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Pope Francis arrives in Belgium for three day visit

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27th September 2024
Pope Francis has had a busy day with a visit to Luxembourg before arriving in Belgium on Thursday.The Pope arrived in Brussels on a flight from Luxembourg and was welcomed by the guard of honour, as well as a military band and children’s choir performing.King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium were also on hand at Melsbroek military airport to greet Pope Francis at the…
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No weekend off for Belgium's King Philippe as he gets on his bike

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23rd September 2024
There was no weekend off for King Philippe of the Belgians as he was out and about on both Saturday and Sunday. King Philippe took charge on Saturday as he sat in the driver’s seat of a new tram. The new Line 10 in Brussels is routed from Neder-over-Heembeek to Uccle and the Belgian king was able to turn his hand at driving for a change. After learning about the tram and the new line, he…
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A future queen arrives at Harvard

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19th September 2024
Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant and heir to the Belgian throne has begun her post graduate education at Harvard.The princess marked her first day of post-graduate with new photos. Max Bueno/ Belgian Royal PalaceThe Belgian Royal Palace released three…
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Belgium's future queen sees the queen of track and field make history

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11th August 2024
Belgium’s future queen was on hand to see her country’s top athlete receive a medal that placed Belgium in the Olympic history books. And Princess Elisabeth and her brothers and sister are staying busy in Paris at the 2024 Summer Olympics with a stacked schedule, even as the Games come to a close. The Belgian Royal Palace have shared several photos of Princess Elisabeth, Duchess…
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The line of succession to the Belgian throne

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20th March 2023
Like most in Europe, the Belgian line of succession is governed by absolute primogeniture (the eldest child, regardless of gender, ascends to the throne) through the descendants of King Albert II.The new laws of succession took effect in 1991, and if all the…
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King Philippe of Belgium and his unique relationship with the church

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12th February 2023
King Philippe of Belgium will be marking a decade of kingship in July 2023; he took the throne after his father abdicated in 2013. Philippe’s role as sovereign has a different relationship with the church than many other monarchs.Belgium does not have a state church. As of 2018, over 60% of Belgians identify as Christian, with 57% of the population identifying as Catholic. As monarch…
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