Monaco’s Prince Albert attended the same school as mum Grace Kelly – 6 royals educated at ‘normal’ schools including Prince Philippe of Belgium and Japan’s Prince Hisahito Douglas Parkes douglas.parkes@scmp.com From left, Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway, Prince Hisahito of Japan, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, three royals who attended regular, rather than elite schools. Photos: @royalfashionblogofficial/Instagram; AP; AFP via Getty Images
Even more so than entertainment celebrities, royalty can choose to live a cocooned life. Although it is entirely possible to marry into the world s few royal families -as the likes of Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle did -more often, you are born a royal.
Hometown: Montreal
Education: Attended primary and secondary school in Montreal and earned an international baccalaureate from the United World College of the Atlantic in Wales. Studied electrical engineering at McGill University before obtaining a master s degree in computer engineering from the University of Toronto. Has 24 honorary degrees.
Early career: Conducted research in computer systems and speech-recognition software as an engineer with various organizations, including IBM and the University of Toronto, before being chosen by the Canadian Space Agency to become an astronaut in 1992. Payette was one of four people chosen out of more than 5,300 applicants.
Astronaut experience: Technical adviser on a robotics system that Canada contributed to the International Space Station before obtaining her commercial pilot licence and military pilot qualification, studying Russian and other training in preparation for travelling to space. CSA s chief astronaut from 2000 to 2007. First
Quicks facts about Julie Payette: engineer, astronaut, and former governor general
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated Jan 21, 2021 at 5:14 pm EDT
OTTAWA Here are quick facts about Julie Payette, who resigned as governor general on Thursday:
Age: 57
Hometown: Montreal
Education: Attended primary and secondary school in Montreal and earned an international baccalaureate from the United World College of the Atlantic in Wales. Studied electrical engineering at McGill University before obtaining a master’s degree in computer engineering from the University of Toronto. Has 24 honorary degrees.
Early career: Conducted research in computer systems and speech-recognition software as an engineer with various organizations, including IBM and the University of Toronto, before being chosen by the Canadian Space Agency to become an astronaut in 1992. Payette was one of four people chosen out of more than 5,300 applicants.