(No) Mass for Deceased Family Members 2021

17 February 2021

No mass this year because of the pandemic. Instead a restricted number of royals visited the royal crypt at the Notre Dame de Laeken church. 

King Philippe & Queen Mathilde.

Princess Astrid and her daughter, Princess Luisa.

Former King Albert II & Queen Paola.

Princess Delphine de Saxe-Cobourg & Jim O'Hare.

Flashback: Migrant Women & Cancer

16 February 2008

Princess Mathilde visited Elzenveld in Antwerp to attend an info session on breast cancer, aimed at migrant women.

Mathilde was 7 months into her fourth pregnancy, expecting Eléonore.

Flashback: Talking to the Press about the Second Pregnancy

15 February 2003

Princess Mathilde accompanied Crown Prince Philippe to the airport as he was about to leave for a visit to Mexico. But first the couple talked to the press about the second child they were expecting.

Mathilde's pregnancy had been announced by court two days earlier. 

Jan Yperman Ziekenhuis

12 February 2021

King Philippe & Queen Mathilde visited the Jan Yperman Hospital in Ypres that had been hit hard by the second wave of the COVID pandemic.

They talked to the staff about their experiences with COVID-19 and about the preparations of the extensive vaccination campaign.

video: https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2021/02/12/koningspaar-bezoekt-jan-ypermanziekenhuis-in-ieper-het-geeft-o/

Corona: Video Calls with Enabel & Allez, Chantez!

11 February 2021

Queen Mathilde had digital meetings from home with Enabel and Allez, Chantez!

Flashback: Les Perce-Neige

11 February 2015

Queen Mathilde visited Les Perce-Neige in Jambes, a therapeutic day centre for children with multiple physical handicaps.

It was the second visit Mathilde made to the centre, she'd visited in 2003 as well: https://queenmathilde.blogspot.com/2021/11/flashback-les-perce-neige.html

Extra security measures were taken as there was an augmented terror alert in Belgium.

Flashback: Symposium on Vaccination

10 February 2012

Princess Mathilde attended the 10th edition of a symposium on vaccination and the protection of life, organised by the CEV at the University of Antwerp.

Comeos

9 February 2021

Queen Mathilde attended a round table talk on Belgian fashion and retail, organized by Comeos in Auderghem, Brussels.

Themes that were discussed: the impact of the pandemic, sustainability, online sales and future perspectives.