At her 18th birthday, crown princess Elisabeth captured many hearts with her grace, positivity and self assurance during an official ceremony at the royal palace.
There were official photo shoots, and a new stamp in her honour.
France for an exhibition on Knopff in Paris.
Mozambique for a humanitarian visit as a UN SDG representative.
Germany for an official visit to the German regions Thüringen and Sachsen-Anhalt, and for the Bambi Awards in Baden-Baden.
Kenya for a UNICEF visit. Crown princess Elisabeth was with her.
Holland for the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands.
Italy for the Venice Art Biennale.
New York, USA for the UN General Assembly.
Japan for the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Naruhito.
King Philippe & queen Mathilde officially welcomed president Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo of Congo, and his spouse Mrs. Denise Nyakeru-Tshisekedi at the Royal Palace in Brussels.
The king & queen hosted a lunch for the president of Poland, Andrzej Duda and his wife, Agata Kornhauser-Duda.
Queen Mathilde joined her husband for a lunch with Romanian president Klaus Iohannis at the royal palace in Brussels. Together they opened Europalia Romania cultural festival.
Mathilde was made a new honorary member of the Royal Belgian Academy for Medecine, granting her royal protection to the institution.
Young police officers
Young judges
Young Civil Servants
Young employees of Public Transport Services
Count Philippe de Lannoy, father of hereditary grand duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg.
CELEBRATIONS
60th wedding anniversary of king Philippe's parents, Albert II & Paola in France.
20th wedding anniversary of the royal couple.
INTERVIEWS: Mathilde talked to the press about her work, life and passions.
In Mozambique, where queen Mathilde made a visit as SDG advocate for the UN, she talked about the importance of quality education for girls - and about getting boys involved in this.
An interview for the queen Elisabeth Competition on attending the concerts with the late queen Fabiola, the love of the entire family for music and being a strict mum when it comes to bedtime!
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2019/06/27/kroonprinses-elisabeth-de-keniase-meisjes-van-mijn-leeftijd-to/
German ZDF was allowed to film & follow the queen for a documentary. She talked to the journalists about the German origins of the Belgian royal family.
https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/dokumentation-sonstige/beruf-koenigin-mathilde-von-belgien-102.html#xtor=CS5-21
For their 20 years of marriage, Philippe & Mathilde gave a look inside their married life. Details about the engagement, the wedding and the first fears of an empty nest were shared.
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