Belgium

Queen Mathilde has rough start to Costa Rice trip

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12th February 2025
Queen Mathilde of Belgium began a solo, three-day trip to Costa Rica with an emergency on the way there. Queen Mathilde’s flight to Costa Rica saw her plane forced to make a priority landing fifteen minutes early with a cracked windshield. Thankfully, everyone on board was safe upon landing. UNICEF BelgiumThe Belgian queen is in Costa Rica in her role as Honorary President of Unicef…
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The queen who can't get enough of one particular designer

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31st December 2024
Much like Queen Máxima, Queen Mathilde loves a jewel tone, a print pattern and Natan. But comparing the women side-by-side ends there because while Queen Máxima always looks this side of vibrant and businesslike, Queen Mathilde’s styling has a timeless effect.She wouldn’t be out of place in the 1960s competing for fashion headlines with Jacqueline Kennedy or Audrey Hepburn, so…
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Belgium's King Philippe delivers moving Christmas speech on power of love

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24th December 2024
The King of the Belgians has spoken of the power of love in a powerful Christmas speech.King Philippe said he had been moved to think of how we all treat others after receiving a letter from school children who wanted to know what he, and others, were going to do to help young people impacted by war.The Belgian king invited them to his royal palace to talk about the fears and concerns they…
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Two princesses sparkle at Christmas concert

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20th December 2024
The Belgian Royal Family hosted their annual Christmas concert this week and Princess Elisabeth and Princess Eleonore made their sartorial mark at the palace.Each holiday season, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde host a Christmas concert at the Royal Palace in…
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King Philippe and Queen Mathilde check their son is doing chores as they visit military academy

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10th December 2024
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde returned to France on Monday, this time as parents instead of King and Queen of the Belgians.Their Majesties visited the Saint-Cyr Military Academy in Brittany to see their son, Prince Gabriel. And they did a check on his chores as they toured the academy – and came out smiling.The Belgian prince, 21, is currently on an exchange at the French…
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