The King and Queen of the Belgians have just finished their first ever State visit to Germany. King Philippe and Queen Mathilde spent three days packed with visits, encounters, speeches and dinners in Berlin and Dresden. The Belgian King praised the Germans for their beautiful language, culture and art and spoke of a close friendship between the founding members of the European Union.
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King Philippe of Belgium and his unique relationship with the church
12th February 2023
King Philippe of Belgium will be marking a decade of kingship in July 2023; he took the throne after his father abdicated in 2013. Philippe’s role as sovereign has a different relationship with the church than many other monarchs.
Belgium does not have a state…
A slow return to normal as King Philippe and Queen Mathilde wrap up day 1 of Greek state visit
3rd May 2022
After many delays and postponements due to global events, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde have touched down in Athens, Greece, for a much-anticipated state visit.
For the occasion, the couple travelled with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sophie Wilmés, the Minister…
King Philippe of the Belgians visited Sciensano, an institute that works in research development for national health and science under the principle of “One Health.”
During the visit, His Majesty was accompanied by Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke. The King had already visited another of the five quarters the institution has at the beginning of the global shutdown.
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King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians have visited the province of Namur, south of Brussels, to have meetings with the citizens of various towns and visit several projects.
The first stop of their trip was made in the early afternoon of Wednesday, 30th March.
Princess Elisabeth listens attentively as she accompanies her parents at roundtable on Ukrainian crisis
24th March 2022
King Philippe, Queen Mathilde and Princess Elisabeth held a roundtable discussion about the Ukrainian crisis.
The talks were held with four representatives of the academic world and were centred around the origins of the conflict and its potential ramifications…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde welcome Austrian President and First Lady on state visit
22nd March 2022
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians are hosting a state visit from Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and First Lady Doris Schmidauer.
The President and First Lady landed at Brussels’s Zaventem International Airport in the morning of Monday, 21 March, and they received the salute of a delegation of authorities before being driven to the Royal Palace.
Once…
King Philippe and Princess Elisabeth among first authorities on site after car crash kills 6 and injures 10
20th March 2022
King Philippe and Princess Elisabeth of Belgium have visited Strépy-Bracquegnies to express their condolences to the victims’ families and their thanks to first responders after a devastating car crash.
In this instance, the King and Princess were also…
Belgium will be hosting a state visit from the President of Austria next week.
The announcement came in the afternoon of Monday, 14 March, from the Belgian Royal Palace via a press release.
“At the invitation of Their Majesty the King and Queen, His Excellency…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde release powerful statement after visit to shelter for Ukrainian refugees
10th March 2022
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians visited an emergency shelter for Ukrainian refugees managed by FEDASIL, the Belgian Federal Agency for the reception of asylum seekers.
Their Majesties arrived in the structure on Wednesday, 9th March 2022, after making the short journey from Brussels to Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, a small municipality on the outskirts of the Belgian…
