Belgium

Queen Paola missing as Belgium's royals mark special day

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16th November 2024
The Belgian Royal Family was missing a beloved member as they attended the annual King’s Day Te Deum at the Cathedral of Saints Michele and Gudula. King Albert II, the former Belgian monarch, Princess Astrid, Prince Lorenz, and Prince Laurent all attended the traditional 15 November service. Queen Paola did not attend with her husband and children as she normally does, though.The…
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Features

Princesses on parade: why future queens of Europe on military training has become big news

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30th October 2024
Europe’s future queens are taking a different path to their thrones in the twenty first century with more and more female heirs carrying out the military training that was historically only given to their brothers.Leonor, Princess of Asturias, is in the midst of her military training and has perhaps had the highest profile of all future queens in this role . She is in her second year…
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Royal News

The queen who mixed brat green and haute couture to take Paris in style

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16th October 2024
Queen Mathilde began the State Visit to France on Monday with a strong berry red look inspired by Christian Dior’s 1947 “New Look”. She has continued on with more fashion forward ensembles as a nod to French haute couture while celebrating Belgian designers.For the State Dinner on Monday evening at the Élysée Palace, Her Majesty continued on with Christian Dior from head to toe.
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Royal News

Pope Francis announces plans to beatify one Belgian king just days after facing questions from another

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30th September 2024
The Belgian Royal Family attended Pope Francis’ Mass at King Baudouin Stadium on Sunday at the end of a challenging Papal trip. And as the service came to an end, the Pope announced he would begin the process of beatification for King Baudouin, the hugely popular monarch who reigned for over 40 years until his death in 1993.King Baudouin’s nephew, King Philippe, was present to hear…
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