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Queen Paola takes part in Tintin treasure hunt at Art and History Museum

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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 the Tintin in Belgium project hosted by Habbekrats, an organisation with the mission to “give vulnerable children and…
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The King and Queen of the Belgians to undertake state visit to Italy in March

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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 March.The last time King Philippe and Queen Mathilde visited Italy was in 2014, following King Philippe’s accession to…
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King and Queen of Belgium visit New York

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13th February 2020
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…
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Delphine Boël's road to recognition

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30th January 2020
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…
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BREAKING: King Albert of Belgium concedes he has an illegitimate daughter

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27th January 2020
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 he says after viewing the results of a DNA-test, he is now willing to admit that Ms. Boël is his daughter.The lawyer…
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Who is Queen Mathilde of the Belgians?

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20th January 2020
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…
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Which royals are buried at the Crypt at Laeken?

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3rd January 2020
The Royal Crypt at Laeken (near Brussels) in Belgium is the final resting place of the Belgian royals. It is inside the Église Notre-Dame and was built in memory of Queen Louise of Belgium (born Louise of Orléans), who was the second wife of King Leopold I – who had previously been married to Princess Charlotte of Wales. The shared tomb of Louise and Leopold is the central point of the…
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