Queen Mathilde and Prince Emmanuel didn’t miss their traditional appointment and ran the Brussels 20km race through the streets of the Belgian capital.
On Sunday, 28 May, the Queen and her youngest son were among the thousands that made up the racing contingent, which snaked their way for 12,42 miles.
The Belgian Royal Palace released several pictures of the mother and son during…
A King on a skateboard! King Philippe tries his luck on a board as Queen Mathilde watches on
26th March 2023
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…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians have landed in South Africa for a five-day state visit.
The King and Queen arrived in Pretoria the evening before the official beginning of the visit, landing in Wonderboom Airport, north of the capital on 22…
While Belgium doesn’t have jewels that belong to the Crown but to individual members of the Royal Family, some pieces are considered the most important, which we could potentially see at the Coronation of King Charles III.
First, when it comes to tiaras, the general consensus is that the Nine Provinces Bandeau Tiara is the most important piece. Since Queen Astrid, it was passed from…
Queen Mathilde acquires a new goddaughter due to a peculiar Belgian tradition being enacted
23rd February 2023
Queen Mathilde has acquired a new goddaughter after a family in Molenbeek asked The Queen of Belgium to become godparent to their child.
Her Majesty does not know the family, but has accepted, gifting the child an engraved silver cup, and arranged for an audience to be…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde listen to grieving families following devastating earthquake
15th February 2023
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians travelled to the Flanders to meet with two grieving families.
On Monday, 13th February, Their Majesties arrived in the municipality of Houthalen-Helchteren, in Belgian Limburg province, and were welcomed by two families…
Queen Mathilde of the Belgians has arrived in Bangladesh for a three-day visit to the country in her role as an advocate for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
Her Majesty landed in Dhaka in the morning of Monday, 6 February and was welcomed at the airport by the Bangladeshi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abul Kalam Abdul Momen, and the Belgian Ambassador to Bangladesh, Didier…
A small royal delegation braves the cold to bid farewell to Pope Benedict XVI at his funeral
5th January 2023
It was a chilly & foggy morning in Vatican City on 5th January, a somber day for the city state as they laid Pope Benedict XVI to rest.
St Peter’s Square welcomed world leaders and dignitaries from across the globe, including a small delegation of royals, led by…
YEAR IN REVIEW: Belgium's 2022 gives the country hope for the future
28th December 2022
Belgium’s royal year was filled with joy, grief, and historic firsts.
2022 was opened with the death of Prince Lorenz’s mother, Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta, Archduchess of Austria-Este, aged 91, on 10 January. Princess Astrid’s mother-in-law was laid to…
Like many modern-day monarchic countries, the role of the sovereign in Belgium is largely ceremonial today.
The King does not have political powers in that he doesn’t get to decide which laws get discussed in Parliament nor which issues are put at the forefront of the country’s political agenda.
However, this does not mean that his activity is completely detached from the…
