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Princess Elizabeth of Belgium participates in military training at a military camp in Belgium on the 10th. Courtesy of the Belgian royal family, Reuters = Yonhap News
The Belgian royal family has published a photo of Princess Elizabeth, who is the number one successor to the throne, entering the Royal Army Academy and undergoing military training.
According to local media such as Belgium’s Brussels Times and VRT on the 19th, the 18-year-old Princess Elizabeth, after graduating from high school in Wales, UK this year, chose to receive a year of education at the Royal Army Academy in Brussels.
The enlistment of Princess Elizabeth is a decision that follows the traditions of the Belgian royal family, including her father, King Philip, who received a military education at the school more than 40 years ago. However, Princess Elizabeth is the first princess. If Princess Elizabeth becomes queen, she is awarded the post of commander-in-chief of the army at the same time that she is crowned.
Princess Elizabeth, unlike other students, did not take the entrance examination because she participated in the training for a year as a successor to the throne and did not receive a diploma.
Princess Elizabeth of Belgium participates in military training at a military camp in Belgium on the 10th. Courtesy of the Belgian royal family, Reuters = Yonhap News
During military training at a camp in Liege, Belgium, Princess Elizabeth learns with other students the values of defense, such as discipline, respect, dedication and courage, as well as shooting, marching and camouflage skills.
Gongju, along with some 160 cadets, crawls across the dirt floor with guns, runs and marches fully equipped. Strict rules are also followed in life at the academy, such as the distribution of meals and cleaning. There is no “princess treatment”.
The first year supervisor said, “It is an honor for us to be with the princess. But we treat the princess in the same way as the other students. ”
Princess Elizabeth of Belgium participates in military training at a military camp in Belgium on the 10th. Courtesy of the Belgian royal family, Reuters = Yonhap News
“The princess, like all the other students, is called by her last name instead of her first name,” he said. “My fellow students got along very well in the group. I don’t think anyone realizes that the platoon has a princess. ”
A colonel in charge of basic education said: “Like everyone else, the princess will not receive special treatment.” It means that the princess trains by crawling through the mud like everyone else, VRT said.
There is always a bodyguard around Gongju, but because it is invisibly protected, it is believed that other students will not notice it, explained a school official.
When Princess Elizabeth passes the first stage of training after learning various physical trainings, the Dokdo method and shooting techniques, she will receive a ‘blue hat’ at a commemorative act that will be held at this school with her parents present on the 25th.
Princess Elizabeth of Belgium participates in military training at a military camp in Belgium on the 10th. Courtesy of the Belgian royal family, Reuters = Yonhap News
Princess Elizabeth attended the United World College of the Atlantic in Wales, England, and entered the Royal Military Academy on the 31st of last month. She returned to Brussels with the Corona broadcast on March 19.
At that time, the royal palace of Belgium shared a photo of Princess Elizabeth jogging through social media and announced admission to the military school.
Princess Elizabeth of Belgium participates in military training at a military camp in Belgium on the 10th. Courtesy of the Belgian royal family, Reuters = Yonhap News
Princess Elizabeth, the eldest daughter of King Philip and Queen Mathilde of Belgium, is currently number one on the Belgian throne. Since 1991, when the principle of inheritance of the first-born, who only passes the throne to male children, was abolished, the first child can ascend to the throne regardless of gender. If Princess Elizabeth ascends the throne, she will receive the title of first queen of Belgium and commander-in-chief of the army.
Reporter Bae Jae-seong [email protected]
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