Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands

Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands (born Petra Laurentien Brinkhorst, 25 May 1966) is the wife of Prince Constantijn and sister-in-law of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands.

Early Life

Petra Laurentien Brinkhorst was born in Leiden, Netherlands on 25 May 1966, the daughter of the former Dutch minister of Economic Affairs, Laurens Jan Brinkhorst and Jantien Brinkhorst-Henringa. She has one brother. She is known by her middle name, Laurentien, a portmanteau of her parents' given names.

Princess Laurentien started primary school in Groningen. Her family then moved to The Hague, where she completed her primary education. She attended her secondary education in The Hague, of which four years at the Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet and one year at the Eerste Vrijzinnige Christelijk Lyceum, and later in Kita, Tokyo at the Lycee Francais International de Tokyo, where she obtained her Baccalaureate diploma in 1984. Her father was working in Japan at the time, being the Ambassador of the European Union to Japan between 1982 and 1987.

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