Uhe atmosphere of vibrant pride and deep family intimacy enveloped the campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where the princess Elizabeth of Belgium ha celebrated the end of his academic career at Harvard University. The twenty-four-year-old heir to the throne and Duchess of Brabant received the prestigious Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School during the official ceremonies held between Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th May. In the front row, visibly moved, were the parents King Philippe and Queen Mathilde they followed every moment of the proclamation, visibly proud of the goal achieved by their daughter.
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium’s graduation look
For the start of the celebrations on campus, the future sovereign chose a fresh and measured elegance, suitable for a sunny spring day, showing off a sleeveless midi dress characterized by a refined graphic print in shades of white and redcombined with a natural and radiant hairstyle. Subsequently, the princess donned the traditional cap and academic gown to join her fellow students.
The happiness of Philip and Mathilde of Belgium
It was precisely at this moment that the rigid court protocol gave way to spontaneity: King Philip took out his smartphone to take a photo of his wife and daughtergiving those present the sweetest and most human portrait of the day. A normality experienced with pride by Elisabetta, who in recent months had firmly refused any preferential diplomatic lane when a complex bureaucratic issue linked to American entry visas had temporarily put at risk his last year of graduate school.
Elizabeth of Belgium, a future on the throne
This prestigious educational success crowns an excellent international education, already begun with the three-year degree at Oxford, and prepares the Duchess of Brabant for a historic destiny: in fact, she will the first reigning queen in the history of Belgium. Although the Belgian Crown boasts a consolidated tradition of early handoversKing Philip recently extinguished all rumors about his imminent abdication, defining his role with a very precise reflection: «A king takes a step back, but does not retire».
King Philippe takes a photo of his daughter Elisabeth of Belgium and Queen Mathilde after their graduation ceremony at Harvard. (Photo by BENOIT DOPPAGNE / BELGA MAG / Belgian / AFP via Getty Images)
How will you celebrate graduation? On a sailing boat
The sovereign’s objective is in fact to protect his daughter’s serenity, guaranteeing her the time necessary to travel and explore the world before taking on official state commitments. A freedom that Elisabetta will inaugurate very soon through an expected sabbatical yearwhose first big challenge it will be an adventurous crossing of the Atlantic Ocean on a sailing boata month of sailing from the Canary Islands to the Caribbean to measure herself before dedicating herself entirely to the stability of her country.
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