Editing Prince Claus of the Netherlands (section)

===Activities===
As a husband of the heir, Claus was a member of the National Advisory Council for Development Cooperation and its Bureau, and was a chair of the National Committee for Development Strategy 1970‑1980 and the Netherlands Development Organization. He also worked as special advisor to the Minister for Development Cooperation. He held these positions until 1980.<ref name="royalhouse2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.royal-house.nl/members-royal-house/in-memoriam/prince-claus/work-until-1980|title=Prince Claus's Work until 1980|website=Dutch Royal House Official Website|date=20 January 2015 |access-date=7 July 2020}}</ref>

On 30 April 1980, Claus' mother-in-law, Queen Juliana, abdicated in favour of Princess Beatrix, who became Queen of the Netherlands.<ref name="royalhouse3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.royal-house.nl/members-royal-house/in-memoriam/prince-claus/prince-claus-and-queen-beatrix|title=Prince Claus and Queen Beatrix|website=Dutch Royal House Official Website|date=20 January 2015 |access-date=7 July 2020}}</ref> After the investiture, the couple visited the [[Netherlands Antilles]] and [[Aruba]].<ref name="royalhouse3"/> As a prince consort, Prince Claus frequently visited public organisations, commercial and industrial enterprises, and companies in the agriculture and fisheries sector.<ref name="royalhouse3"/>

In 1984, Claus became the Inspector General for Development Cooperation, member of the Board of Directors of De Nederlandsche Bank N.V. (until 1998), member of the Board of Directors of Royal PTT Nederland, and Chair of the Transport and Public Works Platform.<ref name="royalhouse"/>

Claus was an honorary chair of the National Coordinating Committee for the Protection of Monuments and Historic Buildings and the King William I Foundation. He was also a patron of the Concertgebouw Orchestra and Scouting Netherlands.<ref name="royalhouse">{{Cite web|url=https://www.royal-house.nl/members-royal-house/in-memoriam/prince-claus/public-appointments|title=Prince Claus's Public appointments|website=Dutch Royal House Official Website|date=20 January 2015 |access-date=7 July 2020}}</ref>

On Claus' seventieth birthday, the Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development was established on the initiative of the Dutch government. The fund focused on enhancing understanding of cultures and promoting interaction between culture and development.<ref name="royalhouse"/>