Belgium

Queen Mathilde visits temporary shelter for homeless and victims of domestic violence

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19th January 2022
Queen Mathilde of the Belgians undertook an engagement for a cause that is extremely close to her heart. On Tuesday, 18th January 2022, the Queen travelled to Namur, the capital of Wallonia, about 60 km south of Brussels, to visit the NGO “Les trois portes” (French for “the three doors”). The organisation takes care of people in extreme poverty, by offering temporary…
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Spain

Belgian court blocks extradition of rapper who threatened Spanish royals

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29th December 2021
In 2018, following a warrant issued for his arrest, Spanish rapper Valtònyc escaped to Belgium, where he has been residing in a judicial limbo ever since. Following a first sentence from Belgium’s High Court in the same year, Spanish authorities appealed the verdict to the European Court in Luxembourg, an opinion that came in March of 2021. The EU Court of Justice stated that…
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Belgium

Princess Délphine to release new documentary about her life on Belgian TV

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23rd December 2021
Princess Délphine made her debut as a member of the Belgian Royal Family in October of 2020 when she was officially recognised as King Albert II’s daughter and granted the title of Princess.  And now, less than two years later, she is set to tell her own side of the story.  Belgian television chain VRT is scheduled to release a documentary in three episodes titled “Delphine: mijn…
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Belgium

Belgian royals celebrate King's Day

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16th November 2021
King Albert, Queen Paola and Prince Laurent took part in a Te Deum (or Thanksgiving Service) in St Michael and Gudule Cathedral in Brussels. The service is held every year on the 15th of November in the main church in Brussels to celebrate King’s Day. The holiday falls on St Leopold’s Day, Leopold being the name of three Belgian Kings, including the first two following the…
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