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 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…
The King of the Belgians took his family
on a bike ride on Saturday to promote tourism within their country
to encourage support for local tourism after COVID-19 had shutdown
the country. The Belgian Royal Family’s Twitter account posted
photos of the King Philippe…
Queen Mathilde of the Belgians has
visited Bruges, one of the most popular tourist destinations in her
country, as it begins to open up again following closures caused by
the coronavirus pandemic. Queen Mathilde heard about the impact
lockdown has had and how…
Belgium’s King and Queen sent a message
of congratulations on Twitter, in French and Dutch, to Luxembourg’s
Grand Ducal Family on the birth of the new heir to the throne. King
Philippe and Queen Mathilde tweeted from Laeken Castle,
“Congratulations to the parents and grandparents on the birth of
His Royal Highness Prince Charles.” ? Félicitations aux parents et…
Honouring our health workers has been at
the forefront of many of the European royal families’ efforts, but
on Wednesday Queen Mathilde took the time to thank some other
unsung heroes on the frontlines of the coronavirus crisis: grocery
store workers. The Queen…
[getty src=”542259040″ width=”594″
height=”396″ tld=”ca”] Prince Philippe and Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz
made a surprising announcement in September 1999: they had been in
a secret relationship and were now engaged…
Focusing on vulnerable young people in
Belgium is the main goal of the Queen Mathilde Fund, which was
created from the donations received as gifts for the wedding of the
King (then Prince Philippe) and Queen Mathilde (then known as
Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz). The Fund is managed by the King Baudouin
Foundation and “supports exceptional initiatives in Belgium, which
are…
