Red-headed honors student, dad died of cancer: what is known about the 20-year-old Oxford student who is credited with a relationship with the future Queen of Belgium

Recently, the Belgian media has been abuzz with rumors about the potential soulmate of the future Queen of Belgium, Princess Elisabeth. The 22-year-old royal, who is currently studying at Oxford University, was spotted with a red-haired student.

The 20-year-old British friend of the princess is named Nicholas Dodd and the reason for the gossip about the romance with Elizabeth was the photo in which they can be seen together. However, according to the Daily Mail, insiders have denied information about their relationship.

"They just go to the same college and study together. Like all of his other friends, I can't comment any further," the statement said. The Manchester student is believed to have met Princess Elizabeth, the eldest of four children of Belgium's King Philip and Queen Mathilde when she began studying history and politics at Lincoln College.

The local publication, citing an "important source," claims that Nicholas and the princess had an "instant connection" after being in the same class and that their relationship is now "beyond friendship."

On the Rochdale Sixth Form College website, Dodd was described as "an intelligent and diligent young man". He wrote: "I applied to Oxford because I wanted the opportunity to study at a world-class university." In the Belgian media, Nicholas is called an excellent student and a "great choice" for the Crown Princess.

After the end of the semester, Nicholas lives with his mother in a house with a terrace worth more than 14 and a half million hryvnias. It is noted that the student's father Andrew Dodd died in 2007 from cancer. At that time, the boy was 4 years old.