Crown Princess Amalia of The Netherlands thanks royal fans for their ‘heartwarming’ messages on her 20th birthday

• The royal, who is the heir to the Dutch throne, posted a message on Instagram
• READ MORE: King Willem-Alexander says his daughters ‘read everything’ written about them on social media 

Crown Princess Amalia of The Netherlands has sent her royal fans a heartfelt message after she turned 20 this week.

The Princess of Orange, who is the eldest daughter of Queen Máxima and King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, posted her words on the Dutch royal household’s official Instagram account.

In the message, she thanked her fans for wishing her a happy birthday, in words that were accompanied by a sweet black-and-white photo of her smiling on a boat.

The Princess, who has two younger sisters Alexia and Ariane, celebrated her 20th birthday on Thursday.

Crown Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands has thanked royal fans for their well wishes on her 20th birthday

In the message of thanks, the future Dutch queen said: ‘Many thanks for all the congratulations I received on the occasion of my 20th birthday. All the heartwarming messages made my day even more special.’ 

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima have raised their eldest daughter in private to the best of their abilities when she was growing up, despite the fact she was the heir to the throne.

However, as she reaches adulthood and her role is set to change, she has been stepping into the limelight a little more.

Earlier this year, the Dutch monarch appeared on a podcast where he revealed he does not shield his three daughters from the ‘reality’ of their lives in the public eye.

In an interview on the Through the eyes of the King podcast, reported by the NL Times, he said: ‘They are not blind and deaf, they see everything on social media, they read everything, they hear everything. We don’t cut them off from anything. And they talk about it.’

The heir to the Danish throne, who is the eldest of three daughters, celebrated her 20th birthday on Thursday

‘It affects them,’ he added, saying that he has also had to learn to deal with negative comments on social media during his time in the public eye.

The monarch explained that he encourages his daughters not to see social media criticism as a personal attack, saying that for children growing up, it was ‘very annoying’ to see the criticism posted online.

‘Kids don’t have a filter in that regard, but it’s reality, and they have to learn to deal with that.’

He said it is important to teach his children not to take things personally as, for the most part, he believes online trolling is not personal.

Elsewhere, Willem-Alexander told the podcast that he hopes his eldest daughter can enjoy spending time on herself and with her family before she becomes a monarch in the ‘distant future’.

He said he wished the heir apparent a long time to prepare for the role so she can start a family or do whatever she pleases.

Then he revealed he will sit down with his daughter to decide together when she will ascend the throne, but added it was a decision to be made ‘between Amalia and me’.

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