Behind the Scenes: Wedding Rehearsal & Picking up Guests

3 December 1999

On the day before their wedding, Philippe & Mathilde personally welcomed Crown Prince Naruhito & Princess Masako of Japan at Melsbroek airport. 

Afterwards Mathilde and her mother made a stop in the cathedral for the final rehearsals.

Princess Astrid & daughter Laura, the bridesmaids and pageboys, Natan's Edouard Vermeulen and his assistants were also there.