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Royal Wedding Rewind: King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola

The marriage of King Baudouin of the Belgians and Fabiola de Mora y Aragon, on December 15th 1960, gave a country a new queen and began a royal partnership that would become one of the most successful in modern regal history. The discreet monarch and his equally dignified bride went on to enjoy a long and happy union that would help stabilise the Belgian monarchy after years of turbulence. Their…
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King Philippe and Queen Mathilde visit COVID-19 ward

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde became the first royals to visit a COVID ward at a Belgian hospital on Tuesday. The Belgian royals visited the Bois de L’Abbaye Hospital in Seraing to see how the hospitals in the area are dealing with the second wave of the coronavirus. The royal couple were welcomed by Hervé Jamar, Governor of the province of Liège, and Francis Bekaert, Mayor of…
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Queen Mathilde visits food bank in Liège

Queen Mathilde paid a visit to the Food Bank of Liège on Thursday to learn more about how the coronavirus pandemic has affected the food supply for those in need and how it has affected Belgian food banks. “The Queen wanted a panorama of food aid, of which we are one…
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Belgian sibling meeting photo sets social media record

A photo of the meeting between a king and his newly-styled half-sister quickly became the most popular post on the Belgian Monarchy’s social media accounts. The photo of King Philippe and Princess Delphine was taken at their first meeting at the Castle of Laeken on 9 October. The caption simply read, in Dutch, French and English: “On Friday 9 October, we met each other for the first time at…
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Prince Laurent vows that Princess Delphine can count on him

Princess Laurent of Belgium has vowed that his younger half-sister, Princess Delphine, can depend on him. The Prince spoke to Belgian journalist Wim Dehandschutter on the phone and told him that Delphine could count on him. He told Niewsblad: “Delphine needs to know she can count on me. But she undoubtedly knows that. We have known each other for a long time.” He also said…
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