Queen Mathilde of the Belgians marked a
significant anniversary in Liège on Monday. She was there to
represent her husband, King Philippe, as he was unable to attend
due to illness. The Belgian Queen was in Liège to mark the
80th anniversary of the liberation of the city. The city was
liberated from Nazi occupation on 8 September 1944 when US forces
switfly recaptured Belgium. Queen…
As the royals of the world are splitting
their summer between Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics and their
vacation time, almost every royal is going with a trusted
favourite- the espadrille. The Duchess of Edinburgh is back in the
United Kingdom after a trip to…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the
Belgians were on hand to cheer on their country’s Men’s Field
Hockey team for their first match of the 2024 Summer
Olympics. The Belgian king and queen attended the first men’s
field hockey game of the Olympics. The…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde see moment of sporting history for Belgium at Paris 2024 Olympics
28th July 2024
King Philippe of the Belgians was able to
celebrate with his country’s first medallists of the 2024 Summer
Olympic Games on Saturday. The Belgian Royal Palace has
shared images of the king with gold medallist, Remco Evenepoel,
after his win in the cycling. Evenepoel won the 32.4km individual
time trial in racing and beat the Italian silver medallist, Filippo
Ganna, by nearly fifteen…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde braved
the rain in Paris to cheer on the Belgian Olympic contingent at the
Opening Ceremony on Friday evening. The King and Queen were happy
spectators at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on
Friday evening. The unique…
The King and Queen of the Belgians have
just finished their first ever State visit to Germany. King
Philippe and Queen Mathilde spent three days packed with visits,
encounters, speeches and dinners in Berlin and Dresden. The Belgian
King praised the Germans for their…
A minute's silence held for victims of Brussels terror attack as Portuguese State Visit to Belgium begins
18th October 2023
The President of Portugal joined the King
and Queen of the Belgians in a minute’s silence for the victims of
a terror attack that took place just hours before the official
start of his State Visit to Belgium. Two Swedish football fans were
killed when a gunman opened fire in Brussels on the evening of
October 16th 2023. The terror attack led to the security threat
level in the Belgian…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the
Belgians have said they are “shocked” after a terrorist went on a
shooting spree in Brussels on the evening of 16 October. The royal
couple released a statement in English, French and Dutch on social
media stating…
Royals and the United Nations: what roles do they have?
22nd September 2023
The United Nations is the biggest
international organism currently in existence, as it unites
representatives from more than 190 countries and different
international organisations, like the EU and the African
Union. Its purpose as an intergovernmental organisation
is…
Queen Mathilde of the Belgians has
travelled to New York City to attend the United Nations annual
General Assembly, in her role as Advocate for the implementation of
the Sustainable Development Goals. Her Majesty arrived in the
Big Apple on 17th September 2023, but began her agenda the
following day with a meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio
Guterres and Deputy Secretary General Amina J…
