Princess Elisabeth has completed first year of master’s degree but Trump administration’s crackdown may jeopardise studies

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.

  • x00z@lemmy.worldEnglish
    142·
    23 hours ago

    Belgium’s monarchy is mostly ceremonial. Most of the power lies with parliament.

    • unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      83·
      23 hours ago

      I get that. I still think it’s ridiculous. Not that echewing monarchy has done so well in the u.s. either.

        • unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          44·
          23 hours ago

          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

          • x00z@lemmy.worldEnglish
            22·
            22 hours ago

            Your argument wasn’t that they are silly, useless or ridiculous. This was your argument:

            That does put a damper on the judgment from Europe over the U.S. having Trump

            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.

            • unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyzEnglish
              25·
              22 hours ago

              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.

    • Saik0@lemmy.saik0.comEnglish
      22·
      20 hours ago

      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?