Flashback: Luxembourg State Visit to Belgium

20 March 2007

State banquet in honour of Grand Duke Henri & Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg at the castle of Laeken, hosted by King Albert II & Queen Paola.

Also present: Crown Prince Philippe & Princess Mathilde, Queen Fabiola, Princess Astrid & Prince Lorenz, Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg & Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein.

21 March 2007

Return event hosted by the Grand Dukes, at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels.

When they left the formidable Queen Fabiola insisted that Mathilde should wear her fur jacket and not get cold...