Belgium

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

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

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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Belgium

Belgian Royal Family Remembers Victims of Brussels Attacks

On 22 May, exactly two months after the terrorist attacks in Brussels, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians attends a ceremony in the Royal Palace of Brussels to commemorate the victims and to pay tribute to the emergency services. They were joined by King Albert II, Queen Paola, Princess Astrid, Prince Lorenz, Prince Laurent, Princess Claire and 500 guests. In his speech King Philippe…
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