They were an unexpected king and queen
and their royal romance has weathered several storms but King
Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium are marking their sixty fifth
wedding anniversary. The couple, who married on July 2nd 1959
in Brussels, now live quietly following Albert’s abdication. Their
wedding was a glittering event and put a shy young couple on the
path to a throne. Their…
The Euros are brining in plenty of royal
fans but one prince is clearly enjoying the passion and the pain of
the beautiful game more than most. Belgium’s Prince Gabriel, was
unable to contain himself as his country’s national team claimed a
commanding win in…
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…
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 joined in a panel
discussion on the future of technology and innovation. View this
post on…
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…
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…
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…
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…
