King Philippe of the Belgians has
appointed the ministers of the new federal government at the Royal
Palace. After nearly 500 days of forming a government, the new
ministers have taken the oath before His Majesty the King. At 10 am
sharp King Philippe received the Prime Minister and other ministers
who will form the new federal government in an audience at the
Royal Palace of Brussels. One by…
King Philippe has received the
preformateurs for the last time before the new government will
officially be formed. His Majesty has reaffirmed his trust in the
two politicians he has tasked with the formation of a new
government by the 1st of October. It promises to be a…
As the last rays of sun fade into the
cool days of autumn, royals across Europe have found themselves at
their busiest since the pandemic hit in the chill of winter’s end.
Special projects, family moments and a new royal star have caught
attention in the past seven…
Duchess of Brabant completes one-month military initiation camp
26th September 2020
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium has
successfully completed her one-month military initiation camp in
Elsenborn, Belgium. The 18-year-old heir to the throne received her
blue beret on Friday from her father, King Philippe, in his role as
commander-in-chief of the army. Her mother, Queen Mathilde, was
also in attendance alongside the other parents of her fellow
graduates at the Blue Beret Parade…
Granny Knows Best: the grandparents of King Philippe of the Belgians
18th September 2020
We are concluding our September series
“Granny Knows Best” with a look at the grandparents of King
Philippe of the Belgians. King Leopold III Leopold was born on 3
November 1901 to the future King Albert I and Queen Elisabeth of
Belgium. He fought in World…
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, also known
as the Duchess of Brabant as the heir apparent to the throne, has
been in military training for the past couple of weeks in
Elsenborn. She joined 169 other first-year students to begin
training on 31 August at the Royal Military…
Queen Mathilde spoke at the 70th session
of the World Health Organisation’s Regional Committee for Europe
meeting on Monday where she discussed the importance of mental
health. Speaking virtually at this week’s session, Queen Mathilde
began her speech extolling how good mental health “helps us all to
achieve our full potential. It boosts our resilience and ability to
manage change and…
The daughter born outside marriage to
King Albert II of Belgium has asked a court to make her royal.
Delphine Boel, who Albert acknowledged as his illegitimate daughter
after a lengthy legal case, says she wants to be the same as his
other children, titles included. The…
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium has started
the new school year at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels. The
Duchess of Brabant and the other 169 first year students kicked off
their training with an initiation camp in Elsenborn. On Monday the
31st of August, the elder…
Princess Eléonore will soon start
secondary school, but not where she’d been previously studying due
to a rule change within the school district. The Brussels Times
reports that the 12-year-old princess, who’d been studying at the
Saint-Jan Berchmans College in Brussels, will now have to find a
new school as the Belgian Royal Family lives too far away from
their choice. The newspaper…
