King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima joined their Belgian counterparts, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde in Terneuzen yesterday to mark the start “75 Years of Freedom.” This will be followed by a year of commemorations for the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. These will continue until 2020 to mark the founding of the United Nations.
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Prince Gabriël of Belgium to attend exclusive international school
29th August 2019
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium have decided to send their oldest son, Prince Gabriël to an exclusive, international private school close to Brussels. As of the 2nd of September, the Prince will continue his education in a new environment.
As the summer…
The historic Villa des Cèdres in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, once the summer home of Belgian royalty, has sold for a jaw-dropping 200 million Euro this month to an unspecified buyer.
The 18,000-square-foot property was built in 1830 and operated as an olive tree farm until…
The Queen Paola Foundationwas created in 1992 as an initiative of Belgium’s Queen Paola to promote the integration and training of socially vulnerable youth.
Her husband, King Albert II abdicated the throne for health reasons in 2013, but Queen Paola continued to focus on her work with the foundation, which operates autonomously and employs a small team of full-time staff and…
King Philippe has made some changes to the Coat of Arms of the Belgian Royal Family. His Majesty also introduced a Coat of Arms for his father King Albert II, and Princess Elisabeth has now her own Coat of Arms.
For the first time in over 100 years, a Belgian monarch has…
The Belgian Royal Family marked Belgium’s National Day on Sunday, and all eyes were directed towards Princess Elisabeth and her uncle, Prince Laurent.
On Sunday, Belgium celebrated its National Day. On the 21st of July, the country commemorates the investiture of King…
King Philippe of the Belgians has recorded an address to the nation on the occasion of Belgium’s National Day tomorrow. As is tradition, the speech was recorded in the three official languages of Belgium: Dutch, French and German.
https://twitter.com/MonarchieBe/status/1152534203084476416
During the one-minute part of the speech released via Twitter, King Philippe said, “Two months ago…
The royals might be heading off on their summer holidays but their autumn diaries are already starting to fill up. In recent days, two State Visits have been announced for October 2019.
The King and Queen of the Netherlands will make a five day trip to India which will…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde visit ancestral castles during visit to German states
13th July 2019
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde paid an official visit to the German federal states of Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt this week.
While in Saxony-Anhalt, they visited an ancestral castle where the head of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha once lived, Friedenstein…
Today we’re looking at the line of succession to the Belgian throne.
Current Monarch: King Philippe, who succeeded his father, King Albert II, on 21 July 2013 after he stepped down for health reasons.
Photo: Laura Dekkers
King Philippe was considered by many to be the heir to his uncle, King Baudouin, but after his death in 1991, Baudouin’s younger brother, Albert succeeded to the…
