Donald Trump’s possession as president of the United States last January marked. Its laws and decisions have starred in the day to day of the media, and has not been different with one of the latest decisions of the Republican Administration. This Thursday, May 22, the Secretary of the Department of National Security (DHS) sent a letter to communicate that their power was revoked to admit foreign students. Some 6,800 students, 27% of the students of the prestigious academic institution, are now in danger to see how their educational future could be interrupted after this decision. Among them is the daughter of the kings Felipe and Matilde.
The heiress to the Belgian throne moved to the United States last September to study a master’s degree in public policies in Harvard. Is about to conclude the first of the two expected academic years, and now its situation in the center could change with “immediate effect” after the punishment From Trump to University. “Harvard can no longer register foreign students and those who are now studying their studies must change university or lose their legal status,”. But less than 24 hours after this writing ,.
Hours before this news, the Belgian royal house wanted to send a message of calm about the future of Princess Isabel. According to the flamenco newspaper , The deputy director of Communication, Lore Vandoorne, has admitted that the family is examining the situation: “The repercussions of this decision, if any, will only be known in the next few days or weeks.” Palace spokesman Xavier Baer has also spoken about it, something not very common in European royal houses: “We have to see it calmly and wait. Many things can still happen. Will the decision really apply just as we know it now? Only time will say it.”
“This administration holds Harvard for promoting violence, anti -Semitism and coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party on its campus,” said Secretary Noem to justify the decision. Harvard University has described the “illegal” Trump measure. All this after they refused to provide information to the DHS about the names of their international students.
Although Isabel de Belgica is studying as one more and does not have any privilege for her condition as heiress to the throne, she is likely to have a diplomatic visa or that she has special characteristics as it is the daughter of the current kings of Belgium.
Last 2024, before starting the master’s degree in public policies (United Kingdom) after completing their military training in 2021. No details of the first months of their stay in Harvard have been known. The Royal House only shared the images of his arrival in Cambridge (Massachusetts), in which he was seen on the university campus prepared for the start of classes. According to the program, this educational plan promises to train experts in solving problems and developing professional competences in economic sciences, ethics, financial management, negotiation, politics and applied history.
In recent years, the princess has barely been seen in public events and has accompanied her parents on rare occasions, an absence that they justify for her training to be the next Queen of the Belgians. It was last April when his parents concluded, after eight years traveling to Spain. She was not present, but she was part of the journey in previous years.
