Crown Princess Elisabeth of Belgium will study for a two-year master's degree at the incredibly prestigious Harvard University in Boston. Crown Princess Elisabeth will begin a two-year Masters degree in Public Policy from the summer; and the Court announced that this will complete the royal’s education. Crown Princess Elisabeth is currently in her final year at Oxford’s Lincoln College campus, where she’s studying history and politics.
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And smart, and beautiful en always so gorgeously dressed. What a crown princess
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Princess Elisabeth!
ReplyDeleteIn Belgium we are very proud to have such a courageous, intelligent young woman as Crown Princess Elisabeth. CP Elisabeth passed an exam to be allowed at Harvard University. She will receive her bachelor at Oxford's Lincoln College by the end of June, I think. Then I suppose she will take a Summer holiday and after that she will prepare for the States where she will study at Harvard University in Boston.
ReplyDeleteto be fare her background as heir to the throne of Belgium is the reason he was accepted at Harvard, many people with do grades never get accepted. However, it looks good on her wiki page
DeleteAnon 17:49…how do you know she doesn’t have the grades to get into Harvard? She seems to be a very intelligent, well spoken and diligent young woman. To assume she got into Harvard, or any other prestigious college, just on the basis of her being a princess is a bit far-fetched.
DeleteAnon 17.49, I think your comment is somewhat presumptuous. Do you have any evidence that she is not there on merit? As an Oxford graduate, she would have a high probability in success in an application to Harvard for a post grad degree.
DeleteAnon 17.49, US university applications is an holistic process where grades and test scores are not the only components taken into account. They look for bright individuals who will be the right fit for the program.
DeleteFor her application to the MPP program, she has to submit at least 5 different essays and three letters of recommendation from different professors / supervisors. This will determine whether she has the right motivation, capability, and aspiration to be admitted to the program. Harvard reviews thousands of applications per year, they know exactly what they're doing.
Of course we will never see what she put on her application, but one thing we know for sure she is a right fit to follow the rigorous program. Most of the applicants may have more stellar grades than her, but not many can be considered as the right fit.
No problem to get to Harvard when you’re a crown princess. There is no selection for these. Just a blink of the eyes. I am not impressed, sorry.
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Laura, I assume American. We’re not impressed by your attitude either, coming from that side of the pond..it was almost expected.
Delete@Anon 19:18- I am American and I can assure you that not only am I impressed with the young Duchess of Brabant. I am blown away. She is the most dazzling of all the young European Royals imho.
DeleteIn the future please try to avoid sweeping generalizations about other countries. It shows grievous bad manners.
Anon 06.16, with that said..americans are the last to talk about manners.
DeleteBright lady! Doing everything she can do in freedom before ever becoming queen, and very goodlooking as well!
ReplyDeleteAgree with you. She's fortunate in being able to study at Oxford in relative anonymity . She appears to be good looking, intelligent and unassuming. A winning combination
DeleteHer title is Duchess of Brabant, not Crown Princess.
ReplyDeleteYes, she is that but is she not also crown princess?
DeleteBelgian people are calling her Crown princess Elisabeth. In the press and the media she is also called like that or simply Princess Elisabeth. Just like her father king Philippe who was Duke of Brabant but was always called Crown prince or Prince Philippe before he became king.
DeleteIn Belgium the children of the King are called prince/princess. The dutchess title is less used. (not like UK)
DeleteShe can be Duchess of Brabant, but based on the law she is the nations crown princess- whether you like it or not. The same by the way, as in every other monarchy
DeleteWay to go Lisa-the jewel in the Crown of the Belgians. Very impressive young woman!-Jacqueline
ReplyDeleteBeautifully and quietly educated in the tools of her trade, brava! dlh
ReplyDeleteShe is definitely a courageaous young woman ! I wish her every success.
ReplyDeleteCrown princess, Future Queen of Belgium is super intelligent
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Yale ? In Belgium we never heard she studied at Yale.
DeleteThe Yale Young Global Scholar is a summer school program by Yale for high school students, it's known to be highly selective as well. She attended one, (perhaps during her time at UWC), and the Royal Palace only made it public when they updated her biography page on its website.
DeleteThe first picture with the tiara is gorgeous. All the best for this smart young lady!
ReplyDeleteWhen all these well education crown princesses become queens Europe is going to be FIERCE! :D
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DeleteI wish her every success, she will do well.
ReplyDeleteShe’s a very gifted young woman! Brains and beauty!
ReplyDeleteYou can imagine she’ll make a fine monarch when her time comes. Good luck to her in her continued studies!
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The velvet sequined top is very pretty. Nice to see she is educated and smart like her mother.
ReplyDeleteAnd her father who also studied at Oxford Trinity College and then went to the US to study politics at Stanford University.
DeleteThese days, I don’t know why they would make it public.
ReplyDeleteI’d rather be reading about this than the Harkles official privacy tour.
DeleteJe lui souhaite que ces deux années d'études lui sont très bénéfiques !
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Princess Elisabeth. She is following in the footsteps of King Harald of Norwary and King Adbullah of Jordan who both attended Oxford, as well as King Frederick of Denmark and Empress Masako of Japan who both attended Harvard.
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DeleteDon't forget her father King Philippe who studied at Oxford and afterwards at Stanford university in the US.
First, in general - a note on admission to universities. One of the discussants (Anon 23:42) wrote: "US university applications is an holistic process where grades and test scores are not the only components taken into account. They look for bright individuals who will be the right fit for the program."
ReplyDeleteIsn't that discrimination? Shouldn't ONLY academic results and test results be taken into account when being admitted to a university?
