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King Felipe privately pays homage to King Baudouin on 30th anniversary of his passing

King Felipe completed another engagement in Granada last weekend, after the military parade that marked National Armed Forces Day. Still in his military uniform, but no longer wearing the orders, His Majesty took part in a small commemorative ceremony for King Baudouin of the Belgians, in the year that marks the 30th anniversary of his death.  On Saturday, 3rd June, His Majesty…
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Princess Elisabeth to undergo summer training with the military

Princess Elisabeth will spend part of her summer at a military camp, the Belgian Royal Palace announced earlier this week. The future queen, currently studying at Oxford in the United Kingdom, will take part in a military training camp after learning to use a new version of the Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle at a training weekend in March. The Belgian Royal Palace announced…
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A King on a skateboard! King Philippe tries his luck on a board as Queen Mathilde watches on

A sight you don’t see every day: a King on a skateboard. Yet, that happened during a visit that King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians undertook to Skateistan.  Their Majesties were in Johannesburg, South Africa’s capital, and were visiting the skate park during their ongoing state visit to the country.  The park is part of a project by Belgian company Skateroom aiming to…
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The line of succession to the Belgian throne

Like most in Europe, the Belgian line of succession is governed by absolute primogeniture (the eldest child, regardless of gender, ascends to the throne) through the descendants of King Albert II. The new laws of succession took effect in 1991, and if all the…
Belgium

The inauguration of King Philippe of the Belgians

King Philippe took the Belgian throne after the abdication of his father, King Albert II, on 21 July 2013. King Albert announced his intent to abdicate on 3 July, with his abdication taking effect on Belgium’s National Day. The day began with the traditional Te Deum at the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula for National Day. The royals greeted the crowds assembled outside after…
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