Rochdale family forced to deny their son is dating the future queen of Belgium
A family from the outskirts of Manchester have shut down rumours that their son was dating the future Queen of Belgium.
A family from the outskirts of Manchester have shut down rumours that their son was dating the future Queen of Belgium.
The Belgian Press reported that Crown Princess Elisabeth, who is studying at an Oxford College, had ‘grown closer’ to the Rochdale lad.
Nicholas Dodd was referred to as a ‘citizen boy’ who is ‘probably of wealthy descent’ and a ‘good choice’ for the princess to choose as a spouse.
When Nicholas’s family was approached, however, they told the Manchester Evening News that the rumours are false.
They said: ‘No, that is false. They just go to the same college and study together. Just like all his other friends, I can’t comment any further.’
21-year-old Princess Elisabeth is the next in line for the Belgian throne, the eldest child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde.
She, along with Nicholas, attend Lincoln College, which is an affiliate of Oxford University.
She and Nicholas both study history – but Elisabeth also studies politics.
Other royals have met their spouses in normal ways, like at university – including achance meeting in a humble pub which led to a spectacular fairytale wedding.
King Frederik X and his Tasmanian wife, Mary Elizabeth Donaldson, were crowned the new King and Queen of Denmark following the shock abdication of Frederik’s mother, Queen Margrethe II, after 52 years on the throne.
The new Queen Mary – the world’s first Australian-born queen – is adored in both Denmark and her home country.
The mother-of-four is the patron of 25 charities and has been named the world’s most stylish royal – twice.
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