Overview

• Palace communications director Xavier Baert said that, “for now,” all conditions appear to allow the 23-year-old heir to start her second year in Harvard’s two-year public policy master’s.
• A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s proclamation in June, and the administration has appealed as the injunction still stands with classes set to begin on Sept. 2.
• Belgian daily Le Soir reported she received a student visa to return in September, a detail echoed by Town & Country.
• Belgian coverage has emphasized that the royal household sought no preferential treatment and that Elisabeth wished to show solidarity with other international students.
• The policy fight affects thousands of overseas enrollees, with nearly 6,800 international students comprising about 27% of Harvard’s most recent student body.