Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, Duchess of
Brabant turned 18 on the 25th of October. To mark the day, the
Royal Court organised a unique birthday ceremony. Next to the Royal
Family, the guests included the ministers of all governments,
18-year-olds from all Belgian provinces, the palace staff, the
staff of the Princess Elisabeth Children’s hospital and family
friends. But what does one give…
His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium has
taken part in a historic moment for the country. The King has
appointed Sophie Wilmès (MR) as Belgium’s first female Prime
Minister. Prime Minister Wilmès will continue the day-to-day work
of the resigning federal…
Beautiful new family photos released after Princess Elisabeth of Belgium's 18th birthday
27th October 2019
The Belgian Royal Palace has released
seven new images of the Belgian Royal Family to celebrate Princess
Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant’s 18th birthday. The selection of
images were taken by Bas Bogaerts in the Royal Palace of Brussels’
Louis XVI Salon after…
While in Japan for Emperor Naruhito’s
Enthronement Ceremony, Grand Duke Henri undertook some engagements
in the country. Specifically, the Grand Duke visited the Japanese
company FANUC in the prefecture ofYamanashi alongside Luxembourg’s
Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Minister of Immigration
and Asylum, Jean Asselborn. While there, they received explanations
from Dr…
Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant,
celebrated her 18th birthday yesterday and spoke to the Belgian
people on live television as part of her birthday celebrations. She
was poised and confident as she spoke about her first 18 years and
what she has learned, as well as…
The Serbian Crown Prince Couple has
visited New York this week. For the ninth year in a row, Crown
Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia hosted the
Annual Benefit Luncheon in New York. This was done to raise funds
for more medical equipment. The equipment…
On 24 October, King Felipe and Queen
Letizia spent their last day in South Korea, ending their four days
trip to Asia where they also attended the Enthronement Ceremony of
Emperor Naruhito in Japan. The day started with separate events for
the royal couple. King Felipe attended a breakfast meeting with the
representatives of the main industrial conglomerates of the
country. He then attended a…
King Harald of Norway met Russia’s
Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, this Friday in the northern
Norwegian city of Kirkenes. The meeting took place only a few days
after Russia claimed that Norway is gearing up for a conflict with
Russia and relations between the two…
His Majesty King Harald V of Norway is
currently on a two-day long visit to Norway’s most northern county,
Finnmark. The first day of the visit went to the Sami areas of the
county to highlight their language and culture. King Harald started
the visit at Karasjok Primary…
Princess Elisabeth invested with Order of Leopold for 18th birthday
25th October 2019
Belgium’s future queen, Princess
Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant was invested with the Order of
Leopold today during her 18th birthday celebrations at the Royal
Palace in Brussels by her father, King Philippe. The Order of
Leopold is the oldest and highest order in Belgium with the monarch
serving as the Grand Master. The King told her, “The Leopold Order
that I will hand over to you…
