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Eléonore Changes Schools

4 August 2023

On 1 September 2023, Princess Eléonore (15) will be starting the schoolyear at a new school: the International School of Brussels, the private english speaking school that both her older brothers have also attended.

She won't be crossing the threshold on her own, as her brother Emmanuel (17) will be heading back there as well, to start his final year of secondary school. Eléonore will start in the 4th year of secondary school.

This means all of Philippe & Mathilde's children will have followed a part of their secondary education in English, even though only Elisabeth has been the more adventurous one, actually moving abroad to Wales before she was 18.

So far Eléonore has had her complete formation in Dutch: first at the Sint Jan Berchmans College of Brussels and later at the Heilig Hart School of Wezembeek-Oppem. The Princess is no doubt fluent in English, like every other Belgian teenager. At home she speaks French.

Succession

The current line of succession to the Belgian throne:

1. Crown Princess Elisabeth of Belgium (°2001)

2. Prince Gabriel of Belgium (°2003)

3. Prince Emmanuel of Belgium (°2005)

4. Princess Eléonore of Belgium (°2006)

5. Princess Astrid of Belgium (°1962)

6. Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (°1986)

7. Archduchess Anna-Astrid of Austria-Este (°2016)

8. Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este (°2019)

9. Archduchess Alix of Austria-Este (°2023)

10. Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (°1988)

11. Albert Isvy (°2025)

12. Prince Joachim of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (°1991)

13. Princess Luisa Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (°1995)

14. Princess Laetitia Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (°2003)

15. Prince Laurent of Belgium (°1963)

16. Princess Louise of Belgium (°2004)

17. Prince Nicolas of Belgium (°2005)

18. Prince Aymeric of Belgium (°2005)

Entourage: Anouchka de Bellefroid

For their most recent bigger events, both Queen Mathilde, Princess Elisabeth and Princess Eléonore have been turning to Anouchka de Bellefroid to perfect their look.

This Belgian make-up artist has posted about her services to the royal ladies on her instagram.

Born as Anne de Bellefroid d'Oudoumont, she a member of Belgian aristocracy. Anne, or Anouchka as she is generally called, is the daughter of Marc de Bellefroid d'Oudoumont & Béatrice Dumont de Chassart. She's married to Vincent de Lange, the couple have three daughters: yoga teacher Alexandra de Lange, lawyer Blandine de Lange and RTBF TV presenter Amélie de Lange. 

Mrs de Bellefroid looks back on a successful 15 year career, using Chanel products to enhance her clients' looks for weddings, photo shoots and and other occasions. She has a Brussels make up studio but also works at private locations.

She's both at home in the media, having worked for RTBF and other media and in Brussels high society. 

She started her professional life as a model, and later as a booker for models, before following make up courses and switching to a successful new path in life.

Anoucha also did Tatiana de Nicolaÿ's make up on her wedding day...

...  And the make up for bride Charlotte Boël, and her sister Agnès Boël, daughters of Mathilde's lady-in-waiting Clotilde Boël.