Several Belgian royals cast their vote today for the regional, federal and European elections. Only King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, who need to remain neutral and above politics, will not go vote today. They are exempt from Belgium’s compulsory voting system. Legal sanctions still exist for those failing to present themselves at the polling stations, but prosecutions are rare. Their four…
Queen Mathilde has given a rare interview in connection with the final of the Queen Elisabeth Competition Violin 2019. In the exclusive interview with Canvas, Her Majesty talked about her love of music, her four children and the close relationship she had with Queen…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde attend first session of final of Queen Elisabeth Competition
22nd May 2019
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde have attended the first session of the final week of the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Violin. The King and Queen saw the only Belgian finalist of this year’s edition of the prestigious music competition, Sylvia Huang play an…
Below is an opinion on the ongoing saga of Delphine Boël and her quest to have King Albert recognise her as his daughter, by our Deputy Editor, Brittani Barger.
King Albert, by continuing to drag out this paternity suit, you only further damage your reputation. It makes you seem heartless and cruel not to take a simple DNA test.
Delphine just wants her father to recognise her, which is entirely…
The Court of Appeal of Brussels has ruled that King Albert of Belgium has to pay 5,000 euros per day as long as he refuses to submit himself to a DNA-test to determine whether Ms Delphine Boël is his daughter. The lawyers of Ms Boël had requested this after King Albert…
Queen Mathilde has attended the semi-finals of the Queen Elisabeth Competition Violin on Saturday evening. Her Majesty is the Honorary President of the world-famous music competition.
Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of the Belgians stepped out on Saturday to attend the last…
Queen Mathilde of the Belgians has visited the University of Ghent in her role as Advocate for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s). Queen Mathilde exchanged views with students and academic staff on ‘Agenda 2030’ of the United Nations.
Mathilde was eager to learn more about the durability policy of the University of Ghent as she arrived at the institution on Friday. She was…
King Philippe of Belgium has visited the University Hospital of Antwerp to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the charity “Kom op tegen Kanker” (Fight against Cancer). There he met with cancer patients, volunteers, doctors and members of the organisation…
By the end of the Second World War, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands tried to make a deal with the Nazis to save the Belgian royal family, according to newly published diaries of her foreign minister. By March 1945, both Belgium and the south of the Netherlands had been…
Surprise! The Duchess of Brabant joins her father King Philippe on visit to firefighters of Brussels
26th April 2019
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium has unexpectedly joined her father, King Philippe on a visit to the firefighters of Brussels. The Duchess of Brabant seemed very interested and asked a lot of questions such as “Are there also many women here?”
King Philippe of Belgium was scheduled to visit the firefighter formation centre on Friday morning. Surprisingly, he showed up alongside his…
