The Belgian Minister of Security and
Internal Affairs, Pieter De Crem has published the security costs
of the Belgian Royal Family from last year. The federal parliament
usually asks for these numbers every year in light of transparency.
The Belgian Ministry of Security and Internal Affairs has responded
to the parliamentary question about the costs of security of the
Belgian Royal Family. For…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of
Belgium are on their way to South Korea for their four-day state
visit. The aim of the visit is to strengthen the ties between the
two nations and promote economic, academic and cultural
cooperation. Early this afternoon, the King and…
Most of the Belgian royal family was
present in Laeken yesterday for the annual memorial Mass for
deceased family members. The service took place in the Church of
Our Lady of Laeken which also houses the royal family vault. The
church was built in memory of Queen…
In his annual Christmas Eve address
(delivered in Dutch, French and German), King Philippe of Belgium
talks of looking “where we are in life.” Saying that the Christmas
and New Year holidays are “a perfect time to look back”, he says
that we must also remember “that life is a path that we do not
follow alone, but with fellow travellers, who, like us, need…
70,000 concerned citizens write letter to King Philippe for action on climate change
21st December 2018
70,000 Belgian citizens have written a
letter to King Philippe in which they asked the King to urge the
“incapable politicians” to take action on climate change.
Greenpeace, the organiser of the petition, was received at the
Royal Palace to hand over the…
The Belgian Royal family has hosted their
annual Christmas concert this afternoon. The Royal Family organises
the event annually to thank their staff. King Philippe, Queen
Mathilde, their four children, King Albert, Princess Astrid and
Prince Lorenz have attended the annual…
The Belgian government has fallen: King Philippe to make the most important decision of his reign
18th December 2018
On Tuesday evening, the Belgian Prime
Minister Charles Michel offered the resignation of the government
to King Philippe. His Majesty has decided to keep his decision in
deliberation. Last week King Philippe accepted the resignation of
one party of the government, N-VA. The government then continued as
a minority government with the remaining parties MR, Open VLD and
CD&V. Coalition partner…
King Philippe of Belgium accepts dismissal of part of the government
10th December 2018
Yesterday morning, King Philippe received
the Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel in an audience. The King
approved the dismissal of one of the parties (NV-A) that made up
the coalition government. It has been a turbulent week for Belgian
politics, and King Philippe no…
The Belgian Royal Palace released new
official images yesterday in celebration of King’s Day in the
country (or Koningsfeest in Dutch; Fête du Roi in French;
and Festtag des Königs in German – the official languages of
Belgium). The four new photos show Their…
King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, Princess
Astrid, Prince Lorenz and Prince Laurent of Belgium have
commemorated the end of World War I which occurred exactly 100
years ago. Belgium played a crucial role in the First World War. In
the morning, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde paid tribute to the
fallen soldiers of World War One, World War Two and of the
humanitarian and peacekeeping missions since…
