Amalia says she pictured her first year of study a bit differently. She is grateful for all the support, also from the University who thinks along with her situation. She is also happy with her results. The King praied her grades as well. She will continue the 2nd year in Amsterdam.
She was asked if the threats make it more difficult for her to embrace her future. Amalia said she never thought of it like that. She just takes it day by day. Alexia intervened and says how proud she is of her sister.
Alexia joined her elder sister and parents behind the microphones and chatted with the press. The princess will not start her studies just yet but she will do a gap year. She says she has a lot of plans but nothing is planned yet. The Queen clarified: getting a lot of experiences. A combination of work and getting idea of what she wants to do in the future. Alexia said she had two very eventful years [in Wales] and that it would be good for her to 'return to myself'.
A journalist asked about the jokes at home of the King. Alexia: he laughs the loudest at his own jokes. Amalia: once in a while we laugh along. No, I can assure you that there is a lot of humor in our household and we can all laugh enormously about and with each other. Alexia: my parents of course are usually very busy. But during a day we often find small moments to laugh with each other.
Question to Pss Alexia, if she finds it difficult that she is limited oin the use of social media: I don't feel that I am limited at all. I use social media mostly to stay in tocuh with people, my friends. But not much more. Of course I made a few tiktok clips which were leaked when I was 14 years old. But social media I now use to stay in touch.
How do you feel when images of you are leaked by others? Alexia: I will never know who sends what around. And I don't think it is useful to try to figure that out. It is up to me to be more aware about what I post.... Amalia: 'And who you allow in'... Alexia: Who I let in, and when I post something I need to understand: what will happen when it does become public? It has actually been an enormous lesson.
Amalia adds: I also spoke about it with Claudia de Breij in my [18th birthday] book, that social media has had a big impact on my life, and often not in a positive way. But I think that when you grown you learn how to handle it better. You also learn how not to read it, how not to take it personally. Alexia add: not only for us, but for many people it is good not to take things to personally that are said on social media. It is so easy to say something nasty behind a screen. But as long as you know who you are [...] it matters little what is said on social media.
From the video it appears to me that Amalia is measured and thoughtful in what she says or especially how she says it. She does seem more relaxed in front of the camera than a while ago. Alexia seems more intinuative. Lovely to have the two daughters joining in and they handled the questions and themselves well, which at that age must be difficult. One pet peeve of mine: sun glasses when talking to somebody, as the Queen and the PoO are wearing.
