Queen Mathilde Award 2022

 12 May 2022

Queen Mathilde has handed out the annual award of the Foundation that bears her name, at the Royal Palace in Brussels.

This year's project call was "I See, Idea, I Do": initiatives by young people who want to tackle problems in their local community. The Mathilde Foundation wants to offer financial and professional support to these initiatives, and guide teenagers on their way to entrepreneurship. 

Winner is Brake-Out, an organization that helps young adults with a mental impairment to find a job.

Remise du Prix Reine Mathilde 2022 à l'asbl anversoise Brake-Out, un programme d'inclusion pour les jeunes avec un handicap cognitif // Antwerpse vzw Brake-Out ontvangt Koningin Mathildeprijs pic.twitter.com/47E4HriaXw

— BelgaVideo (@BelgaVideo) May 12, 2022

Before the ceremony took place, Mathilde had a meeting with members of the youth jury at the King Baudouin Foundation.

Elisabeth joins Trade Mission

11 May 2022

A large Belgian trade delegation in London, presided by Princess Astrid, visited Oxford today.

The occasion for Crown Princess Elisabeth (20) to join the delegation for a few hours while her aunt, Belgian politicians and the rectors of the Universities of Ghent, Leuven and Antwerp tried to pave the way for students to be able to have academic experiences in Britain again, in spite of Brexit.

SDGs + Farewell Audience

10 May 2022

As SDG advocate, Queen Mathilde hosted a round table on the local implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Mathilde also had another activity. Together with her husband, she granted an audience to departing director of the King Baudouin Foundation, Luc Tayart de Borms.

Flashback: Reception for Athletes 2003

8 May 2003

Reception for Belgian athletes.

Mathilde was about five and a half months into her second pregnancy.

Flashback: Vocation Foundation

7 May 2003

Grant award distribution for the Belgian Vocation Foundation.

Mathilde was expecting her second child, Gabriel. 

25 Years of Sustainable Development Policy

5 May 2022

As honorary President of the Federal Council for Sustainable Development and as SDG advocate for the UN, Queen Mathilde opened the event "'25 years of sustainable development policy: a look back and  a look ahead". 

State Visit #11: Greece

King Philippe & Queen Mathilde are on a three-day state visit to Greece from 2 to 4 May 2022, at the invitation of President Katerina Sakellaropoulou.

2 May 2022

10:00 Departure from Melsbroek military airport.

Melsbroek. Départ du Roi et de la Reine pour une visite d’Etat de trois jours en Grèce. @MonarchieBe #statevisit #greece #belgre 🎥 Wim Dehandschutter pic.twitter.com/HzIDtHapmO

— Pierre De Vuyst (@pierredevuyst) May 2, 2022

14:00 Arrival at Athens airport.

🇧🇪 Koningin Mathilde is pas voor de tweede keer in Griekenland, vertelde ze me op het vliegtuig naar Athene.

🇬🇷 In 2004 voor de Olympische Spelen; deze week voor een staatsbezoek.

📚 Ze herinnerde me eraan dat dochter Elisabeth Grieks (en Latijn) volgde op de middelbare school. pic.twitter.com/Pz8LCUVDuw

— [Wim Dehandschutter] (@WDehandschutter) May 2, 2022

The King & Queen are taken to Hotel Grande Bretagne, where they are staying for the duration of the visit.

15:00 Wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

15:10 Official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Mansion by President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou and her partner.

16:00 Welcome by Greek Prime Minister, Mr Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Maximos Mansion, followed by a private meeting.

16:50 Visit to Smile of the Child community center, an organization that has close ties with Belgian Child Focus - of which Queen Mathilde is Honorary President.

Via an interpreter Mathilde talks to the children: "Before I married my husband I was a speech therapist and a psychologist. I worked a lot with children, like children who have dyslexia ..." 

"Do you always have a bodyguard? M: "If I'm escorted? I'm always accompanied. I call them my guardian angels". 

"I have two boys who are mad about football. I'm also interested in sports. I play tennis, I love to cycle and I walk a lot, all the time really."

🫅 Koningin Mathilde bezoekt bij start v/h staatsbezoek aan Griekenland opvangtehuis voor kinderen in Athene.

🧒 Smile of the Child is organisatie die zich inzet voor bescherming van kinderen.

🇧🇪 De ngo werkt nauw samen met @ChildFocusNL, waarvan Mathilde erevoorzitter is. pic.twitter.com/kKBUBdUeR8

— [Wim Dehandschutter] (@WDehandschutter) May 2, 2022

20:00 State banquet at the Presidential Mansion.

🇬🇷🇧🇪 The first day of the Belgian State Visit to Greece concludes with a state banquet.

🥂 The Greek president hosts King Philippe and Queen Mathilde at the presidential mansion.

🫅 Mathilde has no tiara moment - tonight’s dress code: dark suit (no black tie) / cocktail dress. pic.twitter.com/pRgSjWijNN

— [Wim Dehandschutter] (@WDehandschutter) May 2, 2022

3 May 2022

Visit to Adama Center where the King & Queen talk to refugees and the director of Caritas Greece.

10:00 Visit to the Temple of Poseidon at Sounion with the Greek Minister for Culture,

followed by a photo opp.

🇬🇷🇧🇪 Day 2 of the Belgian State Visit to Greece.

👉 King Philippe and Queen Mathilde visit Sounion, where they pay a short visit to the Temple of Poseidon.

👉 Belgian archaeologists have been working in Greece ever since the beginning of the 20th century. pic.twitter.com/TOKhK513tF

— [Wim Dehandschutter] (@WDehandschutter) May 3, 2022

📸 Als u straks foto’s van een echtpaar “alleen” aan de tempel van Poseidon ziet… zo komen die tot stand.

🇬🇷🇧🇪 Een leger fotografen en cameramannen volgt koning Filip en koningin Mathilde op staatsbezoek in Griekenland.

🎥 Een blik “achter de schermen”. “Alleen” is relatief. pic.twitter.com/HYaqIPxygm

— [Wim Dehandschutter] (@WDehandschutter) May 3, 2022

11:00 Immersive Technologies Showcase.

11:30 Meet and greet “Connecting past and future. The impact of New Technologies on Archaeology and Heritage Conservation”, followed by an Academic lunch.

On the right: CEO of Wallonia Export, Pascale Delcominnette

13:30 Visit to the archaeological site of Thorikos, guided by Roald Docter of UGent.

🇬🇷🇧🇪 Day 2 of the Belgian State Visit to Greece.

👉 King Philippe and Queen Mathilde climb the ruins of the ancient town of Thorikos.

👉 The oldest known theater in the world lies abandoned in Thornikos. pic.twitter.com/Kv4971XZl9

— [Wim Dehandschutter] (@WDehandschutter) May 3, 2022

19:15 Visit to the Acropolis Museum.

 

20:00 Belgian return event at the Acropolis Museum.

4 May 2022

10:00 Visit to the LNG-terminal of Revithoussa.

12:45 Queen Mathilde attends the working lunch "Sustainability today: challenges and solutions".

15:00 Unofficial farewell ceremony.

15:30 Departure 

17:30 Arrival in Belgium.

🇬🇷🇧🇪 Terug in België.

🛩 Het eerste staatsbezoek van koning Filip en koningin Mathilde in 2 jaar - aan Griekenland - zit er nu helemaal op.

🛬 De Boeing 737-500 waarmee we vlogen, was een Litouws toestel van @KlasJet. (Vroeger werd het vliegtuig v/d koning gehuurd in Portugal.) pic.twitter.com/MQI9iGFBue

— [Wim Dehandschutter] (@WDehandschutter) May 4, 2022