Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, also known as Duchess of Brabant as the heir to the Belgian throne, has made a historic trip to Egypt.
Following in the footsteps of her great-great-grandmother Queen Elisabeth (born in Bavaria), Elisabeth went on a three-day official visit to Egypt to mark the 100th anniversary of her visit to King Tut’s tomb. She was joined by her mother, Queen Mathilde.
👀 Tomorrow, the Queen and Princess continue their journey in the footsteps of Queen Elisabeth in Luxor. pic.twitter.com/c5lmJMrFLl
— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) March 14, 2023
They also saw the petroglyphs on the ‘Rock of Vultures’ and the Temple of Amenhotep III, just like Queen Elisabeth in 1930.
🤝 The @ULBruxelles and @UniversiteLiege have been doing archaeological research in Shaykh Abd al-Qurna since 1999. Prof Bavay guides the Queen and the Princess aroundtwo monumental tombs of the ancient city of Thebes, now known as Luxor. pic.twitter.com/3NTSzgCR9B
— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) March 15, 2023
☝️ Vandaag, exact 100 jaar later, krijgen de Koningin en de Prinses in de Vallei der Koningen een rondleiding in het graf van de farao dat op 4 november 1922 vrijwel ongeschonden ontdekt werd. pic.twitter.com/1hKqaDi23x
— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) March 15, 2023
They also stayed at the same hotel as Queen Elisabeth.
📸 Then vs now: one hundred years ago, Queen Elisabeth stayed at the same hotel as the Queen and Princess Elisabeth today: pic.twitter.com/eS1irDZZlQ
— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) March 15, 2023
Queen Mathilde and Princess Elisabeth also visited the Dayr al-Barsha site, where students from a Belgian university where doing excavation work.
🔙 Today the Queen and the Princess travel to the Dayr al-Barsha site, where researchers from the @KU_Leuven are conducting excavations. pic.twitter.com/oXxWzd0U7B
— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) March 16, 2023
Princess Elisabeth reportedly stayed behind in Egypt after the official visit for some free time.
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