Princess Louise, Prince Aymeric and Prince Nicolas News and Pictures Part 2

[LauraS3514]

Waiter in a Restaurant at St Tropez , no comment!

Waiting tables is hard work - no matter where it is.

 

[Somebody]

In an interview to Het Nieuwsblad (archived here), Prince Laurent revelead, among other things, that his twin sons (who have just completed their secondary education) will both be enrolled in the Preparatory Division for the Royal Military Academy, in St. Truiden, beginning next month. He finds it important for his sons to have a military education, and they both want to improve their knowledge in scientific subjects. Nicolas will join the Polytechnic promotion (he would like to be en engineer), while Aymeric will be in the Social and Military Sciences promotion.

I very much hope that Nicolas and Aymeric themselves are also interested in a military education -as it sounds it is mainly Laurent's wish for them-, otherwise we might get a repeat of Joachim's sons who were also pushed to get into the military but found out very quickly that was not the route for them.

Just like Emmanuel, they will be attending the school for underofficers (a higher professional education institute (HBO)) and not the school for officers (university) (as Elisabeth and Gabriel did). As all three of them are about to start, they will probably do the basic training together - even though the twins are doing the preparation year (aimed at entering the Royal Military Academy) and Emmanuel seems to be doing the under officer program itself.

It looks like Nicolas and Aymeric wanted to start at the royal military academy but didn't qualify (didn't pass the entrance exam) or were not selected (passed but were not selected because there were many candidates that did better). By taking this prep year at the school for under officers they hope to qualify to enter next year.

Nicolas will take the following subjects:
Dutch
French
Mathematics
English
Physics
Chemistry
Current Affairs
Physical Education

Aymeric will take mostly the same subjects; except for Chemistry which is replaced by History.

 

[Adda]

After Emmanuel joins them, all 6 grandsons of King Albert and Queen Paola would have received military training to some degree.

With Elisabeth as their future commander-in-chief.

 

[Somebody]

After Emmanuel joins them, all 6 grandsons of King Albert and Queen Paola would have received military training to some degree.

With Elisabeth as their future commander-in-chief.

Emmanuel, Nicolas and Aymeric will start at the same day at the same institution. All three of them completed secondary education last month and will start their military education in the fall.

 

[Adda]

Emmanuel, Nicolas and Aymeric will start at the same day at the same institution. All three of them completed secondary education last month and will start their military education in the fall.

Woohoo! I was mistaken and expected Emmanuel to join next year (which seemed odd as he has already finished high school) so it's nice to know he and his cousins will start the same day.

What a day for the family!

 

[Linda_26]

Emmanuel, Nicolas and Aymeric will start at the same day at the same institution. All three of them completed secondary education last month and will start their military education in the fall.

It seems it will be the case indeed, but I think the Royal Palace hasn't officially confirmed yet Emmanuel's future plans, if I'm not mistaken

 

[Somebody]

You are right. So far, it was his school, not the palace that indicated he would go to the NCO next year. So, in theory he could also be doing the Preparation year just like his cousins.

 

[Linda_26]

Yesterday Princess Louise was among the many young royal and noble guests at the Palazzina di Caccia of Stupinigi (former hunting lodge of the Savoy family), near Turin. Among others, Adss Sophia of Austria (Ad Georg's daughter), Carolina and Chiara of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and Alexia de Poligny were present:
Stefania Conrieri on Instagram: "Oggi, nella Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi, si è svolta un’elegante festa privata che ha riunito diversi giovani esponenti della nobiltà italiana e parigina fra cui le principesse Borbone delle Due Sicilie, Louise de Belgique, Alexia de Poligny, Olympia de los Rios… La festa era per i 20 anni di Gabriella, la nipote della principessa Maria Gabriella di Savoia. @chiaradebourbon @palazzinastupinigi.mauriziano #royal #theroyalfamily #royalnews #savoia"

According to this account, the party was to celebrare the 20th birthday of Gabriella Janssens, Maria Gabriella of Savoy's granddaughter

 

[Hannelore]

Interesting! Where does Gabriella Janssens de Bakany live, what does she do in life?

 

[Linda_26]

Interesting! Where does Gabriella Janssens de Bakany live, what does she do in life?

From the limited info I could find on her Instagram account, it seems like her family is based in Geneva, Switzerland, and she's currently studying at the IE University in Madrid.

A picture also from yesterday evening, among the guests also Princess Theodora of Liechtenstein:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1827658369601061212

 

[Somebody]

I like it how she looks somewhat out of place - more herself and less 'fake' than most of the others.

 

[Linda_26]

Louise was wearing a dress from her mother's closet.

Looking more closely at the picture taken in the evening, I've noticed that the group moved from Stupinigi to the Castle of Racconigi, always in Piedmont, another former residence of the House of Savoy. It's the birthplace of the last King of Italy, Umberto II; Princess Mafalda of Savoy and Philipp of Hesse got married there in 1925 and their eldest son Moritz was also born there in 1926

 

[maria-olivia]

Princess Louise did not wear exactly the same dress as her Mother's in 2003 for the State Visit of the King and Queen of Norway. The upper part is completely changed.
Elisabeth Janssens is the daughter of the late Robert Zellinger de Balkany who was very rich. Her Mother Princess Marie Gabielle sold her grand mother the Countess of Flandres tiara and the her Uncle Count Charles
of Flanders Leuchtenberg tiara , both belonged to her Mother Queen Marie José.