Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau
| Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau | |
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Princess Mabel in 2015 | |
| Born | Mabel Martine Los 11 August 1968 Pijnacker, Netherlands |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Countess Luana Countess Zaria |
| Father | Hendrik Cornelis Los |
| Mother | Florence Malde Gijsberdina Kooman |
| Dutch royal family |
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| * Member of the Dutch royal house |
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.