PropertyIt’s a party, because Belgium’s Princess Elizabeth is twenty years old today. A perfect opportunity to showcase the most special moments of her life in this unique photo series. From her first photo, a family ski vacation to her debut at Oxford University.
New Baby
“She is a real woman.” The proud Prince Philip presents his daughter to the Belgian people. Princess Mathilde Elizabeth Theresia gave birth to Maria Helena on October 25, 2001 at 9.58 pm.
One year
For her first birthday, Elizabeth got her own stamp.
Two years
On her first day at school, she entered Saint-Jean-Berchmann College in Brussels with a red backpack.
3 years
Elizabeth hugs her newborn brother, Prince Emmanuel.
4 years
On a skiing holiday in Switzerland with her father Philip and her older brother Prince Gabriel.
5 years
An eye tricking eye during a family trip to a nature park in the Ardennes.
6 years
Visit Antwerp Zoo.
7 years
Elizabeth runs among the flowers at the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken.
8 years
Between chickens and rabbits on a farm in West Flanders, this one also makes little princesses happy.
9 years
The pediatric ward at UZ Gent is now called Princess Elisabeth Hospital. At the inauguration, she gave her first official speech in flawless Dutch.
10 years
Three generations of heads of state together in the summer of 2012: Philip (then heir apparent), Elizabeth and King Albert.
11 years
Two girls on Ile-Dieu beach in France.
12 years
“I’ll show you how to do it,” Vincent Company seems to say when the princess attends the Red Devils’ training.
13 years
In the annual photo September 1 at Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege.
14 years
The handshake on National Day in front of the father’s approval: it’s all part of it.
15 years
Palace flower: Elizabeth wears an elegant outfit for a formal portrait.
16 years
The girl becomes a woman – fearlessly defying the stones of Brussels with her bright red heels.
17 years
With trendy sneakers and a lot of nature, Elizabeth packs everyone into UNICEF Kenya’s mission.
18 years
While training at the Royal Military Academy, she proved that she had nothing to fear.
19 years
Since this school year, the Crown Prince has been studying at Oxford University and there she feels like a fish in water.
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