Funeral: Raoul d'Udekem (1935-2023)

30 March 2023

Queen Mathilde attended the funeral of her uncle and godfather, Count Raoul d'Udekem d'Acoz at the Saint-Nicolas church of Enghien.

Mathilde already had another acitivity planned around this time, the 25th anniversary of Child Focus. Her presence was rescheduled to an earlier hour of the morning. Thanks to a police escort she was then able to make it to the funeral in time. In the late afternoon there was yet another activity on the agenda (here). 

Raoul's widow, Françoise de Maere, accompanied by her daughters Diane and Anne d'Udekem. Second row, right: Bernard d'Udekem, new head of the family.

Behind Mathilde: Blandine and Marie-Cécile de Lhoneux.

Blandine de Lhoneux carrying her young son, Alban du Bus de Warnaffe.