Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau

Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau
Princess Mabel in 2015
BornMabel Martine Los
(1968-08-11) 11 August 1968 (age 55)
Pijnacker, Netherlands
Spouse
(m. 2004; died 2013)
IssueCountess Luana
Countess Zaria
FatherHendrik Cornelis Los
MotherFlorence Malde Gijsberdina Kooman

Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau (Mabel Martine Wisse Smit; born Mabel Martine Los, 11 August 1968), more commonly known as Mabel van Oranje,[1][2] is the widow of Prince Friso and sister-in-law of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. She spends her time in human rights activities such as co-founding War Child Netherlands, the European Council on Foreign Relations, and Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage.

She served as the first Chief Executive Officer of The Elders, a grouping founded by Nelson Mandela and chaired by Kofi Annan.

In 2005, the World Economic Forum recognised her as a Young Global Leader. Van Oranje is an advisor to several non-profits, including the Coalition for the International Criminal Court, the Malala Fund, Crisis Action and the Open Society Foundations.[3]

  1. ^ Chair of the Board of Trustees: Mabel van Oranje, GirlsNotBrides.org. Accessed 4 November 2022.
  2. ^ Advisory Council, theElders.org. Accessed 4 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Mabel vn Oranje chairperson". Girls Not Brides. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

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