Dutch study reveals royal family's profits from colonialism and slavery
Most outlets led with the finding that the Dutch royal family profited from colonialism and slavery, as revealed by a study commissioned by King Willem-Alexander. Arab News Pakistan focused on the study's revelation and its source, while Business Recorder added context about the king's personal reaction and the study's explicit conclusions, noting the five-century timeframe in passing.
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Dutch study says royal family made huge profits from colonialism
THE HAGUE: King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands said Friday he was personally affected by the “explicit” conclusions of a study that said the royal family reaped huge profits from colonialism and slavery. The five volume Leiden University study, that Willem-Alexander commissioned in 2022, concluded that for hundreds of years the ruling Orange family treated colonialism as a legitimate boon ...
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Dutch study says royal family made huge profits from colonialism
A study from Leiden University, commissioned by King Willem-Alexander, revealed that the Dutch royal family profited significantly from colonialism and slavery over several centuries.
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