Flashback: Queen Elisabeth Competition

Princess Mathilde and princess Elisabeth at a concert for the Queen Elisabeth Competition.

Belgian Governors

29 June 2016

King Philippe & Queen Mathilde hosted a lunch for the governors of the 10 Belgian provinces at the royal palace in Brussels.

Federal Award for Fighting Poverty 2016

29 June 2016

Queen Mathilde handed out the "Federal Award for Fighting Poverity" to Cachet & Emmaüs in Anderlecht.

Boys Day Out

25 June 2016

King Philippe took his two sons, Gabriel (12) and Emmanuel (10) to the Belgian Air Force Days in Florennes this weekend.

Concerts de Printemps

24 June 2016

Queen Mathilde assisted at a concert of the classical music festival "Concerts de Printemps" at the Val-Dieu abbey in Aubel. The abbey celebrates its 800 years of existence.

Lindsay Edwards acted as lady-in-waiting.

Centrum Menselijke Erfelijkheid

23 June 2016

Queen Mathilde visited the UZ Leuven Hospital's Center for Human Genetics that celebrates its 50 years of existence. The department examines hereditary diseases.

Melissa Maas acted as lady-in-waiting.

After visiting the lab and talking to patients, the Queen visited the photo exhibition "Positive Exposure".

Michael Bloomberg

22 June 2016

Former mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg was received at the Royal Palace of Brussels this afternoon.

Wedding: Alix de Ligne & Guillaume de Dampierre

18 June 2016

Queen Mathilde was a guest at the wedding of Belgian-Brazilian Princess Alix de Ligne & French Count Guillaume de Dampierre, at the castle of Beloeil.

Mathilde arrived at 15:00, in time for the reception.

European Development Days 2016

16 June 2016

As SDG Advocate, Queen Mathilde had a work lunch with various representatives of the European Institutions. She was informed about the EU's implementation of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

The lunch took place at the Brussels residence of the Belgian permanent representative at the EU.

In the afternoon, Queen Mathilde visited the UN in Brussels for the "European Development Days". 

Before her keynote address, the Queen talked to UN advisor and Libyan female rights activist, Alaa Murabit.

She also had a private meeting with Winnie Byanyima of Oxfam International.

With her keynote address, Queen Mathilde closed the conference.

She visited various stands and talked to development workers.

Laurence de Ghellinck acted as Mathilde's lady-in-waiting.