 Afonso's education included has included St. Julian's School on the Portuguese Riviera, Colégio Planalto in Lisbon, and The Oratory School, a Catholic Public School in England.He is currently studying Political Science and International Relations at the Catholic University of Portugal at the Institute for Political Studies in Lisbon.Afonso is first in the line of succession to the Portuguese Crown, as heir to his father, the Duke of Braganza.