The future Belgian Queen has graduated from the University of Oxford.

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

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.

Having departed the city earlier this year, the young royal returned today (Tuesday, July 23) to graduate from the historic institution.

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She was spotted walking through the city streets alongside her parents and three siblings as the whole family came to mark the special day.

Princess Elisabeth was pictured donning her graduation gown whilst holding her mortar board outside the Bridge of Sighs in the city centre.

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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