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Titbits #11

Mathilde's brother, Count Charles-Henri d'Udekem & his wife Caroline Philippe are expecting their second baby. This photo was taken a few months ago, so the baby may well have been born in the meantime. 

Mathilde's sister Hélène and brother-in-law Nicolas Janssen at the same event.

Hélène d'Udekem has also been promoting the new play she's in in Belgian media. She's given a few interviews to Paris Match Belgique, Le Soir and RTL. She also mentioned that together with playwright Geneviève Damas she's working on a piece about her grandmother, Princess Sophia Sapieha, a woman who's led an extraordinary life and whom Hélène remembers as an optimistic, vibrant personality.

Jewels: Mathilde's Rings

At her 1999 engagement to Crown Prince Philippe, Mathilde d'Udekem received a gold ring with diamonds and an impressive dark ruby from Burma. Philippe had it commissioned at Wolfers Jewellers in Brussels.

Ten years later, in July 2009 Princess Mathilde received an equally impressive diamond and sapphire ring, also commissioned at Wolfers.

 

In 2022 Mathilde began wearing another, equally impressive sapphire and diamond ring in a more delicate design.

Apart from her wedding band, these are the only three rings Mathilde usually wears.

However there are three more that are worn occasionally: a kunzite & diamond ring, an emerald ring and an oriental style ring with a green gemstone.

On occasion Mathilde has also been seen wearing a few rings without gemstones, like this one from 2006.

Or this one in 1999:

Flashback: Centrum voor Begaafdheidsonderzoek

25 November 2003

Princess Mathilde visited the Centre for giftedness of Antwerp University.