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 official engagements
abroad of this year. The Princess, who also leads the trade
delegations of Belgium, has travelled to Nepal…
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…
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…
The 2010s were a decade filled with many
major royal events, including the accession of several new
monarchs. One of the countries that saw that change was Belgium.
After an almost 20 year reign, King Albert II announced on 3 July
2013 that he would abdicate in favour of his son, Philippe who was
at the time the Duke of Brabant. On 21 July 2013, Albert formally
abdicated. Approximately one hour…
VIDEO: King Philippe of Belgium talks about injustice, poverty and exclusion in Christmas Eve broadcast
24th December 2019
The King of Belgium has taken about how
we must not remain indifferent to injustice, poverty and exclusion
in his annual Christmas Eve broadcast. In his address to the
nation, King Philippe said: “We know… the challenges we face: for
our society, for the…
The Belgian Royal Family has released
their Christmas photo for 2019. The image, shared on their official
social media, shows King Philippe and Queen Mathilde alongside
their four children. Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant stands
alongside her two brothers, Prince…
Belgian Royal Family comes together to attend annual Christmas concert
19th December 2019
The Belgian Royal Family was out in force
at the annual Christmas concert. Held at the Royal Palace of
Brussels, in recent years prominent members of the family have had
to miss the event. Last year was the first year in King Philippe’s
reign that King Albert attended the concert. However, Queen Paola
was recovering from a stroke and could not attend, and Prince
Laurent was also…
Yesterday, King Philippe and Queen
Mathilde of the Belgians marked the 75th anniversary of the Battle
of the Bulge alongside Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg at the
Mardasson Memorial in Bastogne, Belgium. Also in attendance was
United States Secretary of Defence, Mark…
Former King Albert II of Belgium has lost
his appeal against the order to undergo a DNA-test, the Court of
Cassation, the main court of last resort in Belgium, decided today.
The case will now return to the Court of Appeals which can decide
that the DNA-test he underwent in…
Queen Mathilde spreads Christmas cheer at Queen Fabiola Children's University Hospital
8th December 2019
It might not have been Father Christmas,
but another famous figure in a red suit made a visit to Queen
Fabiola Children’s University Hospital this week when Queen
Mathilde stopped by to lift the spirits of patients. She shared
smiles, high fives, and handshakes with young people, chatting with
them about their time at the hospital. The Brussels-based facility
is the only university…
