The Belgians have expressed their
disappointment, sadness and even anger over yesterday’s news that
former King Albert refuses, once again, to recognise his alleged
daughter, Delphine Boël. The once well-respected King of the
Belgians is no longer the popular King he once was. Yesterday news
broke that King Albert of the Belgians refuses once again to give a
DNA sample to determine the…
King Albert II of Belgium refuses to give a DNA sample in paternity case
1st February 2019
King Albert II of Belgium, who
abdicated in 2013 in favour of his eldest son, has refused to
give a DNA sample in the paternity case of his supposed natural
daughter Delphine Boël. Late last year the Court of Appeals in
Brussels ordered King Albert to undergo a DNA-test…
Queen Mathilde joins Luxembourg royals for the funeral of Philippe de Lannoy
16th January 2019
Queen Mathilde of Belgium has joined the
Luxembourg royals in Hainaut, Belgium today for the funeral of
Count Philippe de Lannoy, the father of Princess Stéphanie,
the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, and a Belgian born
noble. Queen Mathilde represented her husband…
Queen Mathilde of Belgium began her 2019
duties in Paris, France, yesterday. Her Majesty was in the French
capital to visit the “Fernand Khnopff (1858-1921). Le maître
de L’énigme” (or “Fernand Khnopff (1858-1921). The master of the
enigma” in English) exhibit at the Petit Palais. The Queen of
Belgians attended as the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
worked…
https://youtu.be/3aEsAwTrUN4 In his
annual Christmas Eve address (delivered in Dutch, French and
German), King Philippe of Belgium talks of looking “where we are in
life.” Saying that the Christmas and New Year holidays are “a
perfect time to look back”, he…
In his annual Christmas Eve address
(delivered in Dutch, French and German), King Philippe of Belgium
talks of looking “where we are in life.” Saying that the Christmas
and New Year holidays are “a perfect time to look back”, he says
that we must also…
As it is Christmas Eve, let us take a
look at the royal Christmas greetings sent out by the royals this
year. In Britain, Clarence House released this year’s Christmas
card featuring a summer picture taken by Hugo Burnand in the
garden of Clarence House. Embed from Getty Images Kensington Palace
also released the photos that will be on the Christmas cards of the
Cambridge family and the…
70,000 concerned citizens write letter to King Philippe for action on climate change
21st December 2018
70,000 Belgian citizens have written a
letter to King Philippe in which they asked the King to urge the
“incapable politicians” to take action on climate change.
Greenpeace, the organiser of the petition, was received at the
Royal Palace to hand over the…
The Belgian Royal family has hosted their
annual Christmas concert this afternoon. The Royal Family organises
the event annually to thank their staff. King Philippe, Queen
Mathilde, their four children, King Albert, Princess Astrid and
Prince Lorenz have attended the annual…
The Belgian government has fallen: King Philippe to make the most important decision of his reign
18th December 2018
On Tuesday evening, the Belgian Prime
Minister Charles Michel offered the resignation of the government
to King Philippe. His Majesty has decided to keep his decision in
deliberation. Last week King Philippe accepted the resignation of
one party of the government, N-VA. The government then continued as
a minority government with the remaining parties MR, Open VLD and
CD&V. Coalition partner…
