Princess Elisabeth of Belgium Headed Off to College Today
The future Queen will attend school in Wales.
By Kara Thompson
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Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, who is next in line to the throne, set off for boarding school in Wales this week, and the royal family shared posts to both their Instagram and Twitter accounts this morning to mark the bittersweet moment.
In the series of photos you can see Princess Elisabeth sitting on her luggage as she hugs her three siblings, Prince Gabriel, Prince Emmanuel, and Princess Eléonore goodbye outside of the royal palace of Laeken in Brussels. The family's beloved dog, a West Highland Terrier, also made an appearance in a few of the snapshots.
The Duchess of Brabant will be attending United World College of the Atlantic and will take part of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program which she hopes to finish by May 2020. According to the Daily Mail, the eldest daughter of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde passed the entry exams required to attend the private school earlier this year.
The Royal family's website states that prior to her acceptance to UWC Atlantic, the 16-year-old attended a Dutch-speaking school of secondary education in Brussels. Her official biography also notes that she speaks French and English and is also learning German.
Photos from Princess Elisabeth of Belgium's first days of school with her siblings over the last few years.
Although she'll be quite busy now that school is starting, the young royal likes to play tennis, cook, and practice scuba diving in her spare time. The official Belgian monarchy website also shares that she "volunteers to help children with learning difficulties, the elderly, the homeless, and people with a handicap."
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