Ten years have passed since Johan Friso’s terrible skiing accident. Bad years are behind the family around Mabel Wisse Smit. how is she today
LONDON – The tragedy has left an indelible mark on the hearts of his family. On February 17, 2012, Prince Johan Friso (44, † 2013) was hit by an avalanche during the annual winter sports holiday in Lech in Austria. Despite being rescued, the prince died as a result of the skiing accident in August at Huis ten Bosch Castle in The Hague. Wife Mabel Wisse Smit (53) and their daughters stayed in London.
How is Friso’s family after ten years that have passed since the accident?*
Although the younger brother of King Willem-Alexanders * (54) was off-piste when the avalanche hit him, the sympathy was immense. The most recent find of a ski * , which is said to have belonged to the son of Princess Beatrix * (84), shows that the royal lives on unforgotten in the hearts of the Dutch. In the uncertainty of the first year after the accident, Mabel Wisse Smit * took responsibility for her daughters and stopped work to have more time for Luana (16) and Zaria (15).
According to “Bunte”, the father who died in the accident had not made a will before his accident, so the court allowed his wife to draw up the will herself in 2013. Prince Johan Friso’s * fortune of six million euros then flowed into a fund that supplied Mabel, who was not a member of the royal family but was allowed to use her husband’s title, and her daughters.
Away from the limelight, the family continued to live in Britain’s capital. The princess did not remain idle as an economist, political scientist and human rights activist. Partly thanks to clever investments by Friso, she became one of the wealthiest Dutch women. She is also one of the 100 Global Leaders For Tomorrow according to Harper’s Bazaar and one of the most influential women in the UK.
During the corona pandemic in 2020, the family also lived in the Netherlands for some time. Because contact with the Dutch royal family * is still close. Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau even bought a house in the Netherlands a few years ago. Since 2018 she has owned a large villa of 245 square meters in Breukeleveen on the Loosdrechtse Plassen. But mother and daughters are mostly to be found in London.
Even if the latest reports point to severe financial losses for the businesswoman * , Mabel Wisse Smit, who has not taken off Friso’s engagement ring for many years, also seems to be positive about the future. “Friso and I both lost our fathers. We certainly talked a lot about death,” she said in a 2018 interview with Linda. There was hope in her words: “Now in my fifties, I dare say I’m in control of my life again.” She looks forward to the years to come.
Whether Mabel has since met new love is unknown. If there is a successor, he has big shoes to fill. *24royal.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
