Princess vs POTUS
Crown Princess Elisabeth of Belgium is facing an age-old dilemma.
Hello, Royal Clubbers, it’s Millie here. In June, US President Donald Trump announced the six-month suspension of foreign students seeking to study or participate in exchange programmes at Harvard University on the grounds of "national security" concerns.
Royal fans will know that there is one student in particular who finds herself impacted by this latest move from Donald Trump: Crown Princess Elisabeth of Belgium.
The 23-year-old princess already boasts impressive academic credentials, graduating with a 2:1 in History and Politics from Lincoln College, Oxford University in summer 2024. Her educational thirst unquenched, just a few weeks later she headed across the pond to begin a two-year master's degree in public policy at Harvard Kennedy School.
Yet Trump’s impending ban has thrown Princess Elisabeth’s academic future into jeopardy. Read on to discover why he announced the ban, the reaction of Elisabeth’s parents to the situation, and whether or not Elisabeth will use her position as princess to ensure her place at Harvard come September…