Belgium

Princess Elisabeth heads to Wales for college

By
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 account saying, “Leaving for @UWCAtlantic college! #BackToSchool2018.” One image was just of 16-year-old Elisabeth…
Read more
BelgiumEuropean Royals

Princess Astrid to visit Morocco

By
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…
BelgiumFeaturesHistory

The reign of King Baudouin: The one day he was considered unable to rule

By
6th August 2018
This year marks 25 years since King Baudouin of Belgium unexpectedly died while on holiday in Spain. He was the sixth King of the Belgians and at the same time one of the most popular kings Belgium ever had. King Baudouin reigned from 1951 until his death in 1993. However, there was one day during his reign that the government declared the King unable to rule. In 1990, there was one day in which…
Read more
BelgiumEuropean Royals

Belgian Royal Family celebrates National Day - See all the best photos

By
22nd July 2018
The Belgian Royal Family were out in full force yesterday, though some looked a bit reluctant, to celebrate Belgium’s National Day and the five year anniversary of King Philippe’s accession. The National Day celebrated 21 July 1831 when Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who had previously been married to King George IV’s only legitimate child, Princess Charlotte of Wales…
Read more
Belgium

Buenos Aires names Princess Astrid of Belgium “Illustrious Visitor”

By
28th June 2018
Princess Astrid of Belgium has recovered from her sleep deprivation problems and is back to work. The Princess is currently in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on a Belgian trade mission which began on Saturday. During her trip to the South American country, Her Royal Highness was named by the city of Buenos Aires as “Illustrious Visitor” in celebration of her visit on Monday. She was…
Read more