King Philippe & Queen Mathilde

[Future Crayon]

Philippe is on a working visit to Estonia and met Kersti Kaljulaid, President and part-time starfleet captain

[Lord G¡n]

Hard-working and discreet  Royal Family. And they have to do most of the events, no young royals to support them yet. 

[CyrilSebastian]

Will Princess Elisabeth be able to perform royal duties with King Philippe and Queen Mathilde?

[Kristallinchen]

Will Princess Elisabeth be able to perform royal duties with King Philippe and Queen Mathilde?

Why shouldn't she?

[Future Crayon]

Will Princess Elisabeth be able to perform royal duties with King Philippe and Queen Mathilde?

She has been involved in royal events for several years.

She's attended the Queen Elisabeth music competition for several years







She's named a naval patrol boat



She attended the International Ballet Competition



And she and her siblings regularly attend National Day events




Mathilde and Phil seem to be overseeing a deliberate but steady growth in Elisabeth's public engagements, while still allowing her to have freedom and privacy.

[Rita]

I think if Elisabeth if attends school in Belgium we would see her often with her parents in official duties.

[Future Crayon]

I think if Elisabeth if attends school in Belgium we would see her often with her parents in official duties.

I think sending her to the place in Wales for a couple of years is a good way of building her language, leadership and diplomacy skills in a safe environment, yet still being just a couple of hours from Belgium if she gets homesick or has a piano recital to sit through.Apparently Wax of NL studied there, and Queen Noor and Prince Charles are its patrons. It also pretty much sets her up to go to Oxbridge or Ivy league once she gets to 18. It will be interesting what her education post the age of 18 looks like. University is a given, but will she do military training, too? Take a gap year?

[Future Crayon]

Anyway, back on topic: Phil looking weirdly hot in uniform (especially if you squint a bit...no? Maybe it's just me, then) at a NATO training event in Estonia

[Future Crayon]

Mathilde (in a restrained and fairly flattering trouser suit) marking 20 years of Belgian development agency Enabel

[kpzra]

Mathilde (in a restrained and fairly flattering trouser suit) marking 20 years of Belgian development agency Enabel

Someone send those pics to Vic, that's how you wear a fussier top with a suit jacket.

[Future Crayon]

Mathilde and Phil hosting a dinner for young magistrates



Another decent outfit from Mathilde and I really like her hair, here. It's big but not too helmet-like.

[Kristallinchen]

Mathilde looks really good and content with herself lately.

[Rita]

that's lovely outfit by Mathilde

[Future Crayon]

#JournéedesAnciensCombattants Tribute to the Belgian soldiers who died in humanitarian and peace operations. The date of 7 April was chosen to commemorate the ten Belgian para-commandos killed in 1994 in Rwanda.

It's interesting that two of the smallest and less wealthy royal families (Belgium and Spain) work so much more than the rest of Europe's royals.

[fairy]

I think if Elisabeth if attends school in Belgium we would see her often with her parents in official duties.

I think sending her to the place in Wales for a couple of years is a good way of building her language, leadership and diplomacy skills in a safe environment, yet still being just a couple of hours from Belgium if she gets homesick or has a piano recital to sit through.Apparently Wax of NL studied there, and Queen Noor and Prince Charles are its patrons. It also pretty much sets her up to go to Oxbridge or Ivy league once she gets to 18. It will be interesting what her education post the age of 18 looks like. University is a given, but will she do military training, too? Take a gap year?

Tbf, her decent alone sets her up for any Institution she would like to join. She could attend a tree nursery for primary education and still be found eligible for Harvard, Cambridge or the MIT. Just depends on the contribution the family and  the institution see fit.
And sure she will be doing a charity gap year, it is fashionable today, almost expected in certain social stratas and "gives the world so much back"...