Belgium

Princess Elisabeth listens attentively as she accompanies her parents at roundtable on Ukrainian crisis

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24th March 2022
King Philippe, Queen Mathilde and Princess Elisabeth held a roundtable discussion about the Ukrainian crisis. The talks were held with four representatives of the academic world and were centred around the origins of the conflict and its potential ramifications, according to the Royal Palace’s website.  The Duchess of Brabant will have undoubtedly listened to the discussion with…
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King Philippe and Queen Mathilde to welcome Austrian President for state visit

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16th March 2022
Belgium will be hosting a state visit from the President of Austria next week.  The announcement came in the afternoon of Monday, 14 March, from the Belgian Royal Palace via a press release.  “At the invitation of Their Majesty the King and Queen, His Excellency Alexander Van der Bellen, Federal President of the Republic of Austria, and Mrs Doris Schmidauer will carry on a State visit to…
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King Philippe and Queen Mathilde conclude Middle East trip with sustainability focus

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7th February 2022
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians are back in Brussels after their four day official trip to the Middle East.  Starting on the 2nd of February, the first stop saw the King and Queen arrive in Oman, where they were officially welcomed by Sultan Oman Haitham bin Tarik at Al Alam Palace in Muscat, before moving on to Sultan Taboos Mosque, the country’s largest worship…
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King Philippe supports his brother-in-law at Archduchess Margherita's funeral

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30th January 2022
King Philippe of the Belgians supported his sister and brother-in-law by attending the funeral of Prince Lorenz’s mother.  His Majesty arrived at the Loreto Chapel, located alongside the homonym monastery, in Muri, Argovia canton, Switzerland, alongside his sister Princess Astrid and her husband.  The funeral service for Archduchess Margherita of Austria-Este took place on Saturday, 29…
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