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Queen Mathilde visits shop with bio-products

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29th May 2021
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 business investors. It was founded in 2017 and now has locations across Belgium; it boasts that it sells the cheapest range of…
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Grandchildren of Monarchs: Belgium's King Albert II

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8th May 2021
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…
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King Philippe and Queen Mathilde "deeply saddened" by Prince Philip's death

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9th April 2021
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, the King and Queen of the Belgians, have sent their condolences upon the death of Prince Philip, saying that they are “deeply saddened.”The full statement in English reads, “Deeply saddened by the passing away of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. We wish to express our deepest condolences to Her Majesty The Queen, the…
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King Albert and Queen Paola wait in line for their Covid vaccine

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18th March 2021
The former Belgian monarch, Albert II, and his wife, Paola, have been photographed waiting in line as they received their coronavirus jabs in Brussels.[getty src=”1307766415″ width=”594″ height=”396″ tld=”co.uk”]Albert, 86, and Paola, 83, were given the injections at the Heysel vaccination centre near their home at Belvedere Castle. As…
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Queen Paola to speak of her life on TV programme

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26th February 2021
Belgium’s Queen Paola has been filmed for a documentary which will chart her life and touch on the problems she experienced in her long marriage to King Albert II.The programme will be the first time that Paola, now 83, has spoken at length in public since her husband…
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King and Queen of Belgium visit pharmacy to see effect of COVID

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25th February 2021
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians visited a pharmacy on Wednesday to see the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry.Their Majesties spoke to employees at the Pharma Haelvoet pharmacy in Evere, as well as pharmacists from Eeklo in East Flanders and Tertre in Hainaut, about the crucial role they have played in combating the pandemic. They also discussed pharmacists…
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