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The Duchess of Brabant will not receive an allowance upon her 18th birthday

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30th March 2019
The heiress to the Belgian throne, Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant will turn 18 in October, and from that moment on, she has the right to an official allowance. However, it has been announced that this allowance will not be given until the Duchess of Brabant is ready to take on royal duties. This will leave the Duchess of Brabant free to continue her studies. She is currently attending the…
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Princess Astrid begins trip to Mexico to strengthen Belgian-Mexican ties

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18th February 2019
Princess Astrid, the sister of King Philippe of Belgium, left for Mexico on the 16th February to lead a trade delegation to boost trade links between the two countries. Her party will consist of federal and regional politicians, together with just over two hundred business leaders. The keenness of Belgium to boost the links between the two countries can be seen by the fact that the last trade…
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Belgian people "very dissapointed" in King Albert II

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2nd February 2019
The Belgians have expressed their disappointment, sadness and even anger over yesterday’s news that former King Albert refuses, once again, to recognise his alleged daughter, Delphine Boël. The once well-respected King of the Belgians is no longer the popular King he…
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King Albert II of Belgium refuses to give a DNA sample in paternity case

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1st February 2019
King Albert II of Belgium, who abdicated in 2013 in favour of his eldest son, has refused to give a DNA sample in the paternity case of his supposed natural daughter Delphine Boël. Late last year the Court of Appeals in Brussels ordered King Albert to undergo a DNA-test in order to determine if he is the father of Delphine Boël. The King has now decided to take his case to the Court of…
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Queen Mathilde begins 2019 duties in Paris

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10th January 2019
Queen Mathilde of Belgium began her 2019 duties in Paris, France, yesterday. Her Majesty was in the French capital to visit the “Fernand Khnopff (1858-1921). Le maître de L’énigme” (or “Fernand Khnopff (1858-1921). The master of the enigma&#8221…
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In Christmas Eve address, King Philippe says “to look where we are in life”

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24th December 2018
https://youtu.be/3aEsAwTrUN4In his annual Christmas Eve address (delivered in Dutch, French and German), King Philippe of Belgium talks of looking “where we are in life.”Saying that the Christmas and New Year holidays are “a perfect time to look back”, he says that we must also remember “that life is a path that we do not follow alone, but with fellow travellers, who, like us…
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