King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians are getting into the Olympic spirit this week as they have held video calls with Belgian athletes in Tokyo for the Summer Olympic Games.
The King and Queen held several video calls in the Royal Palace of Brussels on Thursday to wish the Belgian athletes representing the kingdom good luck in the Olympic Games.
Their Majesties spoke to Ben…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians observe minute of silence for flood victims
21st July 2021
On Tuesday, on the occasion of Belgium’s National Day, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde observed a minute of silence in a fire station in Verviers, Belgium.
Their Majesties visited the station at the end of a day of private visits with people affected by the…
Queen Mathilde of the Belgians visited an organic shop in Jette, Belgium, on Thursday in her role as an advocate for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
The Queen travelled to The Barn that sells mostly packaging-free products and spoke to spoke to one of the…
Belgian King and his family won't take skiing trip to Switzerland
7th February 2021
The Belgian royals are following in the steps of their Dutch counterparts and will not travel outside their country to take to the slopes this winter. The Royal Palace has confirmed that King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, Princess Elisabeth (19), Prince Gabriel (17), Prince Emmanuel (15) and Princess Eléonore (12) will not travel to Verbier, Switzerland, this year for their annual skiing trip.
A…
Queen Mathilde's visit to teenage mothers praised for bringing their story 'out of the shadows'
27th January 2021
Queen Mathilde has paid a visit to teenage girls receiving support from a youth care facility. Her visit to Le Tobbogan, a facility in Mons, took place on January 26th after a week’s delay when it was revealed that she may have come into contact with a staff member at the…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde became the first royals to visit a COVID ward at a Belgian hospital on Tuesday.
The Belgian royals visited the Bois de L’Abbaye Hospital in Seraing to see how the hospitals in the area are dealing with the second wave of the…
Queen Mathilde paid a visit to the Food Bank of Liège on Thursday to learn more about how the coronavirus pandemic has affected the food supply for those in need and how it has affected Belgian food banks.
“The Queen wanted a panorama of food aid, of which we are one of the first links,” the Banque Alimentaire’s President, Bruno Nève, told reporters about her visit. “The food bank…
Queen Mathilde talks mental health with WHO for World Mental Health Day
10th October 2020
Queen Mathilde of the Belgians has marked World Mental Health Day with a speech for the World Health Organisation’s Big Event for Mental Health on Saturday.
The Queen, as a UN Advocate for the Sustainable Development Goals, spoke in French in a video about the…
Queen Mathilde paid a visit to East Flanders on Wednesday, visiting local businesses to learn more about production.
King Philippe had originally been scheduled to join his wife; however, with a new government deal struck overnight, His Majesty had to remain in Brussels…
Queen Mathilde spoke at the 70th session of the World Health Organisation’s Regional Committee for Europe meeting on Monday where she discussed the importance of mental health.
Speaking virtually at this week’s session, Queen Mathilde began her speech extolling how good mental health “helps us all to achieve our full potential. It boosts our resilience and ability to manage change and…
