He also experienced the Second World War.Īs was later the case with his son Philippe, King Albert has participated in hundreds of economic missions. Born in 1934, King Albert lost his mother, Queen Astrid, when he was only 1 year old. Eléonore participates in sports with her parents, her brothers and her sister: cycling, swimming and skiing. Very creative, she plays the violin and loves to draw. Princess Eléonore is the youngest, she was born on the 16th of April 2008. And he enjoys cycling, swimming and skiing. Emmanuel plays music, especially the flute. Prince Emmanuel, born on the 4th of October 2005, loves nature. His other activities include football, cycling, tennis, swimming, skiing and sailing. Passionate about sport, he plays hockey in a club since he was six years old. Prince Gabriel was born on the 20th of August 2003. When she succeeds her father King Philippe, Princess Elisabeth will be the first woman to become Head of State in Belgium. Princess Elisabeth, who is the eldest of four children of King Philippe, is therefore the heiress of the Belgian monarchy. The Constitution was changed in 1991: Princesses can now also ascend the throne and become Queen. In the past, only boys could become Kings. On the 6th of May 2015, the Princess baptised Pollux, the new patrol boat of the Belgian Navy. On the 18th of October 2014, Princess Elisabeth gave her first speech, in Dutch, French and German, to commemorate the First World War. Princess Elisabeth inaugurated the new "Princess Elisabeth Hospital for Children" at Ghent University Hospital. She must already learn all about her future job and therefore participated in her first official ceremony on the 7th of September 2011. Since the 21st of July 2013, she carries the title of Duchess of Brabant. Crown Princess Elisabeth is the heir to the throne: one day she will succeed her father and become Queen of the Belgians. The Princess attends a Flemish-language secondary school. Like her brothers and her sister, Elisabeth is sporty: tennis, swimming, skiing and sailing are her favourite sports. She plays the piano and takes dance lessons. The eldest daughter of the King and the Queen likes drawing and spends a lot of time reading. Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, was born on the 25th of October 2001. This association comes to the assistance of people who are vulnerable, more fragile and, in particular, deprived children, who are less fortunate than others. The Princess Mathilde Fund (now Queen Mathilde Fund) was thus created. They asked people who wanted to give them a gift to donate money to charities helping the most vulnerable. When they got married, Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde did not wish to receive gifts. She is very interested in issues related to education and teaching, and is involved in many organizations. Queen Mathilde has also studied psychology. She studied speech therapy (all that is related to the pronunciation of words) and worked in this field before becoming a Princess. She attended schools in Bastogne and Brussels. Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz was born on the 20th of January 1973. King Philippe and Queen Mathilde married in 1999 and have four children: Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, Prince Gabriel, Prince Emmanuel and Princess Eléonore. He then became His Majesty King Philippe of the Belgians. Prince Philippe succeeded his father King Albert on the 21st of July 2013. For example: the Trèfle (Clover) project allows 5 th or 6 th year primary pupils to spend a week in a school in a region where another language is spoken. The purpose of this organisation is to develop closer ties between the different language communities (Flemish, Francophone and German) of our country. The King is also honorary president of the Prince Philippe Fund. This is very important for Belgium: a company that has good customers abroad creates jobs in our country. These trips allow companies to establish business relations with companies from other countries. These trips abroad are an opportunity to promote Belgian companies and Belgium in other countries. Prince Philippe studied politics at the Universities of Oxford (UK) and Stanford (US).īefore becoming King, Prince Philippe headed economic missions around 4 times a year. As King, he is now General of the Belgian army (for air and ground forces).
He was an officer of the army, para-commando and pilot of military aircraft and helicopters. As an adult, the King (who was still a Prince at the time) studied at the Royal Military Academy. He went to a Dutch-language secondary school in Loppem. As a child, he attended a French-language primary school in Brussels. He is the eldest son of King Albert II and Queen Paola.
King Philippe was born on the 15th of April 1960.
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