The Belgian Royal Palace has released a new photograph of King Philippe as he marks his 62nd birthday today.
The image was taken by a favourite palace photographer, Bas Bogaerts, at the beginning of April at the Palace of Laeken – the King’s official residence in Brussels.
His Majesty will spend his birthday privately.
Photo: Bas Bogaerts/Belgian Royal Palace
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King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians have visited the province of Namur, south of Brussels, to have meetings with the citizens of various towns and visit several projects.Â
The first stop of their trip was made in the early afternoon of Wednesday, 30th March.
Princess Elisabeth listens attentively as she accompanies her parents at roundtable on Ukrainian crisis
24th March 2022
King Philippe, Queen Mathilde and Princess Elisabeth held a roundtable discussion about the Ukrainian crisis.
The talks were held with four representatives of the academic world and were centred around the origins of the conflict and its potential ramifications…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde welcome Austrian President and First Lady on state visit
22nd March 2022
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians are hosting a state visit from Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and First Lady Doris Schmidauer.Â
The President and First Lady landed at Brussels’s Zaventem International Airport in the morning of Monday, 21 March, and they received the salute of a delegation of authorities before being driven to the Royal Palace.Â
Once…
King Philippe and Princess Elisabeth among first authorities on site after car crash kills 6 and injures 10
20th March 2022
King Philippe and Princess Elisabeth of Belgium have visited Strépy-Bracquegnies to express their condolences to the victims’ families and their thanks to first responders after a devastating car crash.Â
In this instance, the King and Princess were also…
Belgium will be hosting a state visit from the President of Austria next week.Â
The announcement came in the afternoon of Monday, 14 March, from the Belgian Royal Palace via a press release.Â
“At the invitation of Their Majesty the King and Queen, His Excellency…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde release powerful statement after visit to shelter for Ukrainian refugees
10th March 2022
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians visited an emergency shelter for Ukrainian refugees managed by FEDASIL, the Belgian Federal Agency for the reception of asylum seekers.
Their Majesties arrived in the structure on Wednesday, 9th March 2022, after making the short journey from Brussels to Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, a small municipality on the outskirts of the Belgian…
Queen Paola of Belgium has broken her arm after a fall.
The 84-year-old queen, mother of the current King, Philippe, broke her arm in a fall. The queen has been told to rest and recuperate for eight weeks. Therefore, all her engagements in the immediate future have been…
Due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians have postponed their trip to the Congo to a later date.
The Belgian Royal Palace made the announcement on 28 February.
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde were originally due…
Statue of King Leopold II could be melted down as Belgium debates its colonial past
23rd February 2022
A statue of the controversial king Leopold II in Brussels could be removed and melted down as Belgian authorities consider how to deal with the country’s past colonialism. The bronze statue, from the 19th century, is located in the centre of Brussels, close to the Royal Palace.
A group of historians, architects and other specialists, commissioned by the Brussels regional government, has…
