To celebrate the 17th anniversary of Princess Éléonore this Wednesday, April 16, the Belgian royal palace published two unpublished pictures signed Bas Bogaerts. Portrait of a discreet but active royal cadet.
Eléonore, the youngest of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, today blows her seventeen candles! As tradition dictates, the royal palace has therefore broadcast two official portraits of the young princess. These shots, made by the Bas Bogaerts photographer, show a smiling and relaxed eleonore in the royal palace, soberly dressed in a broken white blouse and coral color pants. A birthday that comes just in the aftermath of that of his father, King Philippe, who celebrated his 65 spring yesterday. A proximity to dates that does not fail to supply each year the amused comments of observers of the Belgian royal family.
Who is Éléonore, the youngest polyglot of the Belgian royal family?
Born April 16, 2008 in AnderlechtÉléonore is the fourth child of the Belgian royal couple and currently occupies fourth place in the order of succession to the throne, After her older sister, Princess Elisabeth, future Queen of Belgium, and her brothers Gabriel and Emmanuel. Since September 2023, Princess Éléonore has followed an international course, entirely provided in English at the International School of Brussels, Where she succeeded her brother Gabriel and joined Emmanuel, also a pupil in the establishment. Previously, she had carried out part of her schooling in Dutch at the Heilig-Hartcollege de Tervuren school. At only seventeen, she already masters French, Dutch and English.
Eléonore de Belgique, a sporting princess and musician
Eleonore cultivates several centers of interest. She notably plays the violin, an instrument that she has been practicing for several years with seriousness and passion. Also comfortable on a sporting level, the young princess engages in skiing, sailing and tennis, activities regularly practiced by members of the royal family. And this royal anniversary is taking place this year in an unusual setting. Indeed, Éléonore, her parents and brothers Gabriel and Emmanuel are currently crisscrossing Spain, Walking together towards Saint-Jacques-de-Compostela. The sovereign Philippe and Queen Mathilde thus continue the path started in 2017 in Roncevaux. One thing is certain: these unpublished shots of the young Eleonore will delight the curiosity of the Belgian public – and not only -, always attentive to the discreet daily life but well filled with her royal family.
Click here to discover the unpublished shots of Eleonore from Belgium.
