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The Duchess of Brabant to attend military academy

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20th May 2020
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, known as the Duchess of Brabant as the heir to the Belgian throne, will graduate from the UWC Atlantic College in Wales. The Belgian Royal House has announced that the heir to the throne will start the next phase of her education at the Royal Military Academy.On 31 August 2020, Princess Elisabeth will start with a four-week initiation camp before continuing with…
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Princess Claire of Belgium “seriously ill with lingering illness”

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9th May 2020
Prince Laurent of Belgium has revealed that it was his wife, Princess Claire, who had had been diagnosed with the Coronavirus after initially refusing to confirm the news. He only said that someone in his family had started to feel tired and was subsequently tested for the virus.In a later interview, he has now confirmed that Princess Claire was diagnosed and that the main concern had been…
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Who is Princess Laetitia Maria of Belgium?

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23rd April 2020
Laetitia Maria Nora Anna Joachim Zita was born on 23 April 2003 at the Clinique Saint Jean in Brussels. She weighed 3.820 grammes and measured 52 cm. Upon her birth, she received the titles of Princess of Belgium and Archduchess of Austria-Este. She is the fifth child of Princess Astrid of Belgium, sister of King Philippe of Belgium, and Prince Lorenz of Belgium.The birth of Princess Laetitia…
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Philippe at 60: The King of the Belgians

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17th April 2020
As King Philippe celebrates his 60th birthday, let’s look back at another important day in his life: 21 July 2013, the day he became King of the Belgians.Prince Philippe was born 15 April 1960, the eldest son of Prince Albert and Princess Paola in the reign of his…
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Who is Princess Eléonore of Belgium?

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16th April 2020
Her Royal Highness Princess Eléonore Fabiola Victoria Anne Marie of Belgium was born on 16 April 2008 at the Erasmus Hospital in Anderlecht. She weighed 3.210 kg and measured 50 cm. She was born as the fourth child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde. Eléonore has one…
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Philippe at 60: the proud papa

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15th April 2020
As King Philippe celebrates his 60th birthday this month, we are taking a look back at his life in a series of articles. Here we take a look at the King’s proud moments as a father.The birth of his first child, Princess Elisabeth[getty src=”991313734″ width=”390″ height=”594″]The proud papa takes a photo of his firstborn[getty…
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