Princess Elisabeth of Belgium
That’s why 2024 will be a crucial year for them
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Princess Elisabeth of Belgium has had an exciting year. The heir to the throne is entering the royal stage more and more often. The coming year also has a lot in store for the Crown Princess.
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, 22, is appearing more and more in the royal spotlight – and for good reason: at some point the eldest daughter of King Philippe, 63, and Queen Mathilde, 50, will ascend the throne. Last year, the Crown Princess traveled to important occasions to represent the royal family. And 2024 will also have a lot in store for the Duchess of Brabant.
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium takes part in royal events
In March of this year, Elisabeth went on a historic trip to Egypt with her mother Mathilde. There the Belgian Crown Princess gave her first interview in which, among other things, she paid tribute to her great-great-grandmother, Queen Elisabeth, †89, who died in 1965 He traveled to Egypt 100 years ago and was able to be there when the legendary burial chamber of the Egyptian King Tutankhamun was opened. Princess Elisabeth also represented her family at three other important events this year: the reception in Great Britain on the occasion of the coronation of King Charles75, in May, at the wedding of Prince Hussein, 29, and Rajwa Al-Saif, 29, in Jordan in June and at Prince Christian’s 18th birthday banquet in Denmark in October. Since these international appearances – the Belgian daily newspaper “Het Laatste Nieuws” is certain – Princess Elisabeth has now also become the focus of the foreign media.
The heir to the throne will graduate in 2024
2024 will be a crucial year for Princess Elisabeth: in May, the heir to the Belgian throne, who has been studying history and politics at Lincoln College at the elite Oxford University since 2021, expected to complete their bachelor’s degree. It is not yet clear what will happen next for her. However, sources at the court believe she is pursuing a master’s degree, which she will also likely complete abroad. This means she has the opportunity to lead a carefree life away from royal obligations for a little longer. In doing so, she would be following in her father’s footsteps: King Philippe also once studied first at Oxford and then at Stanford University in the USA.
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The Belgians trust their future queen
Only after her studies will Elisabeth be an “active crown princess” and “permanently in the spotlight,” according to “Dana Press.” In addition to having your own office and your own agenda, this also included involvement in your own foundation and an appanage. According to surveys, the Belgians already have a lot of trust in their future queen – ideal conditions for a change of throne in due course.
Source used: Dana Press, hln.be