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Queen Rania of Jordan joined by Queen Mathilde of Belgium and First Lady Jill Biden for UNICEF visit

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19th September 2023
Queen Rania of Jordan is in New York alongside her husband, King Abdullah II, who is attending the 78th United Nations General Assembly. While in the Big Apple, the Queen attended the UNICEF’s Champions for Children: Child Rights at the Heart of the SDGs reception alongside Queen Mathilde of Belgium and US First Lady Jill Biden. The reception, hosted by UNICEF Executive Director…
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Biotech, Navy, art and a sad goodbye as the Dutch State Visit to Belgium draws to a close

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23rd June 2023
Thursday marked the last day of the State Visit that King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima are paying to Belgium – but last doesn’t mean less busy. The day began in Leuven, where the four royals visited Imec. This facility works in research for the chip tech sector, which is assuming an increasing strategic relevance for the independence of Europe in the semiconductors…
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King Philippe and Queen Mathilde host garden party to celebrate 10 years on the throne

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14th May 2023
2023 is set to be one of the most important celebration years when it comes to European monarchies: the coronation of King Charles III in the UK, the Golden Jubilee for King Carl XVI Gustaf in Sweden, and the tenth-anniversary celebrations for the reigns of King Willem-Alexander in the Netherlands and King Philippe in Belgium.  The latter organised a garden party to celebrate this important…
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Princess Elisabeth follows in great-great-grandmother's footsteps on visit to Egypt

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16th March 2023
A century after her ancestor walked the same routes and stayed in the same hotels, Princess Elisabeth, The Duchess of Brabant, has carried out a working visit to Egypt with her mother. Queen Mathilde and Princess Elisabeth undertook a three-day visit to Egypt to recreate the trip undertaken by Queen Elisabeth in 1923. The Belgian queen consort had a passion for Egypt and helped form the basis…
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