Royal Profile: Princess Eléonore of Belgium

Princess Eléonore Fabiola Victoria Anne Marie of Belgium was born 16 April 2008 as the second daughter and youngest child of King Philippe & Queen Mathilde {Source}.
She has an older sister, and two older brothers:
  1. Princess Élisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène of Belgium, The Duchess of Brabant (2001)
  2. Prince Gabriel Baudouin Charles Marie of Belgium (2003)
  3. Prince Emmanuel Léopold Guillaume François Marieof Belgium (2005)
Princess Eléonore attends a Dutch-language primary school in Brussels, but French and English are also part of her education{Source}.

When she isn't in school, she likes to play the violin, read, draw, ride her bicycle, swim and ski{Source}.

At her birth, Princess Eléonore was 5th in succession after her father and older siblings . Upon her father's 2013 succession, she is currently 4th in succession after her sister and two brothers.
She was baptized at almost two months old, with the following as her godparents{Source}:
  • Crown Princess Victoria (family friend)
  • Princess Claire of Belgium (paternal aunt)
  • Count Sébastien von Westphalen zu Fürstenberg
When she was just a baby, she took part in the family's annual summer photocall {Photos}. In 2009, she was back for the family's summer photocall {Photos}. In 2010, at the age of three, her royal duties repertoire began to pick up-she joined her family at the 34th Floralies of Ghent official launch {Photos}, and visited the children's farm Pierlapont {Photos}. In 2011, along with her older siblings, she took part in the wedding of her maternal aunt, Countess Hélène d'Udekem d'Acoz and Nicolas Janssen {Photos}, took part in the family's annual photo session {Photos}, and began her education {Photos}. In 2012, she joined in on her family's annual skiing trip and photo call {Photos}, joined the family's official photocall in the summer {Photos} and attended to another year of her education {Photos}. In 2013, she joined her parents and brothers for the 34th edition of the Brussels' 20km run, attended a family photocall and her grandfather's abdiacation and father's succession to the throne ceremony, joined her family for 'Car Free Sunday' in the Brussels, and the first day of school. In 2014, she joined her family for a skiing holiday photocall, attended her cousins's first communion and the 35th edition of the Brussels' 20km run, joined her family for  the last training session of Belgium's national football team, the Red Devils, before their departure for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Belgium's National Day, visiting Sealife and the wedding of her cousin, Prince Amedeo, joined her family for Car Free Sunday 2014 and the first day of school and attended the annual christmas concert at the palace with her family. In 2015, she attended Belgium's National Day festivities and visited t animal park Pairi Daiza, joined her classmates at school again, and attended the annual Christmas Concert at the Palace. In 2016, she went on a skiing holiday with her family.attended the Belgian National Day ceremonies, attended the  IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting in Brussels and the first day of school and the annual Christmas concert. In 2017, she attended her grandmother's 80th birthday celebrations, Belgium National Day, went to the first day of school. In 2018, she went on a skiing holiday with her family, attended a spring photocall with her family at Villers Abbey, attended Belgium National Day, returned to school, and attended the annual Christmas Concert. So far in 2019, we have yet to see the little Princess. 

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