Europe’s rising star: Prince Gabriel of Belgium

[New Sancai Compilation and First Release] In 1991, the Belgian royal family adopted absolute primogeniture, which means that older sisters can inherit the throne over younger brothers. This makes Elisabeth, one year older, first in line to succeed King Philippe. The younger brother, Prince Gabriel, now turns 21 and is able to reflect in a humble way and with a sense of responsibility that he is part of history.

△ During Belgium’s National Day in 2022, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde (Queen Mathilde) took photos with their children. Princess Elizabeth, Prince Gabriel, Prince Emmanuel and Princess Eléonore.

△ In August 2003, Queen Mathilde held her two-day-old son Gabriel. He is now second in line to the Belgian throne.

△ In June 2005, Mathilde and Philippe with their two eldest children Gabriel and Elizabeth.

△ In December 2008, the Belgian royal family took a group photo together to welcome the New Year.

△ In June 2020, Elizabeth, Eleonore, Gabriel and Emmanuel took a group photo.

Prince Gabriel was born in Anderlech in 2003. He is the second oldest child in the family, with an older sister, a 17-year-old brother, Prince Emmanuel, and a 15-year-old sister, Princess Eleonore.

Prince Gabriel studied at St. John Berchmans College in Brussels and then completed his secondary education at the International School of Brussels.

Prince Gabriel is currently studying at the Royal Military Academy of Belgium. He is fluent in Dutch, French and English. He loves sports and is interested in hockey, sailing, skiing, cycling, tennis and sailing. And made his own contribution to charity. Although Gabriel is often in the forefront of the public eye, his private life is kept very private.

△ In September 2022, Prince Gabriel completed his training and was awarded the Blue Beret, taking a photo with Queen Mathilde.

△Gabriel and Princess Elisabeth, pictured at the Blue Berets parade in Brussels.

△ Before the National Day military parade in Belgium in October 2023, King Philip took a photo with Princess Elizabeth and Prince Gabriel.

Public information shows the blood relationship between the Belgian royal family and the British royal family. Leopold I (1790-1865), the first king of Belgium, was the uncle of Queen Victoria (1819-1901). Today's King Philippe of Belgium and King Charles of England have a common ancestor: Franz, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1750-1806.

(Author: Ffion Haf)

(Source: dailymail website)

(Compiled by: Bai Ding)

(Editor: Jiang Qiming)

(Source of the article: Compiled and published by New Sancai)