Royal Profile: Prince Gabriel of Belgium
Prince Gabriel Baudouin Charles Marie of Belgium was born 20 August 2003 as the eldest son of King Philippe & Queen Mathilde {Source}. He has one older sister and two younger siblings{Source}:
His godparents are{Source}:
He began his education at age 5 in 2008, at Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege.
He was named:
He is 2nd in line for the Belgian throne after his sister, Princess Elisabeth, The Duchess of Brabant. He likely speaks Dutch, French and German. He is the 7th grandchild of King Albert II & Queen Paola.
He has joined the Royal Family during official functions on several occasions including family photo shoots {2003, 2006, 2007,2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013}, National Day Celebrations {2005, 2006,2008, 2013, 2014, 2015}, the funeral of his maternal grandfather {2008}, the official launch of the 34th Floralies of Ghent {2010}, the wedding of his maternal aunt {2011}, the abdication of his grandfather and inauguration of his father/The Belgian National Day celebrations {2013, 2018, 2019}. He has also attended many family photo calls {2006 Summer Holidays, 2007 Summer Holidays, 2008 Summer holidays,2009 Summer Holidays, 2012 Skiing Holiday, 2014 Skiing Holiday, 2016 Skiing Holiday, 2018 Skiing Holiday}. In 2017, he made a royal visit to the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken, attended his grandmother's 80th birthday photocall, was present at Belgian National Day festivities, visited the Mercator sailing ship, was accompanied by his father and sisters back to school, attended a Christmas Concert at the Royal Palace, joined his parents and eldest sister at the 2018 finals of the Queen Elisabeth Contest, attended matches of the World Cup with his father and brother, was accompanied to the first day of classes by his mother with his little sister, joined his younger siblings for a Mass To Remember The 25th anniversary Of Late King Baudouin, joined his family for the 2018 Christmas Concert at the Palace.
He is an active musician and sportsman. He plays piano. He is also an active football, bicyclist, tennis player, swimmer, skier, sailor and hockey player {Source}.
- Princess Élisabeth of Belgium,The Duchess of Brabant(2001)
- Prince Emmanuel of Belgium (2005)
- Princess Eléonore of Belgium (2008)
His godparents are{Source}:
- Baroness Maria Christina von Freyberg (Second cousin of his father)
- Count Charles-Henri d'Udekem d'Acoz (maternal uncle)
He began his education at age 5 in 2008, at Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege.
He was named:
- Gabriel: Continues the tradition of El-/-el names in the family
- Baudouin: For his great-uncle, King Baudouin of Belgium.
- Charles: For his maternal uncle and godfather, Count Charles-Henri d'Udekem d'Acoz
- Marie: For the Virgin Mary, as per tradition with Catholic royalty.
He is 2nd in line for the Belgian throne after his sister, Princess Elisabeth, The Duchess of Brabant. He likely speaks Dutch, French and German. He is the 7th grandchild of King Albert II & Queen Paola.
He has joined the Royal Family during official functions on several occasions including family photo shoots {2003, 2006, 2007,2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013}, National Day Celebrations {2005, 2006,2008, 2013, 2014, 2015}, the funeral of his maternal grandfather {2008}, the official launch of the 34th Floralies of Ghent {2010}, the wedding of his maternal aunt {2011}, the abdication of his grandfather and inauguration of his father/The Belgian National Day celebrations {2013, 2018, 2019}. He has also attended many family photo calls {2006 Summer Holidays, 2007 Summer Holidays, 2008 Summer holidays,2009 Summer Holidays, 2012 Skiing Holiday, 2014 Skiing Holiday, 2016 Skiing Holiday, 2018 Skiing Holiday}. In 2017, he made a royal visit to the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken, attended his grandmother's 80th birthday photocall, was present at Belgian National Day festivities, visited the Mercator sailing ship, was accompanied by his father and sisters back to school, attended a Christmas Concert at the Royal Palace, joined his parents and eldest sister at the 2018 finals of the Queen Elisabeth Contest, attended matches of the World Cup with his father and brother, was accompanied to the first day of classes by his mother with his little sister, joined his younger siblings for a Mass To Remember The 25th anniversary Of Late King Baudouin, joined his family for the 2018 Christmas Concert at the Palace.
He is an active musician and sportsman. He plays piano. He is also an active football, bicyclist, tennis player, swimmer, skier, sailor and hockey player {Source}.
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