Princess Elisabeth of Belgium made her gala debut on Friday night when she took part in the official celebrations for Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway’s 18th birthday.
Wearing a pink/mauve Armani Privé gown, the Duchess of Brabant looked like a fairytale princess, with her Order of Leopold sash, a delicate bracelet on her left wrist and a large pink ring on her left ring…
Laughs, tears and tiaras in Oslo as Princess Ingrid Alexandra officially celebrates her 18th birthday
18th June 2022
Friday night was the pinnacle of the royal year. King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway hosted a gala dinner in Oslo to celebrate Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s 18th birthday.
From about 7:30 pm, the halls of the Royal Palace started filling with people –…
What tiara will Princess Elisabeth make her debut in?
17th June 2022
Three future queens are set to make their tiara debut later this week at the gala birthday celebrations for the 18th birthday of Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway.
Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, will accompany her mother, Queen Mathilde, to the event, and it…
King Philippe decorates last WWII veteran in Congo
11th June 2022
During his first day in the Democratic Republic of Congo, King Philippe decorated the last veteran of World War II to fight in Burma (today’s Myanmar).
The Belgian King held the ceremony at Kinshasa’s memorial for combat veterans, where he had previously laid a wreath as a homage to all those who gave their lives in war.
He then offered 100-year-old Corporal Albert Kunyuku…
Progress and disappointment: King Philippe and Queen Mathilde land in Congo for historic visit
10th June 2022
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians have embarked on their historic first official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the country’s former colonies.
The visit had to be postponed twice; supposed to take place in 2020 to celebrate…
Queen Mathilde of the Belgians held a video call with Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska.
Connecting from her office in the Royal Palace, the Queen “expressed her solidarity” to the Ukrainian people for the incredibly difficult situation they have been facing…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde watch the first final of the Queen Elisabeth Music Prize
1st June 2022
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde attended the first session of the finals for the Queen Elisabeth Music Prize, which this year was opened to cellists.
The royal couple arrived at the Bozar Centre of Fine Arts in Brussels in the evening of Monday, 30 May, to watch the first two finalists perform a piece of music of their choice and the unpublished work of Jorg Widmann.
This is the…
Belgium’s Prince Joachim has graduated from Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts.
The 30-year-old Prince’s graduation ceremony took place over the weekend with his parents, Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz, in attendance. He graduated with a…
Queen Mathilde and Prince Emmanuel of Belgium took part in the 20 kilometres through Brussels sporting event on Sunday.
The mother-son duo joined roughly 32000 more participants for the morning, as they ran or marched among the capital’s most iconic…
Princess Astrid is currently leading a Belgian economic mission to the United Kingdom, which aims to strengthen the ties between the countries. Earlier this week, Her Royal Highness met both Prince Charles and Princess Anne. The latest stop on her official journey saw her visit her nice Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant.
Princess Elisabeth met her aunt in the English city of Oxford where…