The Belgian Royal Family was missing a beloved member as they attended the annual King’s Day Te Deum at the Cathedral of Saints Michele and Gudula.Â
King Albert II, the former Belgian monarch, Princess Astrid, Prince Lorenz, and Prince Laurent all attended the traditional 15 November service. Queen Paola did not attend with her husband and children as she normally does, though.
The…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde celebrate Olympic and Paralympic stars
8th November 2024
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium hosted Belgian Olympians and Paralympians this week at a special event marking the games.
The Belgian King and Queen welcomed Belgian athletes to the Palace of Laeken to celebrate their accomplishments.Â
Many athletes chose…
Queen Mathilde of the Belgians joins Queen Camilla's book club
4th November 2024
Queen Camilla’s online book community, The Queen’s Reading Room, has another right royal fan- Queen Mathilde of the Belgians!
Queen Mathilde has shared three of her favourite book recommendations with The Queen’s Reading Room, including one rare…
Belgian Royal Family releases birthday portraits of Princess Elisabeth
25th October 2024
Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, is celebrating her 23rd birthday and the Belgian Royal Palace has released new portraits to mark the occasion.
The Belgian Royal Family has shared two new photographs of Princess Elisabeth in honour of her birthday.
The two portraits were taken by Max Bueno and show the princess enjoying autumn in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is wearing a…
King Philippe of the Belgians has welcomed four new ambassadors to the Belgian court in a centuries old tradition.Â
Four ambassadors presented King Philippe with their Letters of Credence: Nicholas Brousseau from Canada, Anne Sherriff from the United Kingdom, Eros…
Queen Mathilde channels Christian Dior for French State Visit
14th October 2024
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians have arrived in Paris to begin a three day State Visit to France.
The Belgian King and Queen set out for France by boarding the Eurostar in Brussels to begin the three day visit where they will visit Paris, Chantilly, and…
Pope Francis has had a busy day with a visit to Luxembourg before arriving in Belgium on Thursday.
The Pope arrived in Brussels on a flight from Luxembourg and was welcomed by the guard of honour, as well as a military band and children’s choir performing.
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium were also on hand at Melsbroek military airport to greet Pope Francis at the…
Back to his maternal roots: Belgium's controversial prince wants to be a citizen of another country
25th September 2024
Prince Laurent of Belgium, younger brother to King Philippe, is going to seek dual Belgian-Italian citizenship.
Prince Laurent, long known as the rebel of the Belgian Royal Family, may be leaving permanently. He gave an interview with Sudinfo, a French news outlet…
No weekend off for Belgium's King Philippe as he gets on his bike
23rd September 2024
There was no weekend off for King Philippe of the Belgians as he was out and about on both Saturday and Sunday.Â
King Philippe took charge on Saturday as he sat in the driver’s seat of a new tram. The new Line 10 in Brussels is routed from Neder-over-Heembeek to Uccle…
Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant and heir to the Belgian throne has begun her post graduate education at Harvard.
The princess marked her first day of post-graduate with new photos.Â
Max Bueno/ Belgian Royal Palace
The Belgian Royal Palace released three photos of Elisabeth to mark her first day of study at Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts. She chose a casual look of…
