Prince Laurent of Belgium is very
likely to receive the opportunity to defend himself for his
recent actions in the Belgian parliament. It is the first time that
a member of the Royal Family will defend himself/herself before the
politicians in the Belgian Federal Parliament. Last year it became
clear that Prince Laurent had attended a reception of the Chinese
Army at the Chinese Embassy in…
Yesterday afternoon, His Majesty King
Philippe of Belgium delivered the annual Christmas Eve address. The
speech was pre-recorded in the three official languages of Belgium:
French, Dutch and German. His Majesty began by recalling a
visit earlier in the month by a group of…
The Belgian government has decided that
Prince Laurent is to lose 15% of his dotation in 2018. The Prince
is being punished for his unauthorised visit to the Chinese
Embassy earlier this year. Yesterday, the Belgian Prime Minister
Charles Michel announced that Prince…
Prince Laurent says his human rights are being breached after pay cut
1st December 2017
Prince Laurent of Belgium, the younger
brother of King Philippe of the Belgians, is claiming that the
government is violating his human rights after Prime Minister
Michel moved to cut his annual €308,000 (£280,000) government
endowment. The meeting between Charles Michel and Prince Laurent
was called in response to an unauthorised appearance by Prince
Laurent in full naval uniform at a Chinese…
Prince Laurent of Belgium is in the news
again after reportedly ‘hiding’ from the Belgian Prime Minister.
The news comes from Het Laatste Nieuws (anglicised: The Latest
News), a Dutch newspaper based in Brussels, that reports the
controversial prince is avoiding Prime…
King Philippe took over Queen Mathilde’s
annual engagement today as he read to children during the Reading
Week. This has a special reason behind it. Each year Queen Mathilde
steps out as the Patron of the Reading Week, to read a book to
children in an elementary…
Their Majesties Queen Mathilde and King
Philippe of Belgium are currently on a State Visit to India. On the
second day, the Queen was accompanied by the Indian Minister
for Women and Child Development, Maneka Gandhi. On Tuesday the
Queen visited Childline, India’s first 24-hour, free, emergency
phone service for children in need of aid and assistance alongside
the Indian Minister for Women and…
The uncle of Queen Mathilde of the
Belgians is on trial for fraud. “Nonkel Henri” or Count Henri
d’Udekem d’Acoz allegedly tried to scam people in Flemish-Brabant
for tens of thousands of euros, together with an another man. He
has already been…
The Walloon tv programme Place Royale has
conducted a new survey in which several Belgians were asked
questions about the current monarchy. The survey showed a quarter
of the Belgians want to get rid of the monarchy and make Belgium a
republic. After 1500 days of King…
The brother of Queen Paola of Belgium,
Don Antonello Ruffo di Calabria has died at the age of 87 in Rome.
The death was announced yesterday via the Italian press. He had
been admitted to the hospital to undergo an operation. Antonello
founded the first ornithological nature park in Italy, the Selva di
Paliano. He was an avid collector of steam trains and even built a
private railway in…