Since I teach at a college, I will tell you about our rules: every student must take difficult anonymized entrance tests focused on knowledge and skills in a given field. The tests are marked with a code assigned by the computer, no one knows whether the test was written by a woman or a man, no one knows the origin of the student. The tests are evaluated and the student's admission to the school is decided by the number of points achieved for KNOWLEDGE and skills! It is absolutely correct and fair, no one is favored and no one is disadvantaged due to his origin or sex. In my opinion, it is the best and fairest way. No quotas! May the best be accepted for work/study!
Of course, I do not question the qualities of Princess Elisabeth of Belgium. I don't know anything about her in detail, she looks nice and I wish her the best of luck.
Stephanie
Well, yes, from a European perspective it does sound strange, but that's how they do it at all US universties. They also at times admit students who excell at a certain sport, they look at students sparetime activities etc. In Europe that would never happen, people are admitted to university either based on their high school grades or based on entrance exams.
DeletePersonally, I also think that an anonymous entrance exam is the best way.
However, in Elisabeth's case, she is about to graduate from Oxford with a degree in History and Politics, so I think we can assume that she is indeed qualified for the Harvard graduate program. We also know that back when she was admitted to Oxford, she did complete an anonymous entrance exam in history.
Stephanie, in my experience as a childpsychologist the chances of succes in later life depend on much more personality qualities than just knowledge and brightness. Young people are still in a process of development and hardly anybody is able to predict the outcome.
Delete“ Fairness” in a selection procedure is very hard to achieve.
@ Anonymous 13:52
DeletePrincess Elisabeth is not exactly very young anymore. In October she will be 23 years old.
Dear anon 13:52
DeleteIf personality qualities could be measured, then let's include them in the evaluation. But they cannot be measured! And -as you say, students are too young for it. But we can measure knowledge, abilities. For example, my school adds points to students for success in youth science competitions.
I don't understand why a good athlete should be favored when being admitted to a university, for example to study medicine, economics, chemistry, law. It is illogical - sports achievements should help only if entering a sports academy, artistic achievements only if case entering an art school and so on. And absolutely discriminatory is it, in my opinion, to give points for origin, belonging to a minority or to fulfill quotas for women or some racial affiliation, for example.
Sorry for this non-fashion post, but for me as a teacher this question is important.
Stephanie
@Stephanie
DeleteIt looks like you are not happy about the fact that Belgium has a beautiful and at the same time a smart and intelligent crown princess.
She was a good student when she did basic and secondary school in Brussels. She went to the Atlantic college in Wales, she went to the Royal Military School in Brussels, then she went to Oxford. During her Summer Holidays she went on camp with the soldiers of her year to finish her studies at RMS. This school year she will receive her bachelor from Oxford University. A brief holiday in July and in August she will move to the US to study at Harvard University in Boston. There are not many princesses who have such a big curriculum vitae.
I know she did an entrance exam at Harvard and succeeded. I also learned she has an Honorary reward for the Fulbright Program.
She proved many times she is capable and has been learned from a very young age that you have to work if you wish to achieve something in life.
That Anonymous12/5/24 08:06
DeleteMy statement is in no way related to Princess Elisabeth of Belgium and has nothing to do with her. I commented on the topic of admitting students to universities - on the general principles.
Stephanie
So why post it here, on a fashion blog? Im sure there are other communities where this subject can be discussed.
DeleteYes, so why post it here ? If it has nothing to do with Princess Elisabeth (and you are not the first one who assume the royals receive their diploma's because there parents payed for it. Maybe it has been that way in the past, but nowadays everybody has to proof he/she is worth it). If she wasn't capable to start at Harvard's, her parents would have chosen another university for her where she could achieve her studies. Just like in the Royal military school, she was treated like any other student. No separate bedroom, no special food, .... King Philippe and Queen Mathilde wouldn't allow any special treatment for their daughter when she studies at any university, except maybe the security service like body guards. But they are there anyway, you don't see them but they are there, even if the princess is staying in Belgium.
DeleteI am a bit worried about the stay in Boston and Harvard. All what is going on hope she will be save. Harvard was a very prestigious School; I don't know right now to many things going on there as well as other Universities. Hope she has plenty Security. css
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DeleteDon't worry, she does.
Lovely outfits. Of course the princess is academically qualified. The converse would be appalling to think her parents would allow someone to set her up for hurt or struggles if she weren't qualified. Somehow it seems she was doing two things at once: her military training and studying at Oxford. She is coming across as capable and highly competent. Christine
ReplyDeleteIn Elisabeth's 21st birthday speech to the Belgians she assured them that they could "count on me". She obviously meant every word. She is a glorious credit to both her family and her country! -Jacqueline
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DeleteIt was in Princess Elisabeth's 18th birthday speech she said that. At 18 years old you are considered as an adult. I remember the royal palace communicated that if something should happen to the king, technically she could take over. Lucky for her she had the opportunity to finish high school, do her military education, going to study at the university, etc... I think after her master at Harvard's, she will start to take over slowly but surely a number of tasks from her father the king.
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ReplyDeleteStephanie, with all due respect there is a culture clash. I am not criticizing, I was trained to recognize it and hope this comment is perceived as objective. While your countries were under communist rule, some people in capitalist democracies pursued status symbols and sometimes that includes admittance to certain colleges and universities. Universities get criticized on and off for the sports and athletics.I get side effects from the chemo, that is all I can physically type. Hope it made sufficient sense. Christine
ReplyDeleteI graduated from Harvard and I can tell you of the many cases of favouritism. To get into Harvard you need many more academic merits that just going into Oxford or writing amazing assays to get in. So I’ll have to agree with the people mentioning that she just got in because she’s the crown princess and not because of academic merit.
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