Thousands of people bring Dutch model Lotte van der Zee (20) final salute

Thousands of people brought in today, a last greeting to Lotte Van der Zee in the Grote Kerk in the Dutch city of Enschede. The 20-year-old Dutch model died last week suddenly. After the public memorial ceremony is the model in a closed circle cremated.

The parents of Lotte van der Zee bring their daughter today to her final resting place. It is an emotional day for Bert and Eugeniek, but nevertheless, they are for the ‘great goodbye’. “It is a tribute to Lotte, as she stood and everyone the happiness granted," said Bert at the public farewell for the camera of the ANP. “We have decided to do so because we have a lot of grief experienced by people from its environment. Also people who don't know, but what its means, we give the opportunity to say goodbye to take her.’

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up To 13.30 hours could interested parties to say goodbye to Lotte. For the Large Church was the flow of thousands of visitors, according to the newspaper Tubantia via barriers to led. Some interested parties had an hour and a half waiting for them in the church could. In the church were trays nacho's handed out, because Lotte, who liked it so much. Also, the visitors had a bag of sunflower seeds, to the ‘radiant’ Lotte to commemorate. The coffin of Lotte was surrounded with flowers and personal items and photos. So there was the sash that she got when she two years ago was crowned Miss Teenage Universe, and there was a helmet that she wore as keepster in her field hockey team.

“That gives so much heat, you're doing so well," said Eugeniek about the many statements of support that she and her husband received. “People feel so with you and want none of all She is miss, not even we. But the people remember her as sweet and spontaneous. That's great that your girl is so down turn that everyone is good about her speak and love her. That we find incredibly hot.”

Good cry

The interest helps Lotte's parents are also in the grieving process. “They advised us one hour per day to visite, that grip us by the throat," said Bert. “We want the people around us. That is our way of grieving. Our afpraten, memories, good cry with each other. That has us very well done. I think Lotte also of us; people around you, know what in the world happening around you. Where are the people? You can help, can they help us? That we mourn. With silent in a corner, sit down, handle you too.”

Cause of death

Bert and Eugeniek hope in the coming weeks, more clarity about why their daughter is dead. Lotte was during a skiing holiday in Austria to a sudden cardiac arrest. She was in critical condition and transferred to a hospital in Munich, where she died. Justice in Germany is doing research into the circumstances of her death. “The fact that justice just is taken for examination is a mere formality. Nothing to search for, or you worry", said Bert. “I have the day before yesterday the whole morning with them talking. It is the exclusion of things that have happened where they are not should be looking. And not more than that.”