Belgium

A future queen turns 22 as she steps further into her role

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25th October 2023
Belgium’s future queen is marking her 22nd birthday in a year where she’s stepped further into her role on an international stage.To mark her 22nd birthday, the Royal Palace has released two new photographs of Elisabeth.They were taken by palace photographer Bas Bogaerts in the Palace of Laeken in Brussels.Royal Palace/Bas BogaertsRoyal Palace/Bas…
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Moment of history as future queen takes an important oath

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27th September 2023
Princess Elisabeth took her oath as an officer on Tuesday evening, following in the footsteps of future Belgian monarchs before her.The Belgian Royal Palace shared photographs of the future queen taking her oath as an officer in front of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde…
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Belgium's Princess Elisabeth set to conclude military training

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30th July 2023
Belgium’s Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, is set to conclude her military training at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels.The Belgian heir to the throne will take her officer oath, alongside her classmates, in the autumn.Elisabeth completed her summer training and her Social and Military Sciences courses, which she began in September 2020.Photo: The Royal Military…
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Princess Elisabeth to undergo summer training with the military

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19th May 2023
Princess Elisabeth will spend part of her summer at a military camp, the Belgian Royal Palace announced earlier this week.The future queen, currently studying at Oxford in the United Kingdom, will take part in a military training camp after learning to use a new version of the Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle at a training weekend in March.The Belgian Royal Palace announced…
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Egyptian visit planned for the Belgian royals

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25th January 2023
Egypt will welcome a royal visit in March when Queen Mathilde of the Belgians and her daughter, Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, visit the country for three days.The Queen and Duchess of Brabant will be in Egypt from 14-16 March.The visit will centre around the late Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians, who once visited Egypt. The royals will visit many locations the heir that the heir…
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