Prince Gabriel of Belgium, the second child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde , turned 23 on August 20th. It’s a milestone that arrives as the young royal, second in line to the throne, completes four years of military training and begins to carve out a public role of his own.
A birthday on the glaciers
To mark the occasion, the royal family skipped the usual formal portrait and instead released photos from Gabriel’s summer vacation — one that had nothing to do with palace protocol. The images show the prince, kitted out in a helmet, sports sunglasses, ropes, gloves, ice axe and crampons, working his way across the glaciers and peaks of the…
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