Queen Mathilde will grace Belgian coins
and stamps in honour of her 50th birthday, the Belgian Royal Mint
has announced. The Belgian queen will feature on a 12.5 Euro gold
coin with her husband’s profile on the back—the first time that
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde will be displayed together on a
commemorative coin. It is legal tender in Belgium, and only 2,500
coins have been…
The jubilee year for King Carl XVI Gustaf
of Sweden has officially begun, with the first official event
surrounding celebrations taking place. The Royal Palace of
Stockholm was the setting for the Sweden Dinner hosted by the King
and Queen Silvia for those who have made…
Tatoi Palace, the former royal residence
of the Greek Royal Family, is set to become a public museum. The
Athens-based palace will open as a public museum by 2025, according
to the country’s Minister of Culture and Sports, Lina Mendoni. The
announcement was made…
King Gustav III opened the Royal Opera
House in Stockholm on January 18, 1773. To commemorate the 250th
anniversary, a gala was held at the Royal Opera in Stockholm,
attended by members of the Royal Family. King Carl XVI Gustaf,
Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip, Princess
Christina and her husband, Tord Magnuson, all attended the special
event that featured a diverse…
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.
In the series “Before they were royal,”
we are taking a look at their young lives, education, and
professional lives before gaining their royal title. This edition
focuses on Queen Mathilde of the Belgians or Mathilde d’Udekem
d’Acoz, as she was known before…
Queen Mathilde - the quiet queen who became the first Belgian born consort
20th January 2023
Queen Mathilde of Belgium is celebrating
her 50th birthday on January 20th. Born Mathilde Marie Christine
Ghislaine d’Udekem d’Acoz on 20 January 1973, she was the oldest of
five children born to Count and Countess Patrick d’Udekem d’Acoz in
Uccles, Belgium. Her early schooling saw her study in Bastogne and
Brussels, and her later studies saw her receive a diploma in…
On 20 January, Queen Mathilde of Belgium
celebrates her 50th birthday. The Queen has chosen to use this
milestone birthday to bring attention to an important cause.
Queen Mathilde has taken part in a special television programme
highlighting the importance of providing…
Tatoi Palace is a Greek estate previously
used by the Greek Royal Family for over 100 years as a summer
residence. The land was acquired by King George I, who purchased
the estate in 1880. Tatoi currently holds the record for the
highest-ever recorded temperature in…
The Belgian Royal Palace has released two
new photographs of Queen Mathilde as she marks her 50th birthday
today. The images were taken by Michel Gronemberger at the Palace
of Laeken, and the second photograph features on BPost’s stamp for
Her Majesty’s birthday. The first image sees the Queen in an
all-white ensemble standing in the doorway of the palace, while the
second…
