Belgium

Belgium's future queen visits hospital named in her honour

Princess Elisabeth returned to the site of her first-ever royal engagement for a Christmas reception this week. The future queen of the Belgians attended a holiday reception at the Princess Elisabeth Hospital in Ghent, which she officially opened on her first solo royal engagement in September 2011, at the age of nine years old. During her visit, Princess Elisabeth was given a tour of the…
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The discreet tiara of a beloved queen that was worn by an historic heir

Belgium’s future queen wore a tiara once belonging to a beloved great-aunt for Prince Christian’s 18th birthday in Copenhagen last weekend. Walking into the gala dinner arm-in-arm with Princess Amalia of the Netherlands, Princess Elisabeth sported the Wolfers Tiara, which was a wedding present to Queen Fabiola in 1960. [getty src=”1738372269″ width=”440&#8243…
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A Queen for Belgium? New survey shows strong support for heir Elisabeth to take the throne young

Recent polling in Belgium suggests that a majority of people believe that Princess Elisabeth should succeed her father in the next 10 years. A survey commissioned by top Belgian media outlets—including HLN, VTM NEWS, RTL and Le Soir—polled people on their thoughts about the various members of the Belgian Royal Family, and 43% believe that the Duchess of Brabant should succeed King Philippe…
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Princess Elisabeth follows in great-great-grandmother's footsteps on visit to Egypt

A century after her ancestor walked the same routes and stayed in the same hotels, Princess Elisabeth, The Duchess of Brabant, has carried out a working visit to Egypt with her mother. Queen Mathilde and Princess Elisabeth undertook a three-day visit to Egypt to recreate the trip undertaken by Queen Elisabeth in 1923. The Belgian queen consort had a passion for Egypt and helped form the basis…
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