Rutte announced Monday that his mother, Mieke Rutte-Dilling, 96, died on May 13. She did not die from Covid-19.
The Prime Minister also paid tribute to him in a press release. "In addition to the great sadness and all the good memories, my family and I also feel a sense of gratitude that we have been allowed to have it with us for so long," he wrote. "We have now said goodbye to her in a family circle and hope to be able to cope with this great loss of peace in the near future."
Rutte's announcement comes after other politicians were confronted with questions about their behavior during the lockout.
The latest scandal that took place took place in the UK, after it was revealed that Dominic Cummings, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's chief political aide, had traveled 260 miles across England at a when the public was asked not to leave their homes.
Rutte's spokesperson told CNN on Tuesday that the Dutch prime minister "had complied with all restrictive measures against coronaviruses and had not visited his mother for more than eight weeks".
"However, the restraint measures leave room to say goodbye to a dying family member in the very last phase. The Prime Minister stayed with his mother on his last night."
The Netherlands imposed restrictions more than two months ago, in mid-March, to prevent the spread of the virus.
On Tuesday, the virus infected more than 45,000 people in the country and killed more than 5,800, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
The Netherlands is slowly easing restrictions, with secondary schools, cafes and restaurants due to reopen in June, according to Reuters.
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