The Belgian Royal Palace has released a
new photograph of King Philippe as he marks his 62nd birthday
today. The image was taken by a favourite palace photographer, Bas
Bogaerts, at the beginning of April at the Palace of Laeken – the
King’s official residence in Brussels. His Majesty will spend his
birthday privately. Photo: Bas Bogaerts/Belgian Royal Palace King…
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…
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…
Due to the ongoing Russian invasion of
Ukraine, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians have
postponed their trip to the Congo to a later date. The Belgian
Royal Palace made the announcement on 28 February. King Philippe
and Queen Mathilde were originally due…
Statue of King Leopold II could be melted down as Belgium debates its colonial past
23rd February 2022
A statue of the controversial king
Leopold II in Brussels could be removed and melted down as Belgian
authorities consider how to deal with the country’s past
colonialism. The bronze statue, from the 19th century, is located
in the centre of Brussels, close to the Royal Palace. A group of
historians, architects and other specialists, commissioned by the
Brussels regional government, has…
