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A meeting of monarchs between Belgium's King Philippe and Queen Margrethe of Denmark

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27th October 2021
King Philippe of the Belgians is currently on a three day long official visit to the Kingdom of Denmark. The Belgian King and Danish Queen, Margrethe II, had a private dinner on the first evening of the visit. The dinner took place at Amalienborg Castle in Copenhagen, at the invitation of Queen Margrethe. The dinner was not announced in the royal calendar in advance. King Philippe is on a…
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King Philippe sits for military briefing

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23rd October 2021
King Philippe of the Belgians visited the Defence Staff “Reine Elisabeth” quarters on Thursday, 21 October, for a routine update on the operations currently underway in various parts of the world that involve the Belgian Armed Forces.  His Majesty was welcomed with…
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King Philippe and Queen Mathilde travel to Luxembourg Province

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9th October 2021
The King and Queen of the Belgians closed their workweek by travelling in the South of Belgium, in the Luxembourg Province, for a series of visits.  King Philippe and Queen Mathilde began their visit in Vielsalm, where they received a tour of La S Grand Atelier, a structure that houses art pieces by artists with disabilities. The structure is part of Les Hautes Ardennes, an entity that also…
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King Philippe and Queen Mathilde rally around locals two months after devastating floods left 37 people dead

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16th September 2021
Two months after the devastating floods that hit central Europe, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium went back to the most affected areas to see the progress that has been made and discuss strategies for the future. On 15 September, Their Majesties arrived at Hotel de Ville in Verviers for an initial briefing on the current status of things in the area and the ongoing efforts to…
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King Philippe caught up in Brussels demonstration

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14th January 2021
The Belgian monarch had a dramatic evening as he drove through his nation’s capital. King Philippe’s car, a black Mercedes with the famous royal number plate 1, drove straight into a violent demonstration and was briefly trapped in a crowd as young people took to the streets against the Belgian police. The Belgian press published a photograph showing the car in the middle of the…
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