Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant has entered the final stages of her year long military training at a special camp in Belgium. The heir to the throne is now just weeks away from becoming the first Belgian princess to complete military formation.
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Elisabeth, now 19 years old, joined her fellow trainee officers, at the Lagland camp at Arlon where they will hone…
On Monday, heads of state from Germanophone countries met in Potsdam, Germany.
The group included several royals, including the King and Queen of the Belgians, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg and the Hereditary Prince and Princess of Liechtenstein, as well as the…
Queen Mathilde injures her left thumb
23rd June 2021
During a visit to a pharmaceutical company on Tuesday, Queen Mathilde of Belgium was seen sporting a wrist brace on her left hand.
When asked for comment, a Palace spokesperson said that Her Majesty hurt her left thumb in a wrong move, and that the injury is not…
On Friday,, a school building under construction partially collapsed in Antwerp, Belgium.
Shortly after the news was made public and confirmed by reliable sources, His Majesty King Philippe had a phone call with the Mayor of Antwerp, Mr Bart de Wever.
The Antwerp Fire Brigade had confirmed on Friday afternoon that already more than 10 people had been rescued alive from the rubble and…
King Philippe of the Belgians hosts US President Biden
16th June 2021
King Philippe of the Belgians welcomed several visitors to the Royal Palace in Brussels on Tuesday, including US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The King hosted Biden in an audience alongside US Secretary of State Antony Blinkin, Belgian…
King Philippe of the Belgians will hold an audience with the President of the United States, Joe Biden, in Brussels on June 15th 2021. The meeting will happen in the context of two global summits taking place in Brussels on the 14th and 15th of June: a NATO summit and a…
Queen Mathilde of the Belgians has visited Fitness Campus Lange Munte, in Kortrijk, Belgium, to show her support for the her country’s Olympians ahead of the Tokyo Games.
Her Majesty travelled to the small town, west of Brussels, to give a final encouragement to the Belgian female basketball team, the Cats, who got their first Olympic qualification to take part in the Tokyo…
On 15 June, His Majesty King Philippe of the Belgians will hold a meeting with the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden.
The Belgian monarchy announced that King Philippe will host the US President at the Brussels Royal Palace, the official workplace of…
Throughout the month of May, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians has carried out various engagements in connection with the Queen Elisabeth Music Prize.
The competition started on the 3rd of May 2021, with Queen Mathilde releasing a video message on social media in both…
On Friday, May 28, King Philippe took part in the kickstarting of the field hockey summer season in preparation for the Tokyo Olympic Games, due to start towards the end of July.
His Majesty gave the symbolic “first bat” on the hockey field to start an intensive training session for the Belgian field hockey teams, called the Red Lions (male team) and the Red Panthers (female team), who…