QEC 2017: Lunch for the Jury

30 May 2017

Queen Mathilde & King Philippe hosted a lunch at the royal palace in Brussels for the jury members of the Queen Elisabeth Competition 2017, dedicated to cello.

A Relaxing Weekend

27 May 2017

It seems Mathilde (& family) left Brussels after the Trump visit.

Camille Monden tweeted she spotted The Queen cycling in the upmarket coastal town Knokke on Saturday.

Program for Spouses

25 May 2017

Queen Mathilde received the partners of the heads of state who have come to Brussels to participate in the special NATO summit: Melania Trump (USA), Brigitte Macron (France), Ingrid Schulerud-Stoltenberg (Norway), Emine Erdogan (Turkey), Desislava Radeva (Bulgaria), Mojca Stropnik (Slovenia), Gauthier Destenay (Luxembourg) and Thora Margret Baldvinsdottir (Iceland).

They made a tour through the greenhouses of Laeken, before enjoying a dinner together.

Audience for the President of the USA

24 May 2017

King Philippe and queen Mathilde received Mr. Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump at the royal palace in Brussels.

While King Philippe and President Trump had a conversation, Queen Mathilde introduced the First Lady to Heidi De Pauw, CEO of 'Child Focus'. Today was also Missing Persons Day.

Informal Care + A Glimpse of the Queen

23 May 2017

Queen Mathilde presided a round table on informal care, at the royal palace in Brussels.

The same day Gerry Debecker, a teacher from the Sint-Jan School accompanied his students on a 3-day trip to Brussels and tweeted about the Queen arriving at the royal palace.

Bedankt @koninklijkhuis om onze leerlingen te verwelkomen in #Brussels ❤❤❤#Belgium #BXL #koninginmathilde #talentinbeweging#ksd pic.twitter.com/TX3CDEdSVV

— Gerry Debecker (@gerrydebecker) May 23, 2017

Queen Elisabeth Competition 2017: Cello

For the first time in its history the Queen Elisabeth Competition was dedicated to cello.

8 May 2017

Queen Mathilde attended sessions of the first round at Flagey in Brussels.

Laurence de Ghellinck acted as lady-in-waiting.

11 May 2017

Mathilde was accompanied by Princess Eléonore (9) and by her lady-in-waiting, Melissa Maas.

12 May 2017

Queen Mathilde attended the semi finals of the Queen Elisabeth Competition for Cello at Flagey in Brussels.

15 May 2017

Patricia Vlerick acted as lady-in-waiting.

16 May 2017

Mathilde was accompanied by Prince Emmanuel (12).

Clotilde Boël acted as lady-in-waiting.

Saturday 20 May 2017

Queen Mathilde went on stage to congratulate the director & musicians of the Orchestre de Wallonie.

Patricia Vlerick acted as lady-in-waiting.

The evening concluded with the proclamation of the finalists.

Monday 29 May 2017

Queen Mathilde attended the start of the final sessions of the Queen Elisabeth Competition at Bozar in Brussels. She was accompanied by her husband, King Philippe.

Melissa Maas acted as lady-in-waiting.

Wednesday 31 May 2017

Queen Mathilde was accompanied by Princess Sarvath al-Hassan of Jordan and the Duchess of Gloucester.

Thursday 1 June 2017

Queen Mathilde was accompanied by her son, Prince Gabriel (13).

Saturday 3 June 2017

At the last session of the finals, the Queen was accompanied by Crown Princess Elisabeth (15).

Around midnight Victor Julien-Larrière was proclaimed as the winner. Mathilde and Elisabeth had watched him perform earlier in the evening.

13 June 2017

At the Laureate Concert at Bozar in Brussels, Mathilde invited Pascale De Groote, director of the Antwerp Conservatorium and Guido Jardon, director of the IMEP Music School of Namur to join her.

15 June 2017

Queen Mathilde & King Philippe attended the closing concert of the very first Queen Elisabeth Competition for Cello, at Bozar in Brussels.

Patricia Vlerick acted as lady-in-waiting.