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Queen Mathilde injures her left thumb

During a visit to a pharmaceutical company on Tuesday, Queen Mathilde of Belgium was seen sporting a wrist brace on her left hand. When asked for comment, a Palace spokesperson said that Her Majesty hurt her left thumb in a wrong move, and that the injury is not serious. Queen Mathilde has been seen injured before; famously, in 2015 she had to use crutches for a while after hurting her…
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A look back at all the times Belgium's King Philippe has met US Presidents

King Philippe of the Belgians will hold an audience with the President of the United States, Joe Biden, in Brussels on June 15th 2021. The meeting will happen in the context of two global summits taking place in Brussels on the 14th and 15th of June: a NATO summit and a EU-American summit. But this will not be the first time His Majesty has interacted with United States Presidents. King…
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Queen Mathilde of Belgium presides over the 2021 Queen Elisabeth Music Prize

Throughout the month of May, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians has carried out various engagements in connection with the Queen Elisabeth Music Prize.The competition started on the 3rd of May 2021, with Queen Mathilde releasing a video message on social media in both in French and Dutch, highlighting the role music played during the pandemic. This year, there were 56 candidates for the…
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Queen Mathilde visits shop with bio-products

Queen Mathilde of the Belgians visited an organic shop in Jette, Belgium, on Thursday in her role as an advocate for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.The Queen travelled to The Barn that sells mostly packaging-free products and spoke to spoke to one of the…
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Grandchildren of Monarchs: Belgium's King Albert II

The grandchildren of monarchs share family links but their futures can open up in many different directions. While some are born to inherit thrones, others slowly move away from the shadow of the crown. One of Europe’s former monarchs has seen many changes to the royal destinies of his descendants before a much talked about court case saw him admit family links to two new grandchildren…
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