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Summer Photoshoot of Belgian Crown Princely Family

The other day, the Dutch Prince and Princess of Orange allowed the media to photograph and film their three daughters for their annual summer photoshoot. On Thursday, it was Belgium’s Crown Prince Philippe and Crown Princess Mathilde who displayed their four children to the media during their summer trip to De Pierlapont, an educative farm in Loppem.

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Philippe, Mathilde and their four children: Elisabeth, age 8, Gabriel 7 years old, Emmanuel age 5 and two year old Eleonore, spent time together feeding animals, riding horses, playing in the hay and making bread at the farm.

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Princess Elisabeth, who will turn 9 later this year, is second in line to the throne behind her father. Belgium, like quite a few European countries, allows the first child – regardless of gender – to be the next monarch.

To see more of this lovely family, click here and here

Queen Elizabeth II to be a Great-Grandmother!

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Exciting baby news from the House of Windsor!

The eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip is set to be a father. Peter Philips, the son of Princess Anne, and his wife, Autumn, are expecting their first child together, due in December.

This would make the Queen a great-grandmother and her only daughter, Anne a grandmother!

The couple married at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in the spring of 2008. They met in Canada, where Autumn was born and raised, at a sporting event.

Before marrying Peter, Autumn converted to the Church of England to insure her husband’s stance in the succession line. According to law, members of the royal family lose a chance at the throne when they marry Catholics.

Peter and his younger sister, Zara, are 11th and 12th in line to the throne. However, neither of them have royal titles. Princess Anne insisted that her children not be given them because she wanted them to have normal lives.

Congratulations to the parents to be!