Princess Eleonore of Belgium has announced her exciting next steps – and she'll be taking a different path to her siblings.
The youngest child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde will begin a degree in Liberal Arts & Sciences at University College Utrecht from September, which is located in the heart of the Netherlands.
Announcing the news on Wednesday, the Royal Palace said she will be able to design her own curriculum as she embarks on her thrilling new adventure.
Eleanore will be taking a different path to her three older siblings. Princess Elisabeth, 24, the future Queen, studied history and politics at Oxford University before a master's in public policy at Harvard.
© Belga/AFP via Getty ImagesPrince Gabriel, 22, studied a one-year preparatory course at the National Mathematics & Science College in the UK, before graduating from the Royal Military Academy of Belgium.
Prince Emmanuel, 20, meanwhile left his International Business Management and Marketing course at the UCLL University College in Leuven after three months, and will now study a French-language business development course at ISTEC in Brussels.
What will Princess Eleonore's degree be like?
She will study the three-year course in English, and the flexible programme allows her to choose subjects from the humanities, social sciences, and experimental sciences, meaning she could end up with either a Bachelor of Science (BSc) or a Bachelor of Arts (BA).
The classes at the Honours College are small and selective, meaning pupils form close relationships with their tutors.
© WireImageShe can choose subjects from history and philosophy to psychology, economics, biology, mathematics, or physics.
Most students live on campus, but the Royal Palace is yet to announce where Eleonore will be staying.
Princess Eleonore's latest public appearances
Princess Eleonore joined her family at the country's National Day celebrations on Tuesday, wearing a smart pale blue dress and headband for the military parade.
For the evening celebrations, she changed into a floaty floral gown with a halterneck as the family arrived at the Parc du Cinquantenaire.
It's been a few months of big change for the young royal, as she made her tiara debut in June during the Japanese state visit.
© Getty ImagesThe Belgian royal family rolled out the red carpet for Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at Laeken Castle, and all four royal children were present.
Having turned 18 in April, she was seen in a tiara for the first time, from her mother's collection.
The piece, made by Brussels jeweller Coosemans, was sold at auction in 2019.
Eleonore received it as a gift for her 18th birthday in April from her parents, the King and Queen, according to royal reporter Rick Evers.
