Queen Maxima’s younger sister Ines died of apparent suicide.

[Athena]

^ Oh dear - those pictures are heart-rending.
That poor family.

[Rita]

those are really sad pix
the one of Alexia especially bring tears to my eyes.

[cordtx]

Yeah. It must suck to have pics taken of you at such a time.

[Principessa]

Yeah. It must suck to have pics taken of y7ou at such a time.

That was one of the reasons I hesitated to post these pictures. At 1st I only posted a link to them

[fairy]

Why the "civilized" western world experiences such an increase in mental health issues is still something that perplexes us. We have everything that each and every other generation of humans would have put on their top 20 wishlist of paradise items.
We have better shelter, we have better and more plentiful food than ever, we have access to health care that has not only bumped up our life expectancy, but also improved our well-being. We are fairly safe, there is very little risk of being eaten by a bear, falling prey pilfering attack, and the risk of ending up homeless and starving is mild. Our work load is though sometime hectic, not bone crushing and though some occupation carry an immediate responsibility to humans, in most cases a failure or mistake won't mean the end of the world or your tribe.

Is that the reason? We have learnt that allergies soared when we went overboard with killing germs, our immune system turned inward, when the outside threat was limited or undermining the system- is this what's happening here too?

Is our anxiety turning inward due to a lack of outside threats? Or rather are we humans not yet able to deal with this new sort of stress? This inside stress, that comes out of being "Bored" or "burned" out? I mean, seriously how many people in war times had anxiety? And frankly, if ever there was a time to panic, that should have been it. But the attacks came later.

Adding to this, the social media with the "shiny happy people" and the virtue signaling, the perfection makes us believe we are failures for not feeling like doing pastoral dances all the time.

Experts on depression agree, that among other things three remedies stand out in the fight against depression and as modern western humans we tend to neglect each of  them enormously:

direct and face to face contact with people
We text, whatsapp and Facebook, we might also spend an hour on the phone with a friend, but until a few years ago, people went out to bars and community centers, went dancing, you'd see people sitting on their porches gossiping with neighbours, there indeed was your neighbourhood bar "where everybody knows your name" - all almost gone.. Look at our youngsters: the little ones have scheduled playdates, the teenagers (instead of hanging out at a pop. place or someones house) are one with their phone..
Exercise
yeap, some of us are almost militant with their work out, but most people move less than a table, we use cars, elevators, escalators, we have everything delivered and spend our time sitting at desks or on couches.
Nutrition
While we all pretend to adhere to the new trends on eating, mostly we do that in order to stay attractive and thin, we eat far to much junk (and I include a lot more into junk than just the classic junk food of the fast food chains) we also like to eat on the run, and our digestion is something we won't think about until it simply refuses to work properly.
Add to this the new epidemic of suicide, that almost seems to be "in" and we have a major problem on our hands, that will only get terrifyingly worse before we might be able to find solutions.

[Lady Alice]

While the loss of Ines is terribly sad, and the fact that Maxima's position puts this incident on the world stage, the fact that the girls attended this is a good thing. It makes the girls aware, shows that Wax-Max aren't hiding the harsh realities of life from them, and are also allowing them to grieve normally.

I have always liked them as a couple, but I continue to like them as parents more and more.

[cordtx]

While the loss of Ines is terribly sad, and the fact that Maxima's position puts this incident on the world stage, the fact that the girls attended this is a good thing. It makes the girls aware, shows that Wax-Max aren't hiding the harsh realities of life from them, and are also allowing them to grieve normally.

I have always liked them as a couple, but I continue to like them as parents more and more.

Agree, and Principessa, I wasn't criticising your pics at all. I hope you know that.

[Principessa]

While the loss of Ines is terribly sad, and the fact that Maxima's position puts this incident on the world stage, the fact that the girls attended this is a good thing. It makes the girls aware, shows that Wax-Max aren't hiding the harsh realities of life from them, and are also allowing them to grieve normally.

I have always liked them as a couple, but I continue to like them as parents more and more.

Agree, and Principessa, I wasn't criticising your pics at all. I hope you know that.

I know, it was mainly my won conciousnes

[Coya]

Good that both Max and Wax are on their way to Argentina, Max needs all the love and support she can get st this tragic time. From what I have read, Ines studied at the university of Belgrano, probably some private university named after one of Buenos Aires’s neighborhoods.

That is more likely than Belgrade, Belgrano is in Argentina (in Buenos Aires actually) and I suppose the Telegraaf either mixed sth up or made a typo...

Is Belgrano, a private university founded in 1964 in Buenos Aires.

[KatyMc]

Yeah. It must suck to have pics taken of y7ou at such a time.

That was one of the reasons I hesitated to post these pictures. At 1st I only posted a link to them

I wouldn’t worry, over on a certain Spanish language forum, there are over 1500 posts and not all are respectful. At least we are not dissecting every last bit of Inés and her family’s life. Or comparing Máxima to Queen Letiza. I don’t think Max is a favourite.

[cordtx]

I'm not sure how anyone couldn't like Max??
But to each their own and the girls are obviously going to be sad about their Tia.
I'm just surprised any Spanish forum is taking up got Leti 

[KatyMc]

I'm not sure how anyone couldn't like Max??
But to each their own and the girls are obviously going to be sad about their Tia.
I'm just surprised any Spanish forum is taking up got Leti 

I know! I am only a recent Máxima fan and while she does have some dodgy fashion choices, she just seems such a joyful presence and theres nothing wrong with that in this world. 

[Nuno]

Horrible news  poor Max

[Zazoo]

Poor max and her family I can’t imagine what they are going through.
We want to see their  happiness,weddings christenings etc ,and they share with us these moments and because of that some people believe that naturally they also have to share the sadness and pain, imo is so wrong how the media put the pain of a family , how the dehumanizing them,on front Pages on public consumption for clicks and money, we really are becoming animals !
Ps nothing wrong about what you posted or said  just an observation

[lellobeetle]

Poor Alexia looks so heartbroken. That just guts me.