woensdag 26 oktober 2022

State visit #12: Lithuania

King Philippe & Queen Mathilde made a three-day state visit to Lithuania.
The Royal Couple and their delegation visited Vilnius and Kaunas.

Monday 24 October 2022

Departure at Melsbroek Airport.






Arrival at Vilnius.





The Royal Couple is staying at Grand Hotel Kempinski.


Welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace by President Gitanas Nausèda and First Lady Diana Nausèdiené.



Mathilde's wearing a new diamond brooch!













Visit to the Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History.







Wreath laying Ceremony at the Memorial to those killed in the struggle for the Lithuanian Independence.



Photo opp. 



State Dinner. 



















Tuesday 25 October 2022

Meeting with Belgian and Lithuanian companies at the town hall of Vilnius.




Business Meeting "Transition to a sustainable economy".


Visit to the Center for Physical Sciences and Technology.



Visit to the Vilnius University Life Sciences Center.







Lunch at Stikliai Restaurant, hosted by the Speaker of the Seimas, Ms Viktorija Čmilyté-Nielsen.



Guided visit of the Old Town of Vilnius.





Visit of St. Michael’s Church Heritage Museum where the Royal Couple visisted the Sapieha necropolis. Mathilde's Polish grandmother, Princess Zofia Sapieha ( 1919-1997) was a member of the princely Sapieha family who were very influential and powerful in Poland and Lithuania. 




At the Biblioteca Sapiehana. It consists of a donation of ancient books and documents the Sapieha family made to the University of Vilnius.



Guided visit to the historical campus of Vilnius University and informal encounter with students.




Return event hosted by King Philippe & Queen Mathilde at the Philharmonic Institute of Vilnius. 







Wednesday 26 October 2022

Visit to the Center of Ukraine in Vilnius. Meanwhile King Philippe visited the Belgian soldiers who are part of an enhanced international batallion. 







Visit to the social restaurant Pirmas Blynas.




Private lunch.

Official welcome by the Mayor of Kaunas.


Visit to the National Čiurlionis museum. Belgian former radio presenter Kurt Van Eeghem wrote a book about the artist, and one about Lithuania. Before the state visit he was invited to the royal palace to talk with King Philippe about Čiurlionis.
















Guided walk and visit to the Unity Square.






Visit to Vytautas Magnus University and a showcase of the cooperation projects between Kaunas and Kortrijk.




Informal meeting with the press, farewell ceremony and departure.

 

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