Princess Elisabeth has completed first year of master’s degree but Trump administration’s crackdown may jeopardise studies
Princess Elisabeth, the 23-year-old future queen of Belgium, has just completed her first year at Harvard University but the ban imposed by Donald Trump’s administration on foreign students studying there could jeopardise her continued attendance.
The US president’s administration revoked Harvard’s ability to enrol international students on Thursday, and is forcing current foreign students to transfer to other schools or lose their legal status in the US, while also threatening to expand the crackdown to other colleges.
“Princess Elisabeth has just completed her first year. The impact of [the Trump administration’s] decision will only become clearer in the coming days/weeks. We are currently investigating the situation,” said a spokesperson for the Belgian royal palace, Lore Vandoorne.
Future queen I guess means she is a princess. Just say that. I did not know Belgium still has vestiges of monarchy. That does put a damper on the judgment from Europe over the U.S. having Trump. Also can’t forget Leopold. Fuck that guy
“Future queen” is more specific than “princess.”
They call her Princess Elisabeth repeatedly in the article, but she’s not just “a princess.”
Her siblings are also a princess and two princes, but she’s the eldest, and thus the only one that can currently be called “future queen.”
Well, then it’s crown princess
Yes but it’s all very dumb and made up, and I think they should just call her princess because I’m doubling down on a pointless opinion about pointless subject
a future queen has far more future influence than a forever princess
Hey. If you kill enough people in your family any princess can be a “future queen”. You gotta think positive.
I can respect that
Belgium’s monarchy is mostly ceremonial. Most of the power lies with parliament.
I get that. I still think it’s ridiculous. Not that echewing monarchy has done so well in the u.s. either.
Its a non-issue and not worth worrying about.
Would that I could control what I worry about including the governments of faraway lands. Also did I mention monarchies are very silly? I will still laugh at them as I weep at the tragedies here a at home
Your argument wasn’t that they are silly, useless or ridiculous. This was your argument:
You’re implying it is hypocrite. But it isn’t. European monarchies have close to no power over their parliaments. So your point is invalid because a monarchy would change almost nothing in how a European country is governed and how that ties with judgement towards Trump.
No, it wasn’t a direct comparison of government systems. I’m not here for the political theory. Perhaps I should have checked in with you personally before I shitposted about the silliness of monarchies.
Ah yes the good ol’ “i was trolling all along” argument
Also still waiting for you to realize
A non-issue? Nepotism burning through €43 million a year is a non-issue?
Are you Belgian? And if so, is it your personal money?
I am, and I recognise their value, but it’s not worth 43 million.
So?
Okay? So where are you telling the top commenter that having soft power with a ceremonial monarchy is pointless?
Why is everyone getting up and arms like it matters if they have no actual power?
I don’t understand what you’re trying to say.
I guess you’re one of those doesn’t read the article types.
No I did, doesn’t change anything except exaggerate my dismay. Trump and the ivy leagues and the princesses can all just go away