- Inés Zorreguieta was found dead in her apartment on Wednesday night
- A Dutch government spokesman said her death was an apparent suicide
- The 33-year-old is thought to have had depression and mental health issues
The younger sister of Queen Maxima of Holland has been found hanged at her home in Argentina.
Inés Zorreguieta, 33, was found dead at her apartment in Buenos Aires late on Wednesday night, a spokesman for the Dutch government confirmed.
A spokesman for the Dutch Embassy in Argentina told La Nacion that authorities 'assume it was a case of suicide.'
Inés is thought to have suffered from depression and mental health issues.
Queen Maxima of Holland's sister Inés Zorreguieta (pictured in a red hat at Princess Ariane's christening) was found dead in her Buenos Aires home on Wednesday night
Her body was removed from her home in the early of hours of Thursday morning and a post-mortem examination will take place.
She worked for the government in Argentina as an official in the Ministry of Social Development.
She was also godmother to Queen Maxima's 11-year-old daughter Princess Ariane.
Queen Maxima, 47, has cancelled all upcoming engagements and is set to fly to her native Argentina in the coming hours.
Queen Maxima and her sister Inés are seen greeting each other in Buenos Aires in 2016
Inés Zorreguieta, pictured with her late father Jorge Zorreguieta last year, worked for the government in Argentina
She had been due to attend Holland Festival this week, but her appearance has been cancelled, according to Hello! magazine.
She had also been set to accompany her husband, King Willem-Alexander, on their tour of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia next week.
Dutch Prime Minister said the news is 'intensely sad and heartbreaking.'
'The sudden passing away of Queen Maxima's sister comes as a great shock. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Queen and her family,' he said.
Queen Maxima and Inés are pictured as the Dutch royal made a trip to Argentina after their father was hospitalised last year
Queen Maxima (pictured in Amsterdam on Wednesday) has pulled out of all upcoming engagements
'I wish them all the strength they need to cope with this horrible loss. I trust that they will be afforded the space and privacy they need.'
It comes after Queen Maxima, her husband and their three children flew to Argentina last year to attend the funeral of her father after his death from cancer at the age of 89.
Inés was the youngest of government minister Jorge Zorreguieta and María del Carmen Cerruti's children.
She was also godmother to Queen Maxima's 11-year-old daughter Princess Ariane.
Inés travelled to Holland for her sister's wedding in 2002.
However, their father was not permitted to attend due to his role as Argentina's Minister of Agriculture during General Jorge Rafael Videla's brutal dictatorship.
King Willem-Alexander ascended to the throne after his mother's abdication on April 30, 2013 and Queen Maxima became the first Latin American-born queen-consort of Holland.
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