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Mass to be held to mark 25th anniversary of King Baudouin of Belgium's death

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1st September 2018
The Belgian Royal Palace announced yesterday that a mass would be held to mark the 25th anniversary of the death of King Baudouin of Belgium on the morning of 8 September at the Church of Our Lady of Laeken. In attendance at the Thanksgiving Mass will be King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz, Prince Laurent, Prince Amedeo and Princess Elisabetta, Princess Maria Laura…
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Princess Elisabeth heads to Wales for college

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29th August 2018
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, Duchess of Brabant headed off to Wales to begin college yesterday at the United World College (UWC) Atlantic College in the Vale of Glamorgan. The Belgian Royal Palace posted two images of the future Queen of the Belgians on their Twitter…
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Princess Astrid to visit Morocco

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28th August 2018
The Belgian Royal Palace announced at the end of last week that Princess Astrid would lead an economic mission to Morocco in November. The mission will run from the 25th to the 30th of November and visit the Moroccan cities of Rabat, Tangier and Casablanca. She will be…
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Brussels' Royal Palace brings in 100,000 visitors over last month

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25th August 2018
Since its first official summer opening in 1965, the Belgian Royal Palace has continued the tradition that allows visitors to explore the site while the monarch goes on holiday. The summer opening begins on 22 July, which marks the day after the national bank holiday, and concludes on 2 September. New reports were released by the King’s press service, which stated that the Royal Palace in…
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Prince Laurent contests reduction in endowment

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22nd July 2018
Prince Laurent of Belgium, the younger brother of King Philippe of the Belgians, has announced that he will contest the reduction of his endowment. The reduction of 15%, or around 46,000 euros, was imposed on him after he participated in a reception at the Chinese Embassy in full uniform without informing the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Didier Reynders. In a statement his lawyer, Laurent…
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Belgian Royal Family holds photo call at Villers-la-Ville

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1st July 2018
The Belgian Royal Family has held a photo call at Villers-la-Ville in Walloon Brabant on 24 June 2018 while they spent the evening at the site of the abbey. Pictured in the images are King Philippe and Queen Mathilde and their four children: Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, 16; Prince Gabriel, 14; Prince Emmanuel, 12; and Princess Eléonore, 10. View this post on…
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