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…
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…
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 3-day visit to New York
from April 23 to 25. Their Majesties will be accompanied by the
Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs…
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…
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 requires…
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 royal who has given his
dynasty strong foundations for the future. The man who would,
unexpectedly, be king was born on…
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…
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 which is…
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 plane to Toronto. Day one and day
two of the State Visit took place in Ottawa. Photo: FPS Foreign
Affairs After a short…
