Enthusiastically beginning a Bachelor’s degree only to start hating it after a couple of months and quickly switching to a better fit is a very common experience — but it doesn’t only happen to commoners: Dutch Princess Alexia just went through it, too.
As the princess treats her studies as part of her private life, she hasn’t revealed the reasons behind her choice, the AD reports.
What’s her new degree?
Princess Alexia (19) is swapping her Science & Engineering for Social Change programme, which she began in September 2024, for a degree in Civil Engineering.
She is not transferring schools, however: just like her old programme, the new Bachelor’s is at the Faculty of Engineering of University College London (UCL), in the UK.
This isn’t Alexia’s first time in the educational spotlight: her choice to study outside of the Netherlands already sparked plenty of discussion earlier this year.
What do the other princesses study?
Alexia, the second of the van Oranje sisters, isn’t the only princess whose studies attract national attention.
Her older sister, Amalia (20), is currently getting a Bachelor of Science in Politics, Psychology, Law and Economics (PPLE) at the University of Amsterdam (UvA).
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In 2022, however, it was revealed that due to some serious safety threats, the Princess had to move part of her education online, attending classes remotely from Spain for part of 2023.
Meanwhile, the youngest, Princess Ariane (17), is still pursuing her secondary studies.
After attending the prestigious Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet in The Hague, where her sisters also studied, she is continuing her education in Italy, at a prestigious international resort — ehm, high school.
Have you ever engaged in the royally sanctioned activity of switching studies? Tell us all about your university shenanigans in the comments below.
