The Belgian Royal family has hosted their
annual Christmas concert this afternoon. The Royal Family organises
the event annually to thank their staff. King Philippe, Queen
Mathilde, their four children, King Albert, Princess Astrid and
Prince Lorenz have attended the annual Christmas concert at the
Royal Palace this afternoon. It was the first official engagement
Princess Elisabeth, the Duchess of…
The Belgian government has fallen: King Philippe to make the most important decision of his reign
18th December 2018
On Tuesday evening, the Belgian Prime
Minister Charles Michel offered the resignation of the government
to King Philippe. His Majesty has decided to keep his decision in
deliberation. Last week King Philippe accepted the resignation of
one party of the government, N-VA. The…
King Philippe of Belgium accepts dismissal of part of the government
10th December 2018
Yesterday morning, King Philippe received
the Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel in an audience. The King
approved the dismissal of one of the parties (NV-A) that made up
the coalition government. It has been a turbulent week for Belgian
politics, and King Philippe no…
Belgium's Princess Elisabeth to appear on a stamp for her 18th birthday
25th November 2018
The Belgian Postal Service have announced
their new stamps for 2019, and one of them will celebrate the
eighteenth birthday of Princess Elisabeth. The stamp will be issued
on the 21st October, four days before her actual birthday, although
the design is currently being kept secret. Princess Elisabeth is
the eldest child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde and holds the
title of Duchess of Brabant…
Once upon a time, there was a queen who
tried to help children live happily ever after – by encouraging
them to read. And this isn’t the stuff of fairytales. Queen
Mathilde of the Belgians spent a day telling stories to babies and
toddlers as she gave her backing…
The Belgian Royal Palace released new
official images yesterday in celebration of King’s Day in the
country (or Koningsfeest in Dutch; Fête du Roi in French;
and Festtag des Königs in German – the official languages of
Belgium). The four new photos show Their…
King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, Princess
Astrid, Prince Lorenz and Prince Laurent of Belgium have
commemorated the end of World War I which occurred exactly 100
years ago. Belgium played a crucial role in the First World War. In
the morning, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde paid tribute to the
fallen soldiers of World War One, World War Two and of the
humanitarian and peacekeeping missions since…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the
Belgians have begun a series of tributes to those killed during the
First World War as the centenary of the end of the conflict
approaches. The King and Queen attended a special concert held to
mark the 100th anniversary of the…
The Court of Appeals in Brussels has
ordered King Albert II of Belgium, who abdicated in 2013 in favour
of his eldest son, to undergo a DNA-test in order to determine if
he is the father of Delphine Boël. The court had already settled
that Delphine Boël’s legal…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of
Belgium have kicked off their state visit to Portugal. The pair
will discover Lisbon and Porto during a three-day state visit. It
is already the 8th state visit that Philippe has undertaken as King
of the Belgians. Early on Monday morning, the King and Queen
received an official farewell of the Belgian military troops at the
airport of Melsbroek, Brussels. The…
