Dutch crown princess could marry woman and be queen, says Prime Minister Mark Rutte

"The government believes that the heir can also marry a person of the same sex," Rutte wrote in a letter to parliament.

Amsterdam: In the country that first legalised gay marriage, the Dutch crown princess has the right to marry a person of any gender without giving up her right to the throne, the prime minister said on Tuesday (October 12, 2021).

Crown Princess Catharina-Amalia, 17, has not made any comments on the matter, and little is known of her personal life. The question arose after recently published books argued that the country`s rules exclude the possibility of a same-sex royal couple.

But Prime Minister Mark Rutte said times have changed since one of his predecessors last addressed the issue in the year 2000.