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…
Royal Wedding Rewind: King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians
4th December 2020
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.
Queen Mathilde and Queen Máxima speak about food security at UN webinar
27th November 2020
Queen Máxima and Queen Mathilde spoke at a webinar on food security and nutrition during the pandemic on Wednesday, each highlighting the need for better policies during their speeches.
The event, organised by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations…
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…
King Albert II of Belgium has finally met with his recently officially acknowledged daughter Princess Delphine again after many years.
The Belgian Royal house released a photo of a smiling King Albert and his wife Queen Paola meeting with Delphine in their home Castle…
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…
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…
King Albert II has released a press release expressing his support for the meeting between his son, King Philippe, and his daughter from an extramarital affair, Princess Delphine.
The statement from King Albert says: “I unreservedly support the press release that…
King Philippe shows he is not like his father as he embraces his secret half-sister
16th October 2020
The Belgian Royal Palace revealed a welcomed surprise announcement on Thursday – King Philippe of the Belgians had met his half-sister, Princess Delphine (formally known as Delphine Boël) for the first time.
The newly discovered siblings had a three-hour meeting…
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…
