I wanted to be sure that they wouldn’t fall into a black hole after visiting Buenos Aires.”
And he also paid tribute to Ms Zorreguieta, telling NOS: “The death has been a big shock to us and has very much taken us in.
“Ines was unique and deeply dear to us, so the grief is great.”
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