Dehandschutter has previously indicated that the princess declined special consideration due to her royal status, not wanting to receive preferential treatment over her fellow foreign classmates. A federal judge blocked the Trump ban on June 30, clearing the way for Princess Elisabeth to return.

Trump's call for a repeat of his approach to colleges and universities suggests Smithsonian museums' funding could become a major pressure point.

Princess Elisabeth of Belgium will officially resume her studies at Harvard University this autumn, after months of uncertainty caused by US President Donald Trump's visa ban on international students.

Trump, who has been at odd with various cultural institutions since returning to office in January, added that he had “instructed” his attorneys to begin the “exact same process” he has used against colleges and universities.

Harvard and Trump administration negotiators made significant progress on potential $500 million deal, more than double Columbia University's recent settlement amount.

Another insight you will glean in a Harvard negotiation class is to grasp your opponent’s interests. In Mr Trump’s practice, this means bagging a deal and bragging about it. He wrote a whole book on the topic. It could go on a syllabus. ■

Harvard understands this; it too has begun negotiations with the Trump administration but is driving a much harder bargain and appears far more willing to battle the government in court. Harvard grasps that colleges right now need wartime leaders.

The Trump administration’s dispute with elite campuses like Harvard and Northwestern should involve a demand for hundreds of millions of dollars.