4 December 1999
Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz and her father, Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz left the royal palace where Mathilde had been getting ready since 6:00.
Since midnight she'd been made a royal princess in her own right, and her father and siblings had received the title of count or countess. Before this day they had been untitled nobility.
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Mathilde and Philippe were officially married at the Brussels city hall. In Belgium only the civil wedding is valid, and a religious ceremony is optional but has no legal value. Therefore the civil ceremony has to precede the religious ceremony.
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Once the ceremony was concluded, the married couple appeared on the balcony.
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Princess Mathilde wore a sleeveless dress covered by a coat with a 5 meter train, designed by Edouard Vermeulen of Natan.
Her tiara and lace veil had been lent to her by Queen Paola. Her new diamond and pearl earrings were a gift of Crown Prince Philippe.
After the wedding, Mathilde's father escorted her back to the car. They were then driven to the cathedral for the religious wedding.
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Do civil and religious ceremonies must be happen on the same day? I find it hard for the then Princess Mathilde to navigate her long dress from the city hall to the church.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenNo, there's no obligation to have both ceremonies on the same day. It's even very hard to get this arranged if you would like it, due to practical reasons. Most Belgians who wish to marry in a religious ceremony do so about a month after the civil ceremony which takes about 10 minutes at your local town hall.
VerwijderenInteresting to know that, thank you! Princess Maria Laura did it cleverly during her wedding day just to avoid the hassle, by wearing short casual dress for civil ceremony and later changed onto wedding dress fit for big cathedral. Maybe Princess Elisabeth would pursue in this way when her big day comes.
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