The Belgian Royal Palace has issued a statement on Princess Elisabeth's time in Oxford.

Crown Princess Elisabeth has chosen to depart the city after studying at the University of Oxford for three years.

The 22-year-old is next in line to the Belgian throne as she is the eldest of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium’s four children.

She initially moved to Oxfordshire in the autumn of 2021 to commence her History and Politics undergraduate course at Lincoln College.

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Princess Elisabeth has been studying at Oxford since 2021.Princess Elisabeth has been studying at Oxford since 2021. (Image: Bas Bogaerts)

The Belgian Royal Palace has now released a statement directly to the Oxford Mail on Princess Elisabeth's time in the city.

A spokesperson for the Belgian Royal Palace said: “The Princess loved studying in Oxford and had a wonderful time in Lincoln College.”

Her next destination has been revealed to be stateside with a move to Boston’s Harvard University materialising ahead of the next academic year.

She will study for a master's degree in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School having left Oxford after the exam season.

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Princess Elisabeth made headlines earlier this year after meeting former US President Barack Obama alongside her father at the Castle of Laeken in Brussels.

She was also recently spotted casting her vote in the Belgian elections alongside her siblings as well as celebrating her grandfather’s birthday.

The 22-year-old would become Belgium’s first-ever queen if she was to ascend to the throne.

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Crown Princess Elisabeth at the University of Oxford.Crown Princess Elisabeth at the University of Oxford. (Image: Bas Bogaerts)

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