Elizabeth of Belgium, a princess in camouflage

Camouflage, helmet, backpack and rifle: this is how it appears Elizabeth of Belgium in the latest official images released by the Royal House. Princess, 20 years old, eldest daughter of King Philip and Queen Mathilde, spent the last weekend in a military training campin Leopoldsburg, but it was certainly not a diversion from the daily grind.

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It was, according to Palazzo, a preparatory experience, waiting to participate, next summer, in the annual camp of the Royal Military Academy, together with boys and girls of the same age. It is not the first time that the heir to the throne is seen in uniform.

In fact, the training began last summer, when Elizabeth also took part in her first military parade. To observe her, proud, mom and dad, who are raising the first sovereign sovereign of the country. A revolution that arrived in Belgium only after the abolition of the Salic law in 1991, but in time to allow Lisa, as she is affectionately called in the family, to ascend the throne.

A role for which the young princess has been preparing since she was born, even if only in recent years has she begun to experience first-hand what it really means to be destined for such a burdensome role. Elisabetta sees herself more and more often with her father Filippo, her first guide, on the occasion of official events, and her studies are also focused on the work she will do “when she grows up”.

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After high school, Elizabeth began attendingÉcole Royale Militaire of Brussels, Faculty of Social and Military Sciences, while from autumn 2021 it is one Oxford student. The future queen follows a three-year course in History and Politics; no favoritism, she means her: she entered after an entrance exam, like everyone else.

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The parents, moreover, want for her a study experience that is as normal as possible, the same one already experienced in Wales during the two years of study at UWC Atlantic College, the same one that Leonor di Spagna and Alexia D attend today. ‘Holland. Certain roles, today, must be conquered. Princesses and future queens are fully aware of this.

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