It is back to work for King Philippe as
he opened the new tram line 9 between Koekelberg and Jette
(Brussels). The King was able to operate the tram on the first ride
at the new line was completed. Yesterday King Philippe undertook
his first official engagement after going on holiday with his
family. The King opened the new tram line 9 in the capital of
Brussels between Koekelberg and Jette. The…
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…
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…
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 accompanied by several regional
and federal ministers, as well as representatives of the Walloon
Agency for Export and Foreign…
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…
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…
Prince Laurent has made many headlines
with his controversial statements and actions these last few
months. On Belgium’s National Day, he and his wife Princess Claire
stepped out for a Te Deum mass. They took the time to greet the
public, but one woman refused to give a hand to Prince Laurent.
Here’s why. Earlier this week, Prince Laurent continued his series
of controversial statements and…
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…
Belgian Royal Family celebrates National Day - See all the best photos
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…
As King Philippe celebrates five years on the throne, new photos released to mark occasion
21st July 2018
King Philippe of the Belgians celebrates
five years on the Belgian throne today. In honour of the occasion,
the Royal Palace has released four new official photographs of the
King, Queen and their four children: Princess Elisabeth (16),
Prince Gabriel (14), Prince Emmanuel (12) and Princess Eléonore
(10). The images were released at the earlier this week on 18 July
ahead of the anniversary. One…
