donderdag 24 juli 2025

Jewels: Emerald Pendants

On her 40th birthday, 20 January 2013, Queen Mathilde received these diamond and emerald pendant earrings from her husband, King Philippe.

They were bought at court jeweller Leysen.






In 2025 Princess Eléonore wore them for the first time.

dinsdag 22 juli 2025

maandag 21 juli 2025

National Day 2025

21 July 2025

10:00 The Royal Family attends the Te Deum mass at the Saints Michel et Gudule cathedral in Brussels.





Crown Princess Elisabeth (23) was wearing a dress by Natan and a headband by Anne Stoffels (a collab with Natan), combined with Mathilde's Carolina Herrera clutch & Hervé van der Straeten earrings. Her gold sandals are by Carolina Herrera. 

Princess Eléonore (17) was wearing a DvF dress and Queen Mathilde's diamond & emerald earrings.



























After their meeting with humanitarians active in Gaza on Friday, the King's speech yesterday and the colours of their outfits today ... the Royal Family have made in clear, within their own boundaries, their minds and hearts are with Gaza.


16:00 Military parade at the Place des palais.

Crown Princess Elisabeth was wearing her naval uniform.














Prince Gabriel was among the student officers of the Royal Military Academy. He came back from military camp in Arlon for the national day.



Gabriel recently also spent 2 weeks at a foreign legion survival camp in French Guyana with fellow students of the Military Academy (BE) & Saint-Cyr (FR).

Marjan Van den Bussche of Belgian Defense announced this afternoon that the Prince will be starting his fourth year at the ERM in Brussels in September, to obtain his Master's Degree. 



Gabriel is the second tallest member of his detachment, and is thus marching directly next to the Guide.


Other members of the royal family.



Princess Claire was wearing a jacket belonging to Queen Paola, from 2003.


Greeting WWII veterans.




18:00 Festivities at the Parc Royal



Elisabeth had changed into an Erdem dress and her Gianvito Rossi sandals, combined with Mathilde's Armani earrings and Francesca Romana Diana bracelet.
Eléonore was wearing another DvF dress. 








At one point Gabriel was pointing out to his brother that Radio Nostalgie was playing a Vyntix track.




Elisabeth put on a bracelet that a little girl had given her.






Beautiful moment where a young mother handed her baby to Eléonore.



22:30 Fireworks

For their final change of dress Elisabeth wore a Victoria Beckham dress with Mathilde's Olga Berg clutch and Gas Bijoux earrings. Eléonore was wearing a dress by Temptation Positano and ba&sh sandals.