Fashion Flashback: Elisabeth's Gala

Classic elegance

 

Young & Relaxed

Geometry

Shimmer & Shine

Fun times!

Reception for Athletes 2023

26 October 2023

King Philippe & Queen Mathilde hosted a recpetion for Belgian athletes who've recently won a medal.

Elisabeth's 22 Today!

25 October 2023

Crown Princess Elisabeth turns 22 today!

For this occasion Court relaesed new images of the Princess, taken by Bas Bogaerts at home at Laeken Castle. The info that Elisabeth has just returned to Oxford, to start her final year in History & Politics was added.

Elisabeth is wearing a Dries Van Noten top and her mother's diamond solitaire earrings.

Borrowed Jewellery: Chandelier Earrings

Princess Mathilde wore these diamond and pearl earrings in October 2006, at the opening of an exhibition at the Dutch Mauritshuis.

They must have been borrowed from a jeweller (or who knows, from a friend or a relative), since we never saw them again afterwards.

Flashback: Association des écrivains de Belgique

20 October 2002

Princess Mathilde attended a celebration at the Concert Noble in Brussels, in honour of the centenary of the "Association des écrivains de Belgique", the Association of Belgian (Francophone) Authors.

Incoming State Visit #10: Portugal

Monday 16 October 2023

On the day of his arrival, the Portuguese President had dinner with King Philippe. The official welcome was only scheduled for the next day.

Afterwards Mr Rebelo de Sousa was meant to meet the Portuguese community, but a terror attack in Brussels, killing two Swedish nationals and wounding a third who were in the capital for the football game Belgium-Sweden, changed all plans. The President was escorted back to his hotel.

Tuesday 17 October 2023

Because of the raised terror alert, the welcome ceremony was reduced to a photo opportunity inside the Royal Palace.

🇧🇪🇵🇹 Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde welcome Portugese president Marcelo de Sousa.

Despite yesterday’s attack in Brussels and the increase of security threat level to the highest level, the Portugese State Visit to Belgium takes place - in a slimmed down version. pic.twitter.com/V87pZ8CX7y

— [Wim Dehandschutter] (@WDehandschutter) October 17, 2023

video: https://www.hln.be/royalty/staatsbezoek-portugal-gaat-nog-door-in-koninklijk-paleis-van-brussel-maar-er-werden-enkele-aanpassingen-gemaakt~a8071d45/

In the course of the day, King Philippe had a telephone conversation with King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden to offer his condolences. King Philippe "expressed his support to the Swedish people, whose grief is shared by all Belgians."

In the evening there was a state banquet at the Castle of Laeken.

Mathilde looked beautiful in a new Costarellos gown ... Although Maxima was first in wearing it, a year ago.

Mathilde's lady-in-waiting was Clotilde Boël.

Before dinner a minute's silence was observed for the Swedish victims.

No tiara for Mathilde this evening, instead she wore the diamond bow brooch in her hair.

Wednesday 18 October 2023

Return event: a Portuguese fado concert at the the Palace for Fine Arts in Brussels.