The private secretary of Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein has set the record straight on whether a photo of his son Prince Georg of Liechtenstein and Princess Elisabeth of Belgium is real or not. "This photograph does not show HSH Prince Georg of Liechtenstein," the Prince's private secretary told Soir mag. "It is a fake created using artificial intelligence."
The image circulating online appeared to show the Belgian heir to the throne and Prince Alois’ son posing together in Greece. Per HLN, when the Belgian Royal Palace was previously contacted about the photo, they responded: "We are aware but are not commenting. We don't even know if it's a real photo or AI."
An Instagram account that shared the picture on Sept. 26 wrote at the time that the photo was posted when Prince Georg of Liechtenstein's "social media account was Open."
Princess Elisabeth, who is first in line to the Belgian throne, is the eldest of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde's children, while 26-year-old Prince Georg is Hereditary Prince Alois and Hereditary Princess Sophie's third child.
Belgian royal journalist, Wim Dehandschutter, told HOLA! USA's sister brand HELLO! that "Elisabeth and Georg" would "certainly be a wonderful royal match." Wim said, "Royal families are close in general, and Belgians and Liechtensteiners know each other well; there are branches. Their parents are colleagues, friends, in some way family. Elisabeth and Georg are believed to have known each other since childhood."
The Princess, who turns 24 on Oct. 25, is currently pursuing a master's degree in public policy at Harvard Kennedy School. Elisabeth began her two-year course in the United States last year after graduating with her bachelor’s degree in history and politics from Lincoln College, University of Oxford.
Earlier this year, the King of Belgium addressed whether he planned to one day abdicate the throne in favor of his daughter Elisabeth. “A King steps back, but is not retired,” His Majesty answered, translated to English. “I will continue to work for Belgium and I must give my daughter time to enjoy her youth, develop herself and see the world and I support her 100 percent in that and I will do everything I can to give her all the time she needs to do.”