The firstborn child of Belgium’s King Philippe and Queen Mathilde has just been accepted to Harvard University to do a Master’s degree in public policy, according to Vanity Fair. Princess Elisabeth, who turns 23 this October, is currently completing her three-year undergraduate degree in history and politics at Lincoln College, Oxford. So as she prepares to further her education stateside this autumn, what else do we know about this smart queen-in-the-making? Princess Elisabeth’s royal roots and duties {"@context":"https://schema.
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