Their Majesties

His Majesty the King was born on 15 April 1960 in Brussels, the eldest son of King Albert II and Queen Paola. The King is the first Crown Prince not to receive private education and to follow a classical and bilingual educational path in primary and secondary schools in Belgium. In 1978, as Prince Philippe, he began his university studies...

Her Majesty the Queen was born on 20 January 1973 in Uccle, Belgium as the eldest daughter of Count and Countess Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz. The Queen grew up near Bastogne and completed her general secondary education in Brussels. She went on to study speech therapy at the Haute École Léonard de Vinci and earned a Master's degree in psychology from...