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Princess Aiko, the only child of the Japanese Crown Princely couple, returned to school Monday after missing several days last week because of anxieties brought on by bullies.
Aiko was brought to Gakushuin school by her mother, Crown Princess Masako in time for the fourth period classes, according to the Imperial Household Agency.
Last week, the Agency said that the 8 year-old royal felt stomach pains due to being “treated harshly” by the boys in her second grade class. It was a rare moment for the IHA to reveal anything private about the Imperial family.
The daughter of Japan’s Crown Prince and Princess has been missing several school days over fear of “rowdy” boys at her elementary school, the Imperial Household Agency said Friday. Princess Aiko, 8, has suffered anxiety attacks and stomachaches due to this problem.
 AFP/HO/File/Imperial Household Agency Issei Nomura, a top aide for Crown Prince Naruhito, said Aiko left Gakushuin Primary School early on Tuesday and has not been back since. Nomura explained that Gakushuin has learned that the students have been “treated harshly” by several boys. Those students include the Princess.
According to Kyodo News Agency, a school director told reporters Aiko had been frightened on Tuesday when one of the boys had run out of a classroom, which “must have reminded her of the rowdy behavior of several boys in the past, who may have thrown things and made her uneasy.”
Nomura also added that the Imperial Palace asked the school to deal with the matter.
This revelation may come as a surprise to some Japanese. Before World War II, the Imperial family were seen as deities. Princess Aiko’s great-grandfather, Emperor Hirohito, was at one point worshiped as a living god.
 AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama With her two long braids flying through the air, Princess Aiko of Japan was every bit the athlete as she participated in her school’s Autumn Athletic Festival on Saturday.
The daughter of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako competed in the relay race, in which she had to pass a baton to a fellow student. Her team was struggling until Aiko saved the day by running quite fast when it was her turn. Her dedication to winning the race paid off, as she helped her team win the relay.
Aiko’s parents sat with the rest and had cheered her on as she ran. They certainly congratulated the Princess when the race was over.
Princess Aiko attends the Gakushuin School in Tokyo. She is the only child of Naruhito and Masako, and cannot inherit the throne because she is female.
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.
 Getty Images FILE 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.
 www.manueldias.com Luxembourg’s Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume completed his studies at the University of Angers.
The 27 year-old earned a degree in humanities and political science, though he specifically concentrated in the latter.
Before, Guillaume attended school in Switzerland. After that, he went on to the famed military academy Sandhurst, where many of the world’s royals went for army training.
It is not known yet what will the Hereditary Grand Duke do next.
The eldest son of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, Guillaume will take over the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg whether his father dies or abdicates.
Princess Alexia, the second daughter of Holland’s Crown Princely couple, began her first day of school Monday. It was  something the Princess, who recently turned 4, eagerly waited for. Her parents, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and Crown Princess Maxima, had said in the past that Alexia was jealous of older sister, Amalia Catharina, going to school.
Holding hands tightly as the two little girls walked in front of their parents, Amalia looked proud of her sister. Alexia, meanwhile, looked both excited and nervous.
Once at the Bloemcamp school, Alexia was able to put her “Dora the Explorer” backpack on a hook in a cubby. She had been looking forward to showing off her “cool” backpack to her new classmates.
The little Princess met with her teachers, Yvonne and Clara, and got acquainted with the students of group 1B, her classroom. She later learned to sing a song by Belgian-Italian singer Adamo as one of her first lessons.
The reason why Alexia began school just two weeks before summer break was because her parents did not want the media attention to distract the other students when Bloemcamp school resumes in August.
The little princess of Spain began her first day of school Monday. Princess Leonor was escorted by her parents the exclusive school Colegio De Santa Maria De Los Rosales in Madrid. 
Holding tightly to the hands of both of her parents, Crown Prince Felipe and Crown Princess Letizia, Leonor – who will be 3 in October – smiled at the waiting photographers, which shows how aware the little girl is of the attention surrounding her.
The day was also exciting for Leonor’s mother. September 15th was Letizia’s 36th birthday.
When it was time to say good-bye and begin classes, Princess Leonor gave her loving dad a kiss on the cheek.
Crown Prince Felipe is well familiar with Santa Maria. He attended it himself until he was 17.
Crown Princess Mette-Marit will be pursuing a Master’s degree this fall at the Norwegian School of Management.
 The 35 year old princess will be taking the part time courses over a three year period.
“We are very pleased that she wants to study at BI Norwegian School of Management. We see this as a vote of confidence from the Palace,” says school president, Tom Colbjørnsen, to aftenposten.no/english.
Norway’s future queen has previously studied at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London, where she took courses in Development Experience, Theories of Development, HIV/AIDS and Development, and The Global Refugee Crisis. She has also followed lectures at the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Oslo.
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