On 15 June, His Majesty King Philippe of
the Belgians will hold a meeting with the President of the United
States of America, Joe Biden. The Belgian monarchy announced
that King Philippe will host the US President at the Brussels Royal
Palace, the official workplace of Belgian sovereigns. The Prime
Minister, newly appointed Alexander De Croo, will also attend the
meeting. The meeting…
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…
On Friday, May 28, King Philippe took
part in the kickstarting of the field hockey summer season in
preparation for the Tokyo Olympic Games, due to start towards the
end of July. His Majesty gave the symbolic “first bat” on the
hockey field to start an intensive…
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…
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…
Some monarchs are born in massive castles
that have stood for centuries while others are born in relatively
new palaces. Although the birth of a royal baby is a celebrated
event, some of these more modern palaces have darker connections.
King Philippe of Belgium was born at…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde "deeply saddened" by Prince Philip's death
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…
The diamond is the birthstone of April.
That most sparkling of gems features in many royal collections and
today, Royal Central is looking at some of the Belgian Royal
Family’s best diamonds. Brabant Laurel Wreath Tiara [getty
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King Philippe and Queen Mathilde have led
tributes to all victims of terrorism on the fifth anniversary of
the deadliest attack on Belgian soil. The Belgian monarch took part
in an act of commemoration at Brussels Airport on March 22nd 2021,
five years after two bombs…
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…