Royal siblings often bear a striking resemblance to each other, and we found ourselves doing a double take when the Belgian royal palace unveiled a new photograph of Queen Mathilde and King Philippe’s youngest daughter, Princess Eleonore, to commemorate her 16th birthday on Tuesday.
The princess is a spitting image of her older sister and future queen, Princess Elisabeth, who is 22 years old, in the latest portrait. Eleonore was captured at the Belgian royal family’s residence, Laeken, in Brussels, exuding elegance in a white blouse and blue flared trousers from Zara, paired with black loafers.
She accessorized with gold jewelry and styled her blonde hair in loose waves, reminiscent of her elder sister Elisabeth.
At present, Eleonore is enrolled in the International Baccalaureate program at the International School of Brussels, while Elisabeth is pursuing studies in History and Politics at Lincoln College, Oxford University.
Queen Mathilde and King Philippe are the proud parents of sons, Prince Gabriel, aged 20, and Prince Emmanuel, aged 18. Additionally, the Belgian king celebrated his 64th birthday the day before his youngest daughter, on Monday, April 15.
The palace released some touching photographs of Philippe alongside his first cousin, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, who also commemorated his 69th birthday on Tuesday. The monarchs were captured together, blowing out candles on a raspberry-covered cake at Laeken.
The Belgian royal family’s Instagram caption read: “The State visit doesn’t start until tomorrow but the King and the Grand Duke already have something to celebrate together: their respective birthdays, that fall within a day of each other (15 and 16 April)! Happy birthday, Your Majesty and Your Royal Highness!”
