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King Philippe remarked in an interview that he chose the name Gabriel — unprecedented within the royal family — not only for its beauty, brevity, and strength, but also for its symbolic resonance across the three major monotheistic religions. The prince was named in the honour of his great-uncle King Baudouin of Belgium, his godfather and maternal uncle Count Charles-Henri, and the Virgin Mary, whose name holds traditional significance in Catholic royal naming conventions.[2]
Gabriel’s elder sister, Princess Elisabeth, precedes him in the line of succession to the Belgian throne, in accordance with the 1991 adoption of absolute primogeniture. He also has two younger siblings: Prince Emmanuel and Princess Eléonore. Prince Gabriel was raised at the Royal Palace of Laeken, the official residence of the Belgian royal family.[1]
In July 2022, the Belgian Royal Court announced that Gabriel would undertake military training.[7] In August 2022, he entered the Royal Military Academy of Belgium, studying social and military sciences in Dutch language.[7] Among the 162nd promotion, he received his blue beret in September 2022 and was trained under the name "Gabriël van Saksen-Coburg".[8][9] In August 2024, Gabriel, as part of his training at the Royal Military Academy, started a five-month training at the Special Military School of Saint-Cyr in Coëtquidan, France, to study geopolitics.[10]
Prince Gabriel speaks Dutch, French and English.[1]
In August 2013, Prince Gabriel accompanied his father, King Philippe, to a European Hockey Championship match in Boom, in which Belgium played (and won) against Germany.[11] Prince Gabriel read the prayer intentions at his great-aunt Queen Fabiola's funeral in December 2014.[12] Gabriel, his mother Queen Mathilde and sister Princess Elisabeth attended the finals of the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition on 12 May 2018.[13] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Prince Gabriel had conversations over the phone with elderly people in residential care centers in order to encourage and support them.[1] In December 2020, Prince Gabriel and his sister Princess Eléonore volunteered at a convenience store and a warehouse in Ghent.[14] In June 2021, Prince Gabriel accompanied his father King Philippe on a visit to the 15Wing Air Transport at Military Airport Melsbroek.[15] In April 2023, Prince Gabriel accompanied King Philippe on a visit to French Guiana, where they witnessed the launch of the Ariane 5 rocket from the Kourou Space Center.[16][17] In May 2023, the Prince attended a garden party in honour of his father's reign's tenth anniversary.[18] On 21 July 2023, he and his sister Elisabeth were among the fellow students of the Royal Military Academy Belgium to parade during the Belgian National Day.[19]
Prince Gabriel has been involved in the Scouts since he was eight years old and has become a patrol leader in the last few years.[1]
As a Prince of Belgium and a descendant of King Leopold I, the Prince is entitled to use a coat of arms which was stipulated in the Royal Decree of King Philippe in 2019.[23]
^Somers, Anne-France (26 October 2003). "Baptême princier pour Gabriel" [Princely baptism for Gabriel]. dhnet.be (in French). Archived from the original on 7 May 2023.
^ ab"Waarom Elisabeth 'Van België' heette in het leger en Gabriël 'Van Saksen-Coburg' is" [Why Elisabeth was called 'Van Belgium' in the army and Gabriel is 'Van Saksen-Coburg']. HLN (in Dutch). 30 September 2022. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2023. prins Gabriël (19) is voor zijn legeropleiding ingeschreven als 'leerling-officier Van Saksen-Coburg'. [Prince Gabriel (19) is registered for his army training as an 'Officer Cadet Van Saksen-Coburg'.]
^Belgian Royal Palace (19 August 2024). "Prins Gabriël wordt vandaag 21 jaar. ..." [Prince Gabriel turns 21 today. ...]. Instagram (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
^"Prins Gabriël wordt ook international" [Prince Gabriel also becomes international]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 19 August 2013. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
^"Prins Gabriël stopt met hockey" [Prince Gabriel retires from hockey]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 24 August 2013. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
^Mieze, Marta (1 October 2022). "Belgian Prince Gabriel completes military initiation". The Brussels Times. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023. The training is intended to immerse young future-office for a professional career in the armed forces and provide basic military skills. 190 students ultimately passed the training and received their symbolic blue berets on Friday, which officialises their new title of cadet.
^Delorme, Philippe (28 August 2022). "Gabriel de Belgique, le service pour héritage" [Gabriel from Belgium, the inheritance service]. Point de Vue (in French). Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023. Deuxième dans l'ordre de succession – qui fait désormais fi de la loi salique –, Gabriel sera donc élève-officier, interne durant une année à l'École royale militaire (ERM),... [Second in the order of succession – which now ignores the Salic law –, Gabriel will therefore be a cadet, an intern for a year at the Royal Military School (ERM), ...]
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