Who is Princess Eléonore of Belgium?

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As a Belgian I'm very proud to introduce you Princess Eléonore of Belgium, the youngest child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians.


Princess Eléonore of Belgium
full name: Eléonore Fabiola Victoria Anne Marie of Belgium
was born 16 April 2008. 



Princess Eléonore, picture: Bjorn Hoex


Family


She is the younger daughter and the youngest of four children of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium.

She is currently fourth in line to the throne of Belgium after her older siblings Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, Prince Gabriel, and Prince Emmanuel.

She is the twelfth and youngest grandchild of King Albert II and Queen Paola.


Place of Birth

 
The princess was born in 16 April 2008 at 4:50 at the Erasmus Hospital the teaching hospital of Université libre de Bruxelles in Anderlecht.


Baptism


She was baptised on 14 June 2008 in the chapel of Ciergnon Castle in the Belgian Ardennes, by Cardinal Godfried Danneels, the Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels. 

Her godparents are Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Princess Claire of Belgium, and
Count Sébastien von Westphalen zu Fürstenberg.


screenshot of Royal Family of Belgium, with in the left corner

Princess Eléonore of Belgium



School

Princess Eléonore attended primary school at the Dutch speaking school Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege in central Brussels. 

As of September 2020, she attends Heilig Hart College, a Dutch language secondary school in the Wezembeek-Oppem.

French and English are also part of her education, she lives with her parents, her sister Elisabeth and her two brothers Gabriel and Emmanuel at the Royal Palace of Laeken.


Interests


According to the site monarchie.be

Princess Eléonore plays the violin and practices the following sports:swimming, skiing, sailing, tennis and aikido.

The Princess is regularly involved as a volunteer to support the most vulnerable. For example, during the covid crisis, the Princess had several telephone contacts with isolated elderly people in residential
care centers to support them. She also baked waffles for the elderly and the homeless during this period.






Hobby

Princess Eléonore plays the violin. She likes reading and drawing. She likes to practice cycling, swimming, skiing and sailing.


Fashion


Princess Eléonore was used to wear what her mother wanted, or to re-wear things from her elder sister princess Elisabeth. However the latest years she developped her own style. She wore the same dress from Diane von Furstenberg as Crown Princess Amalia of the Netherlands. She also likes to wear Maje. 


The future

I'm very curious how Princess Eléonore of Belgium will grow up and how she will behave as a youngster and an adult. 





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