Belgium's Future Queen Graduates Harvard — Her Secret Royal Circle Revealed

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Royals (2 / 1) 30.05.2026 04:58 / Günter

A proud Harvard moment

Elisabeth celebrated finishing a two-year public policy master's at the Harvard Kennedy School this week and told HNL she feels content knowing the path laid out for her. She described a sense of certainty about her future duties that others may not have.

Standing at a historic crossroads

When she succeeds King Philippe, Elisabeth is expected to become Belgium’s first reigning queen—possible thanks to a succession law changed a decade before her birth so her place was not affected by two younger brothers. She acknowledged the historic nature and noted there isn’t a Belgian queen to look up to, calling it a challenge while saying her gender isn’t the only thing that defines her.