Belgium

Belgium's future queen visits hospital named in her honour

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22nd December 2023
Princess Elisabeth returned to the site of her first-ever royal engagement for a Christmas reception this week.The future queen of the Belgians attended a holiday reception at the Princess Elisabeth Hospital in Ghent, which she officially opened on her first solo royal engagement in September 2011, at the age of nine years old.During her visit, Princess Elisabeth was given a tour of the…
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King Philippe and Queen Mathilde make State Visit to Germany

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9th December 2023
The King and Queen of the Belgians have just finished their first ever State visit to Germany. King Philippe and Queen Mathilde spent three days packed with visits, encounters, speeches and dinners in Berlin and Dresden. The Belgian King praised the Germans for their beautiful language, culture and art and spoke of a close friendship between the founding members of the European Union.[getty…
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The next queen called Elisabeth: how is a princess preparing for her future role?

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28th November 2023
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium has paved the way for a new generation of heirs in Europe to embrace their roles in a continuously changing landscape.Elisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène was born at 9:58 pm on 25 October 2001, the first of four children born to the then-Duke and Duchess of Brabant.As it happens for many firstborns, she shaped the education path for the rest of her…
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King Philippe attends commemoration for war victims

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12th November 2023
King Philippe of the Belgians has attended the annual commemoration for war victims in Brussels.The event takes place at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the foot of the Congress Column to honour those who died in World War I and World War II. It also serves as a way…
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The next Queen Elisabeth: how is a princess preparing for an historic role?

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25th October 2023
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium has paved the way for a new generation of heirs in Europe to embrace their roles in a continuously changing landscape.Elisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène was born at 9:58 pm on 25 October 2001, the first of four children born to the then-Duke and Duchess of Brabant.As it happens for many firstborns, she shaped the education path for the rest of her…
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