Greet Hofmans (23 June 1894, Amsterdam – 16 November 1968, Amsterdam) was a faith healer and hand layer. For nine years she was a friend and advisor of Queen Juliana, often residing at Palace Soestdijk. She became the former Dutch queen’s confidante in the 1950s, but was removed from the royal court after an affair that in The Netherlands is often referred to by her name de Greet Hofmans affaire.
Read more about Greet Hofmans: Court Crisis 1948–1956, Beel Commission 1956, Fasseur Study 2008, Literature
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