Dutch princesses ‘targeted in Nazi axe plot’

A suspected far-Right extremist is in custody for plotting to kill two Dutch princesses, including the future Queen of the Netherlands.

Prosecutors believe the unnamed 33-year-old was targeting Princess Catharina-Amalia, 22, the heir apparent to the Dutch throne, and her sister Princess Alexia, 20, the second in line.

The suspect was allegedly found with two axes with the words “Alexia”, “Mossad”, which is Israel’s intelligence agency, and the Nazi salute “Sieg Heil” engraved on them.

He was also reported to have a handwritten note with the words “Amalia”, “Alexia” and “bloodbath” written on it when he was arrested in The Hague in February, Dutch authorities revealed.

The suspect faces a preliminary court hearing on Monday morning before a later court date in The Hague.