Queen Mathilde of the Belgians visited a
hospital ship as several storm clouds gathered. Her Majesty
arrived in the port of Antwerp on Friday morning to take a tour of
Global Mercy, a hospital ship. The vessel is the biggest
floating hospital in the world and is the property of Mercy Ships,
a Belgian company founded in 1978 that provides medical aid to the
poorest countries in the world with…
Queen Paola and King Albert have spoken
openly of how their marriage survived despite them beginning
negotiations to divorice. In a new TV programme focussed on Paola,
the couple reveal that lawyers were already drawing up terms for
them to part when they decided to give…
The entire Belgian Royal Family took part
in the traditional ceremony to commemorate deceased members in what
was the first public act in which King Albert and Princess Délphine
appeared together. The Church service took place in the Notre
Dame Church in Laeken, the…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde conclude Middle East trip with sustainability focus
7th February 2022
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the
Belgians are back in Brussels after their four day official trip to
the Middle East. Starting on the 2nd of February, the first
stop saw the King and Queen arrive in Oman, where they were
officially welcomed by Sultan Oman Haitham bin Tarik at Al Alam
Palace in Muscat, before moving on to Sultan Taboos Mosque, the
country’s largest worship…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the
Belgians have embarked on an official visit to the Sultanate of
Oman and the United Arab Emirates that will last until
Saturday. The state plane carrying the royal couple, who are
travelling accompanied by the Minister of Foreign…
King Philippe of the Belgians supported
his sister and brother-in-law by attending the funeral of Prince
Lorenz’s mother. His Majesty arrived at the Loreto Chapel,
located alongside the homonym monastery, in Muri, Argovia canton,
Switzerland, alongside his sister…
Princess Delphine of Belgium has revealed
her thoughts on meeting her half-brother, King Philippe, for the
first time in 2020. In a three-part documentary series, Delphine
called her three-hour meeting with Philippe “fantastic.” In the
third episode that aired on 26 January, the Princess said: “It was
fantastic, it was great fun. I was positively…
Jacques Boël, the man who Princess
Delphine grew up with, and for many years assumed to be her
biological father, has died at the age of 92. Mr Boël was legally
recognised as Delphine’s father until King Albert conceded his
paternity of her in 2020. Princess Delphine…
The Belgian Royal Palace has released a
new photograph of Queen Mathilde as she marks her 49th birthday
today. The image was taken by Bas Bogaerts in the Royal Domain of
Laeken – a private park on the grounds of the Palace of Laeken in
Brussels. Bas…
Queen Mathilde visits temporary shelter for homeless and victims of domestic violence
19th January 2022
Queen Mathilde of the Belgians undertook
an engagement for a cause that is extremely close to her heart. On
Tuesday, 18th January 2022, the Queen travelled to Namur, the
capital of Wallonia, about 60 km south of Brussels, to visit the
NGO “Les trois portes” (French for “the three doors”). The
organisation takes care of people in extreme poverty, by offering
temporary…
