Holidays: New Year in Egypt

The royal couple and their 4 children spent a holiday break in Egypt where they celebrated the new year.

These pictures were taken in Aswan. The family also spent some time in Luxor.

They were seen visiting the temple of Gizeh with friends. At Gizeh, and also at other sites the next day, they were guided round by renowned Egyptologist and Former Minister of Antiquities of Egypt, Zahi Hawass.

The royal family was accompanied on this trip by the Belgian ambassador to Egypt and Sudan, Sibille de Cartier d'Yves (in the brown jacket), her husband Benoît van de Capelle and their children, Rodrigue and Victoria.

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According to the Egyptian ambassador in Belgium, the royal couple also spent part of their honeymoon in Egypt.