Belgium

King of the Belgians delivers annual Christmas Eve address

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25th December 2017
Yesterday afternoon, His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium delivered the annual Christmas Eve address. The speech was pre-recorded in the three official languages of Belgium: French, Dutch and German. His Majesty began by recalling a visit earlier in the month by a group of children to meet him in the Palace where he was able to show their curious minds the job of King and even spoke to them about…
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King Philippe steps out "as a father, not as King"

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20th November 2017
King Philippe took over Queen Mathilde’s annual engagement today as he read to children during the Reading Week. This has a special reason behind it. Each year Queen Mathilde steps out as the Patron of the Reading Week, to read a book to children in an elementary…
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25% of the Belgians want a republic, claims new survey

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26th September 2017
The Walloon tv programme Place Royale has conducted a new survey in which several Belgians were asked questions about the current monarchy. The survey showed a quarter of the Belgians want to get rid of the monarchy and make Belgium a republic. After 1500 days of King…
Belgium

Burger King ends controversial campaign that angered monarchy

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2nd June 2017
Burger King has dropped its challenge to the Belgian public to “crown” the true ruler of the country. Burger King launched a controversial advertising campaign which asked people to make a choice between King Philippe and Burger King. In order to place a vote for Philippe, you had to answer several questions. Following that, the yes button shrunk and became impossibly hard to select as…
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Burger King angers Belgian monarchy

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30th May 2017
There is trouble brewing between two monarchs; one is the Burger King the other the King of Belgium. Burger King has launched an advertising campaign in Belgium to herald the opening of the chain in the country. The campaign asks Belgians to vote online so they can…
Belgium

Belgian King and Queen to go on official state visit to Denmark

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16th February 2017
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium will visit Denmark on a state visit from the 28th to the 30th of March. They accepted the invitation for the tour, which was announced on 14 February, from Queen Margrethe of Denmark. King Philippe only assumed the throne in the summer of 2013, after his father, King Albert, abdicated. This means that this visit will be the first state visit the new…
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King Philippe brings a piece of Belgium for King Willem-Alexander

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28th November 2016
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians have brought a little something special for the state visit to the Netherlands; a piece of land. During the start of the state visit to the Netherlands, both countries will sign a border correction treaty concerning the province of Limburg in the south of the Netherlands. The Belgian peninsulas Presqu’île de L’llal and Presqu’île…
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