The Belgian Royal Palace has released a
new photograph of Queen Mathilde as she marks her 49th birthday
today. The image was taken by Bas Bogaerts in the Royal Domain of
Laeken – a private park on the grounds of the Palace of Laeken in
Brussels. Bas Bogaerts/Belgian Royal Palace Mathilde was born on 20
January 1973 into a Belgian aristocratic family. She studied speech
therapy…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde will
undertake a state visit to Italy in early December, the latest
European royals to announce their return to pre-pandemic
engagements. The Belgian Royal House announced that King Philippe
and Queen Mathilde have been invited to visit…
Queen Mathilde continues role as UN SDG Advocate alongside international KPop stars
20th September 2021
Queen Mathilde of the Belgians is set to
continue her role as a United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) Advocate for the next term. The Queen of the Belgians, who
has held the role since 2016, will be an Advocate for the 2021-2023
term along with 16 other…
On a rare Sunday engagement, Queen
Mathilde of the Belgians took it to the streets of Brussels on 12
September for the 41st edition of the 20 kilometres of Brussels
race. The sporting event should have seen its 2021 edition
taking place on the 31st of May, but because of the health safety
restrictions in place in Belgium and in the Brussels region at the
time, the event was postponed to…
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…
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 business investors. It was founded in
2017 and now has locations across Belgium; it boasts that it sells
the cheapest range of…
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…
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 coronavirus. The royal couple were welcomed
by Hervé Jamar, Governor of the province of Liège, and Francis
Bekaert, Mayor of…
