Belgium is apparently fuming over Prince Laurent sending his daughter, Princess Louise, to a French school where the Dutch language is not taught. Belgium has had many years of rifts between its French speaking and Dutch speaking citizens, and this move by the son of King Albert II does not look to be a wise one.
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6 year-old Princess Louise goes to Lycee Francais, but before attended a private school in Tervuren. There, she was taught in French, and learned English, but not a word in Dutch.
“Another stupid and clumsy signal of the monarchy,” said Senator Pol Van Den Driessche.
Fellow Senator Luckas Vander Taelen deplores the decision: “They would later work for her money in and around Brussels and a lack of knowledge of Dutch is a serious handicap.”
In other words, Princess Louise may find it difficult to find work in Belgium’s capital if she is unable to speak Dutch.
The French speaking population is also confused and outraged by Princess Louise going to a French school. Some Wallonian newspapers have wondered aloud if a Belgian education not good enough for her.
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