So many people needing help in the world, like the Syrian refugees whose plight Princess Margriet addressed. The plight of the Filipinos caught by the typhoon this week is terrible. This is said to be the biggest storm in human recorded history. Israel has sent hundreds of medical people there and many people trained in search and rescue for the injured and the dead.
Well, she says in her speech that she is unable to attend due to her son's illness, so I suppose that is the reason. But if the meeting would have been in Geneva it would have been easier for her to go there.
Why is Bernhard no member of the royal house anymore since April 30th ?