Several images of the Belgian Royal
Family have been released this evening from their recent private
holiday. The images were taken with the permission of the King and
Queen by press photographer Yves Herman on behalf of Belgian
photo agencies. Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen
Mathilde and their children, Their Royal Highnesses Princess
Elisabeth (16), Prince Gabriel (14), Prince…
Yesterday afternoon, His Majesty King
Philippe of Belgium delivered the annual Christmas Eve address. The
speech was pre-recorded in the three official languages of Belgium:
French, Dutch and German. His Majesty began by recalling a
visit earlier in the month by a group of…
After yet another deadly terror attack,
this one in Barcelona, Spain, royals have reacted on social media
and sent their condolences. At least 13 have been killed and over
100 injured after a terrorist ran over pedestrians with a van in
the Las Ramblas district of…
It was discovered yesterday that Prince
Laurent of Belgium’s Twitter account (@Laurent_of_B) had been
deleted. Members of the Belgian media made the discovery yesterday
morning. Many had wondered if King Philippe had pressured his
younger brother to delete his account, but the Belgian Royal Court
issued a denial saying to Belgian news Belga, “We also found
that Prince Laurent’s…
Queen Mathilde hosts partners of heads of state and governments participating in NATO summit
29th May 2017
This past week, while King Philippe of
Belgium and other NATO leaders were attending the NATO summit, his
wife, Queen Mathilde of Belgium hosted their partners at the Royal
Palace and gave them a tour of the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken. The
palace grounds of the Castle of…
European and international royals send their condolences after terror attack in Manchester
23rd May 2017
After the deadly attack in Manchester,
European royals have shared their condolences to the victims, their
families and the British people. At least 22 have been killed with
another 59 injured in a terrorist attack believed to be carried out
by an ISIS associated single…
European monarchs and other royals from
across the world have sent their condolences to Her Majesty
following the horrendous terror attack in London on Wednesday. The
Queen has so far received messages from Belgium, Greece, Jordan,
Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain, and Sweden. King Philippe of Belgium
called The Queen yesterday to express his sympathy. The attacks in
London occurred exactly one year…
His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium has
released a statement this morning to mark the first anniversary of
the Belgian terror attacks that took place in Brussels. His Majesty
said, “On 22 March 2016, we were at the centre of a particularly
cruel action. We were…
Claire Louise Coombs was born on 18
January 1974 to Nicholas John Coombs, a British-born
businessman, and his Belgian wife, Nicole Eva Gabrielle
Thérèse (née Mertens). She has an older sister, Joanna and a
younger brother, Matthew. The family moved to Dion-le-Val,
near…
A nine-year-old girl named Finn was given
the opportunity to visit King Philippe of Belgium at the Royal
Palace of Laeken (also called the Royal Castle of Laeken) in the
Laeken neighbourhood of Brussels. Belgian news
agency, Flanders News, released the one and a half minute
video of Finn with the King of the Belgians on 23 December. With
the video, they wrote, “It doesn’t happen very…
