▁the ▁Dutch ▁Royal ▁Family , ▁and ▁the ▁marriage ▁was ▁therefore ▁not ▁attended ▁by ▁its ▁senior ▁members . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁inc idents ▁had ▁become ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Mar gar ita - aff air . ▁In ▁the ▁media ▁Mar gar ita ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁accused ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Royal ▁House ▁and ▁the ▁Dutch ▁secret ▁service ▁of ▁ob struct ing ▁the ▁affairs ▁of ▁Fin cent ives , ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁de ▁Roy ▁van ▁Z uy de w ijn . ▁They ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁their ▁tele phone ▁convers ations ▁had ▁been ▁secret ly ▁tele phone ▁t apped . ▁In ▁so ▁doing ▁they ▁appointed ▁F rit s ▁K emp , ▁Jur ri ën ▁Pen , ▁Peter ▁Nicol ai ▁to ▁defend ▁them ▁against ▁the ▁Dutch ▁state . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁it ▁was ▁alleg edly ▁reported ▁that ▁Princess ▁Mar gar ita ▁of ▁Bour bon - Par ma ▁had ▁refused ▁to ▁pay ▁them . ▁When ▁asked , ▁K emp ▁said ; ▁" When ▁a ▁client ▁asks ▁for ▁assistance , ▁you ▁explore ▁whether ▁it ▁is ▁necessary ▁to ▁do ▁the ▁case ▁pro ▁b ono . ▁The ▁prin cess ▁was ▁living ▁in ▁a ▁French ▁ch ate au , ▁wore ▁expensive ▁j ew el ry , ▁arrived ▁by ▁plane ▁to ▁Amsterdam ▁and ▁stayed ▁in ▁a ▁hotel . ▁So ▁it ▁was ▁safe ▁to ▁assume ▁that ▁the ▁b ills ▁will ▁be ▁und ou bt edly ▁paid ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : D utch ▁law y ers ▁Category : 1