With Euro 2024 almost upon us, there will
be several royals supporting their countries at the tournament.
King Philippe of the Belgians visited the Red Devils ahead of the
tournament to wish them luck. King Philippe and his younger
son, Prince Emmanuel, visited Belgium’s national football team at
the Tubize National Centre. Known as the Red Devils, the team will
play its first match of the…
Princess Elisabeth helped welcome a
special visitor to the Castle of Laeken on Sunday, joining her
father in welcoming former US President Barack Obama to Belgium.
President Obama is in Belgium this weekend for the FTI SuperNova
conference in Puurs-Sint-Amands, where he…
Belgium's royal year sees jubilee celebrations and a look to the future
30th December 2023
It was a milestone year for many reasons
for Belgium’s royals: King Philippe celebrated his 10th anniversary
on the throne, Queen Mathilde celebrated her 50th birthday, and
Princess Elisabeth continued her rise on the global stage. Among
these events, it was…
King Philippe of the Belgians speaks of the power of hope in his Christmas address
24th December 2023
The King of the Belgians has spoken of
the power of hope in a moving Christmas message that emphasised
unity over division. In an address from the Royal Palace in
Brussels, King Philippe outlined many of the difficulties facing
his country as well as international issues, but said that hope
could overcome all. The Belgian monarch noted the conflicts around
the world which have gone on in…
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…
Sparkling reception marks start of Christmas celebrations for Belgium's royal family
20th December 2023
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde have
hosted a special reception celebrating people from across Belgian
society in the run up to Christmas. [getty src=”1868175954″
width=”594″ height=”396″ tld=”com”] The King and Queen of…
Belgium's royals are all smiles for Christmas portrait as debate around Princess Delphine continues
12th December 2023
The Belgian King and Queen have sent
festive greetings in their Christmas card which has just been
released but, behind the smiles, a royal family row continues. The
Belgian Prime Minister has stepped into a debate about the role of
the half sister of King Philippe, Princess Delphine. Delphine had
written to the PM to raise concerns that she wasn’t treated in the
same way as the…
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…
Princess Delphine of Belgium has written
to the Belgian government to request they grant her the same rights
as two of her older half-siblings. The Princess wrote a letter to
Prime Minister Alexander De Croo to express her displeasure about
her treatment. The letter was…
It was the last major royal wedding of
the 20th century and it began a new chapter in a royal story that
would lead to a throne. On December 4th 1999, the then heir to the
Belgian throne, Philippe, married Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz before a
host of regal guests. The couple became King and Queen of the
Belgians in 2013. On the anniversary of their marriage, Royal
Central rewinds to the…
