Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium has
attended the session of the first round of the well-known Queen
Elisabeth Competition at Flagey in Brussels. The Queen was
accompanied by her youngest son, Prince Emmanuel. This afternoon
Queen Mathilde and her son, Prince Emmanuel arrived at Flagey in
Brussels to see the first round of the Queen Elisabeth Competiton
2018. Her Majesty the Queen is patron…
Delphine Boël to ask court for former Belgian King's DNA
25th April 2018
Delphine Boël, the supposed daughter of
King Albert II of Belgium, is going to court tomorrow to demand a
sample of the former King’s DNA. She has been fighting to be
recognised as his daughter. Her case had been declared
inadmissible, but she has appealed this…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde will
soon be leaving for New York to take on a 3-day visit. The Royal
pair will be visiting the United Nations office in an attempt to
acquire a Belgian spot on the UN Security Council. King Philippe
and Queen Mathilde of Belgian will take a…
Queen Mathilde of Belgium has guided a
young girl named Billie around at the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken.
Billie Vandenberghe is a child reporter for the children’s
television programme “Karrewiet”. Tomorrow, the Royal Greenhouses,
located in the private garden of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde’s
home the Castle of Laeken, will open again for the public. The
Royal…
King Albert II of Belgium is to undergo
testing to determine treatment for the narrowing of a heart valve,
the Belgian Royal Palace announced this morning. The Palace said in
a press release, “His Majesty King Albert II is suffering from an
aortic stenosis that…
Philippe of the Belgians was an unlikely
king. Although born second in line to the throne, he was never
expected to succeed. In fact, his whole royal life has been filled
with surprises. Yet since his accession, in July 2013, he has been
praised as a successful sovereign, a…
Former Belgian Queen attends migration conference
12th April 2018
Former Belgian Queen Paola attended the
Lost in Migration conference on Wednesday 11 April. This, the
second conference of its kind, took place in the Belgian capital of
Brussels. The 80-year-old royal paid a visit to the event as a
member of the Patron’s Council of Missing Children Europe, helping
the organisation in the fight against child disappearances and
abductions and in protecting…
On March 29, the Belgian parliament was
to vote on a proposal by the Government to reduce Prince Laurent of
Belgium’s funding. The government’s proposal came after Prince
Laurent met with Chinese officials in July 2017 without the
government’s permission…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde are back
home in Belgium after a five-day State Visit to Canada. The King
and Queen were invited by the Governor General Julie Payette. On
day three of the State Visit to Canada, Their Majesties braved the
cold in Ottawa as they boarded a…
Belgian Royal Family releases images from holiday
12th February 2018
Several images of the Belgian Royal
Family have been released this evening from their recent private
holiday. The images were taken with the permission of the King and
Queen by press photographer Yves Herman on behalf of Belgian
photo agencies. Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen
Mathilde and their children, Their Royal Highnesses Princess
Elisabeth (16), Prince Gabriel (14), Prince…

