30 April 2026
King Philippe & Queen Mathilde will attend the gala dinner for King Carl Gustav's 80th birthday in Stockholm. They won't however be present the entire day because of other obligations. In the morning Queen Mathilde will be opening the Floraliën flower show in Ghent, where she'll baptize a new azalea created and named in her honour.
Here's looking back at the Swedish King's 60th and 70th birthday celebrations, in 2006 and 2016.
28 April 2026
Queen Mathilde visited the exhibition "Mary of Hungary. Art & Power in the Renaissance" at the Royal Museum of Mariemont in Morlanwelz.
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In the evening she was at MIX Brussels in Watermael Boitsfort to hand out the Womed Award.
27 April 2010
Princess Mathilde visited two schools in Genk, De Speling and primary school 't Schoolke. Mathilde wanted to be informed about their policy on language and diversity.
In March 2026 Mathilde wore these earrings for the first time, on her way to Norway for a state visit.
Hard to tell if they're costume or not.
25 April 2012
For the 20 years existence of Incofin, Princess Mathilde attended a conference at by Incofin at De Bijloke in Ghent. Cooperative society Incofin grew from VDK savings bank and is a recognized development fund for microfinance in developing countries. Small loans and financial services are provided to poor people who wish to start a small business or expand an existing one. They do not qualify for financing through the conventional banking system.
23 April 2026
King Philippe & Queen Mathilde received 53 young people, members of MUN Society Belgium, who represented Belgium at the Harvard WorldMUN.
