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…
