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Not a hope in hell they might stretch to a birthday cake and candles
In my wildest fantasy Philippe and Mathilde will give their beautiful eldest daughter a formal ball at Laeken to mark her 18th birthday, with the cream of the younger generation of Royals in attendance and tiaras an absolute requirement.
It won't happen but I can dream!
In my wildest fantasy Philippe and Mathilde will give their beautiful eldest daughter a formal ball at Laeken to mark her 18th birthday, with the cream of the younger generation of Royals in attendance and tiaras an absolute requirement.
It won't happen but I can dream!
Since King Baudouin being King the law changes . Majority is now at the age of 18.
I thought Baudouin was barely 20 years old when he was compelled to take the throne against his will?
No matter. Poor guy...no wonder he wanted to enter a Trappist order before he met Fabiola!
And yes. Princess Elisabeth leads a charmed life in comparison to her great uncle Baudouin
Baudouin was roughly 1 1/2 month short of his 21st birthday. Born September 7, 1930 - ascension to the Belgian throne July 17, 1951.
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New photo of the four siblings:
https://www.monarchie.be/sites/default/files/public/kppr_7978_0.jpg
New photo of the four siblings:
https://www.monarchie.be/sites/default/files/public/kppr_7978_0.jpg
New photo of the four siblings:
https://www.monarchie.be/sites/default/files/public/kppr_7978_0.jpg
A lovely photo of the children - It's sweet to see Gabriel with his arm around Eleonore and I love their smiles! Eleonore's dress is also beautiful - she looks really grown up in this photo.
New stamp next year on October 2019 for Princess Elisabeth before her 18th Birthday.
Queen Mathilde: Coming Up: New Stamp
When Princess Elisabeth turns 18 will there be any special event? Will she also swear the constitution as it does in other monarchies?
I don't think so. As only Belgian citizen Elisabeth is not free to pursue her own life and career. The dotation is linked to purely that position as constitutional successor to the King. It was wiser when Princess Astrid and Prince Laurent, waaaaay down in the succession, would end their donations and leave the arrangement for the Heir intact.
Now Philippe looks weak, not giving in to decades-long complaints about the "absurd" donations for his siblings, but he has no difficulty in using his daughter in a populist move. With this he has set a dangerous precedent. No longer the pure constitutional position of the succesor results in a donation but "when he/she is ready". With this an objective legal arrangement had been swapped for a subjective personal consideration, depending on the mood of the day. Very unwise.
Were there any large/official celebrations for Philippe when he turned 18?
His uncle was king when turned 18,his father the then Prince of Liège was next in line to the throne.
We can't compare it to when Philippe turned 18 as he was not the direct Heir. His father was before him.
The last time a direct heir got adult was Baudouin but i don't what the age then was in Belgium. 18. or 21.
Under the Belgian constitution, the heir is eligible to succeed upon attaining the age of 18. I don’t know either if that was already the case when Baudouin came of age.
EDiT: I checked the Wikipedia and it appears that Baudouin became regent when he was still 20 and took the oath as King a few months before he turned 21 , so 21 could not be the majority age back then.
Since King Baudouin being King the law changes . Majority is now at the age of 18.
But was there an official celebration of Prince Philippe's coming of age? If yes, it would only be logical for one to be held for Princess Elisabeth. On the other hand, conditions have altered since 1978.
I checked the 1831 constitution and it also contains the stipulation that the King comes of age at 18, which seems to hint that a higher age of majority applied to the princes and princesses. On the other hand, it also stipulates that the heir to the throne becomes a senator at 18.
What was the age of majority prior to that?
I wonder when the Duchess of Brabant will be invested with some Belgian orders?