Princess Delphine of Belgium’s time on
Dancing with the Stars has come to an end. The Princess was voted
off the show on Saturday evening, finishing in sixth place on the
Flemish dancing show. Belgian journalist Wim Dehandschutter first
reported the news and spoke to Delphine after the results.
Delphine, who was interviewed in English, said she thought each
week she would get…
Resuming her agenda after the Christmas
break, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians visited a cause close to her
heart. On 11th January 2022, the Queen travelled to Herne, in the
Flemish Brabant province, to visit MeeGaan and t’Bruut.
MeeGaan is a non-profit that…
King Philippe of Belgium holds video call with school principals
11th January 2022
King Philippe of the Belgians held a
virtual meeting with two school principals to assess the situation
in the academic world following almost two full years of the
pandemic. His Majesty spoke with Ms Colla, a school principal
in the French-speaking part of Belgium, and…
The Belgian royal family is in mourning.
A close royal family member of the Belgian royal family passed away
on Monday. Her Imperial & Royal Highness, Princess Margherita of
Savoy-Aosta, Archduchess of Austria-Este, died on Monday, aged 91.
She is best known as the mother of Prince Lorenz of Belgium,
Archduke of Austria-Este, making her the mother-in-law of Princess
Astrid of…
Princess Maria Laura of Belgium to marry French-born William Isvy
27th December 2021
The year had one last happy surprise in
store for the Belgian Royal Family.Princess Maria Laura is getting
married to William Isvy. Her parents, Princess Astrid and Prince
Lorenz, announced the engagement earlier today with a picture
portraying the couple…
The King of the Belgians has made a
heartfelt plea in his Christmas message for the country to come
together and face the future with hope. King Philippe’s Christmas
address focused on the many challenges millions across Belgium have
faced in the past year and the…
Princess Délphine made her debut as a
member of the Belgian Royal Family in October of 2020 when she was
officially recognised as King Albert II’s daughter and granted the
title of Princess. And now, less than two years later, she is
set to tell her own side of the story. Belgian television
chain VRT is scheduled to release a documentary in three episodes
titled “Delphine: mijn…
Highs and lows: a look back at the year for Belgian royals
21st December 2021
2021 was a year of many firsts for the
Belgian Royal Family. King Albert and Queen Paola were among the
first royals, at least in Europe, that we saw in line at a COVID-19
vaccination centre, waiting with other vulnerable citizens to
receive their shots. This…
Christmas is around the corner, and royal
palaces are starting to showcase their preparations for the
festivities. The Danish Royal Household has been posting a
digital advent calendar with pictures of specific decorations each
day until Christmas Eve; the Swedish…
The new coronavirus variant has had an
immediate effect on royal diaries, causing several trips to be
postponed. What was supposed to be a three-day Belgian state visit
to Italy this week has been delayed and instead, on December 1st
2021, King Philippe paid a brief visit to Rome. In view of the
sudden deteriorating health situation in Belgium and Europe, it was
decided, in consultation with…
