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…
Book on the late King Baudouin to be released
27th June 2018
The Belgian authors Emmanuel Gerard and Mark Van den Wijngaert are writing a book about the late King Baudouin of Belgium.
His Majesty King Baudouin died 25 years ago and the anniversary for his death will be commemorated with this book. This was first reported by the…
The King of Belgium and his sons, Princes Emmanuel and Gabriel, attended Belgium’s World Cup match against Tunisia in the Spartak Stadium in Moscow on Saturday.
Prior to the tournament kicking off, King Philippe posed for a selfie with the squad, posted on defender…
Prince Laurent backtracks on decision to sue MP for slander
22nd June 2018
It came to light on 20 June that Prince Laurent of Belgium wanted to sue a Member of Parliament (MP) in Belgium, Peter Buysrogge, for slander if he did not apologise. The Prince wanted an apology from the MP after the politician accused him of fraud in May 2018.
Buysrogge claimed last month that Prince Laurent had filed a false report on his activities. For the annual report in 2017, he submitted…
First female bodyguard appointed to the Belgian Royal Family
22nd June 2018
All across the globe, stigmas between male and female are being broken on a daily basis. Jobs that once were deemed fit only for men to perform have now crossed the gender line to be fulfilled by both males and females.
Careers such as in politics and business are working on…
Queens of Belgium and Spain attend inaugural session of the XII edition of the "European Development Days"
6th June 2018
Queen Mathilde of Belgium and Queen Letizia of Spain attended the inaugural session of the XII edition of the “European Development Days 2018” on Tuesday in Brussels, Belgium. This forum is the largest in Europe for international cooperation and development.
King Philippe visits Liege after shooting
29th May 2018
King Philippe of the Belgians has travelled to Liege this afternoon after a shooting where two female police officers and passerby were killed by a 31-year-old prisoner from Rochefort who had been granted leave just yesterday. The King is there with Prime Minister Charles Michel and is currently being updated on the situation.
The man attacked the two policers with a knife, managed to grab their…
Various royal houses have announced the attendance of their members at the 50th birthday celebrations for Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark this weekend. The Crown Prince will turn 50 on 26 May.
Photo released for Crown Prince Frederik’s 50th. © Photographer Steen…
Princess Astrid of Belgium hasn’t carried out a single official engagement since the 20th of February. Now the Belgian Royal Palace has confirmed the Princess is suffering from severe sleep problems and is taking some mandatory rest now.
This year Princess Astrid of…
King Albert II of Belgium has undergone two successful heart procedures in the past couple of weeks. The first was on 19 April with the Belgian Royal Palace saying that it had been successful. A second surgery, which was said to be a minimally invasive procedure, took place on 30 April; the 83-year-old King had a new valve put in place.
The procedures took place at the Cliniques Universitaires…