King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium’s State Visit to Italy next month has been cancelled amidst the coronavirus outbreak.
Their Majesties, accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs & Defence and the Prime Ministers of various Belgian regions, were due to visit Italy from 23-25 March.
Italian President Sergio Mattarella requested that the visit be postponed as the country…
Queen Paola takes part in Tintin treasure hunt at Art and History Museum
27th February 2020
Queen Paola paid a special visit to the Art and History
Museum in Brussels with a group of young people, completing a treasure hunt.
The Queen was joined by Dutch- and French-speaking Belgian children, as well as unaccompanied minors from conflict zones, to take part in…
King Philippe reveals details of his special birthday celebrations
25th February 2020
The King of the Belgians turns 60 in April and to mark this big birthday, he’s hosting a very special party. Philippe and his wife, Queen Mathilde, will throw open the doors of Laeken Castle to one hundred people born on the same day as the monarch.
Their guests…
King Albert in first public appearance since admitting illegitimate daughter
18th February 2020
Belgium’s King Albert II accompanied his wife to church on Monday, the first time he’s been seen on an official royal duty since his statement confirming he has fathered a child outside their marriage. King Albert and Queen Paola joined other Belgian royals at the service held in Brussels every year in memory of family members who have passed away.
Albert, who ruled Belgium between…
The King and Queen of the Belgians to undertake state visit to Italy in March
17th February 2020
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde will undertake a state
visit to Italy this spring according to the Royal House.
Accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense
and the Prime Ministers of various Belgian regions, Their Majesties will visit Italy
from 23-25…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium have concluded a two-day visit to New York City.
Their Majesties travelled to the Big Apple as Belgium holds the presidency this month for the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
? #BelgiumUNSCTheir Majesties the King…
In a very unexpected statement, King Albert II of Belgium admitted that he is indeed the father of Delphine Boël. The statement has made an end to a seven-year-long legal battle between father and daughter. But who exactly is Delphine Boël? And how come King Albert II has waited for so long to recognise his daughter who was born out of wedlock? Here’s a recap of the full story.
On the…
The former King of Belgium, Albert II, has publicly conceded that Delphine Boël is his illegitimate daughter.
The former monarch’s admission comes after a lengthy legal battle lasting many years.
King Albert’s lawyer released a statement on Monday evening in which…
Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium has arrived in Nepal for a five-day official visit. The sister of King Philippe is in the country in her capacity as Honorary President of the Damien Foundation.
Princess Astrid of Belgium is currently undertaking her first…
Mathilde Marie Christiane Ghislaine d’Udekem d’Acoz was born on 20 January 1973. She is the oldest child of Jonkheer Patrick d’Udekem d’Acoz and his wife, Countess Anna Maria Komorowska. Through her mother’s paternal family, Mathilde has Polish noble ancestry, as well as Polish–Lithuanian Princely ancestry through her mother’s maternal family. Her maternal grandmother was a Princess…
