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King Philippe and Queen Mathilde visit Namur Province

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. The royals visited Ciney, a small town that houses a Provincial School of Agronomy and Sciences.  In the institute, they…
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King Philippe and Princess Elisabeth among first authorities on site after car crash kills 6 and injures 10

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 accompanied by the Prime Minister, Alexander de Croo, the Minister of Interior Annelies Verlinden, and the Minister-President of…
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Queen Paola ordered to rest after breaking bone in fall

Queen Paola of Belgium has broken her arm after a fall. The 84-year-old queen, mother of the current King, Philippe, broke her arm in a fall. The queen has been told to rest and recuperate for eight weeks. Therefore, all her engagements in the immediate future have been postponed. This is not the first time Queen Paola has broken a bone. In December 2016, she was treated in hospital a…
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Belgian Princess calls for her country to apologise for its colonial past as King Philippe announces trip to Congo

Princess Esmeralda of Belgium has once again called on her country to apologise for its colonial past in Congo.  In an interview she granted Agence France Presse (AFP), and published on Thursday, 17 February, the Princess said that Belgium must apologise for the atrocities perpetrated during the years when Congo was under European control.  Princess Esmeralda’s request comes as King…
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