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The Duchess of Brabant joins her mother, Queen Mathilde in Kenya for Unicef

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25th June 2019
The 17-year-old Duchess of Brabant – heir to the Belgian throne – has joined her mother, Queen Mathilde in Kenya for Unicef in her first major mission abroad. Queen Mathilde has been the honorary president of Unicef Belgium for ten years. She previously visited Haiti in 2012, Ethiopia in 2015 and Laos in 2017. Kenya currently houses around 200,000 unaccompanied minor refugees. Queen…
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Security costs of Belgian Royal Family revealed

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6th April 2019
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…
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Queen Mathilde wishes for a private life for her daughter

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9th February 2019
Queen Mathilde of Belgium has wrapped up her five-day visit to Mozambique. At the end of her tour, she spoke to the press that had travelled with her on the trip. There, she talked about her wish for a normal, private life for her oldest daughter, the Duchess of Brabant. Her Majesty, the Queen of the Belgians, brought a five-day visit to Mozambique as Special Advocate for the Sustainable…
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Queen Mathilde begins 2019 duties in Paris

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10th January 2019
Queen Mathilde of Belgium began her 2019 duties in Paris, France, yesterday. Her Majesty was in the French capital to visit the “Fernand Khnopff (1858-1921). Le maître de L’énigme” (or “Fernand Khnopff (1858-1921). The master of the enigma&#8221…
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Belgian Royal Family hosts Christmas concert

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19th December 2018
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…
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Belgium's Queen Mathilde reads stories to babies to support childhood literacy

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17th November 2018
Once upon a time, there was a queen who tried to help children live happily ever after – by encouraging them to read. And this isn’t the stuff of fairytales. Queen Mathilde of the Belgians spent a day telling stories to babies and toddlers as she gave her backing to a literacy scheme focused on helping the very youngest to read. Mathilde visited a nursery in Boutersem in the province…
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