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 Belgium has only undertaken six
official engagements. This is not normal for the sister of King
Philippe who likes to support…
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…
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 decision. Considering the
age of the King, she wishes to preserve the DNA for when her appeal
overturns the original decision if…
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…
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 treatment that will be adapted to his
situation.” He was admitted to Saint-Luc University Hospital
in Brussels today…
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 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 against a 2013 law that states
that member of the royal family can’t meet with foreign officials
without the…
