Marriage(s) and Relationships: Married to: Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz 4 DEC 1999, Brussels, BELGIUM
Child:Pss of Belgium Elizabeth Therese M. Child:Prince of Belgium Gabriel Boudewijn Child:Prince of Belgium Emanuel Leopold Child:Princess of Belgium Eleonore FabiolaNotes: Source: Brian Tompsett, Leo van de Pas.
Prince Philippe was born in Brussels on April 15, 1960. He is the first
child of King Albert II and Queen Paola and is thus first in line to
succeed to the Throne. As such, he also bears the title of Duke of
Brabant.
Education and training in Belgium:
Collège Saint-Michel in Brussels.
Abdijschool van Zevenkerken in Sint-Andries-Brugge.
1978-1980: Royal Military Academy.
1981-1982: training as a pilot of the Belgian Air Force.
1982-1983: training as a paratrooper.
Promoted to the rank of Captain in 1983 and to the rank of Colonel in
1989.
Education abroad:
April-June 1983: Constitutional History at Trinity College, Oxford (UK).
September 1983 - June 1985: Stanford University (California) where he
graduated as Master of Arts in political
science.
Prince Philippe has a personal House and has received a civil list since
1992.
He was appointed Honorary President of the Belgian Foreign Trade Office
in August 1993, succeeding his father in this role. In October 1993, he
was also appointed President of the National Council for Sustainable
Development.
As Honorary President of the Belgian Office of Foreign Trade, the Prince
leads economic and trade missions abroad and prepares these missions by
regular meetings with the Ministers and the representatives of all
companies and institutions involved in these missions, as well as
numerous visits to export-oriented companies.
The Prince also attaches particular importance to encouraging private and
public initiatives aimed at promoting the image of the country abroad.
In addition to these specific roles, the Prince, as Crown Prince, has to
keep himself informed about all aspects of Belgian society. He therefore
maintains a wide variety of contacts, not only with representatives of
commercial and economic institutions, but also with students,
universities, schools and social or cultural institutions ...
He carries out a self-planned programme of visits to various parts of the
country and to major cities. He focuses on being in touch with all
sections of the population, in particular young people.
The Prince also made several study tours to the Americas, Africa, Asia
and Central and Eastern Europe. His travels abroad also included working
visits to various international institutions, such as UN agencies in New
York and Geneva, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. The
Prince takes a keen interest in developments in Europe and keeps himself
closely informed about European Union matters. Through on-site personal
participation at projects of non-governmental organisations, he has shown
his strong commitment to humanitarian and international cooperation.
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