donderdag 20 april 2017

Reception for Diplomats

20 April 2017

King Philippe and queen Mathilde hosted a reception at the Royal Greenhouses of Laken for foreign diplomats who are head of an embassy in Belgium.





videohttps://www.facebook.com/PlaceRoyale/videos/10154302398427161/

Laurence de Ghellinck acted as lady-in-waiting.







Baillet Latour 2017

20 April 2017

Queen Mathilde handed out the Baillet Latour Health Award to Adriano Aguzzi and Roosmarijn Vandenbroucke for their work on neurologic disease.








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zondag 16 april 2017

Easter Holidays in Navarra

13-15 April 2017

According to Spanish press, Mathilde and Philippe have spent a short 3-day holiday in Estella (or Lizarra as it is called in Euskera), in the Spanish region Navarra.


They walked a part of the Santiago de Compostela route accompanied by their sons, Gabriel and Emmanuel. In fact they were on holiday with a large group of friends. The group stayed at the Hotel Tximista. In total they were 37 people, bodyguards included. The king anq queen occupied the only suite of the hotel which was also open to any other tourist. According to a member of staff, Philippe and Mathilde were "approachable and well educated. They speak Spanish very well and love this region."

They visited the Iglesia del Santo Sepulcro, attended a mass, visited the town and watched the Santo Entierro procession.


On Saturday morning, the family left the town.

Princess Eléonore turns 9

16 April 2017

Happy Birthday!


zaterdag 15 april 2017

Eléonore's surprise

15 April 2017

For her dad's 57th birthday, princess Eléonore played a tune & "happy birthday" on the violin.





Court shared this video, recorded at the castle of Laken.


Belgium's youngest princess will celebrate her own birthday tomorrow.

vrijdag 14 april 2017

Flashback: Trade Mission to Turkey

15 -18 October 2012

Day 1:

Arrival at Instanbul.




Day 2:

Courtesy call to the Governor of the Province of Istanbul, Mr Huseyin Avni Mutlu.



Visit to the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.



Princess Mathilde meets Belgian businesswomen.


Day 3:

In Istanbul.



Visit to retirement home.





Concert of La Cetra di Orfeo.




Day 4:

At the Anitkabirn Ataturk Mausoleum.





Exhibition on cartographers Mercator & Piri Reis.


Lunch with the association "Flying Broom".


At the Olgunlasma Fashion Institute.





Official dinner hosted by Ali Babacan at Sheraton Ankara hotel.


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