However, in 1947, while the country was still recovering from World War II, the revolt in the oil-rich Dutch East Indies saw sharp criticism of the Queen by the Dutch economic elite.
Porén, en 1947, namentres o país seguía a se recuperar dos danos sufridos durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, as revoltas nas colonias neerlandesas do Sueste Asiático provocaron duras críticas contra a raíña e a elite económica.