Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau
Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau (
Mabel Martine Wisse Smit; born
Mabel Martine Los, 11 August 1968), more commonly known as
Mabel van Oranje, is a Dutch humanitarian and 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.
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