Recap: Royal Baptisms & Godchildren

1986: Prince Philippe becomes godfather to his nephew, Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este.

1988: Baptism of Prince Constantin de Nassau. Philippe is Constantin's godfather.

1999: Crown Prince Philippe becomes godfather to Prince Alexandre d'Arenberg (°20 May 1999).

19 February 2000: Baptism of Prince Dinis de Bragança at the cathedral of Porto in Portugal. Philippe is Dinis's godfather.

video: https://arquivos.rtp.pt/conteudos/baptismo-real-no-porto/

2002: Baptism of Count Niccolo Secco d'Aragona in Paris, France.

12 June 2004: Christening of Princess Catharina-Amalia of Orange Nassau in The Hague, Holland.

19 November 2005: Christening of Princess Alexia of Orange Nassau in The Hague, Holland. Mathilde is Alexia's godmother.

21 January 2006: Christening of Prince Christian of Denmark in Copenhagen, Denmark.

More: https://queenmathilde.blogspot.com/2022/11/flashback-christian-of-denmarks.html

1 July 2007: Christening of Princess Isabella of Denmark at Fredensborg, Denmark. Mathilde is Isabella's godmother.

22 May 2012: Christening of Princess Estelle of Sweden in Stockholm, Sweden.

14 November 2015: Christening of Prince Philipp von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha at Beiersdorf, Germany. Philippe is godfather to his namesake.

more: https://queenmathilde.blogspot.com/2015/11/earlier-this-week-christening-of-prince.html

Jewels: Butterfly Brooch

During the state visit to Denmark in March 2017, Queen Mathilde wore this diamond brooch in the shape of a butterfly for the first time.

It was purchased at auction from Drouot's (Paris) in October 2014, for € 8.400 by French jeweller Martin du Daffoy, who can be found at the Place Vendôme in Paris.

The brooch was made around 1900. It was described in the catalogue as:

Importante BROCHE DE CORSAGE en platine (900 millièmes) et or gris (750 millièmes) ajouré serti de diamants taille ancienne de forme coussin dont sept plus importants, et de diamants taillés en rose, à motifs de volutes, rinceaux et fleurs stylisées. Vers 1900. Dim.: 8 x 5,5 cm. Poids brut: 33,4 g

Mathilde was again seen with the same model in October 2017, at the cremation of the late King Bhumibol of Thailand ...

...  And in July 2018, at the Australian state visit to Belgium.

In 2022 Mathilde wore it to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.

And in 2023 to King Charles's Coronation.

In 2024 Mathilde chose the brooch for a visit to Buckingham Palace.

In October 2024, Mathilde wore the brooch as a hair ornament during the state visit to France.

September 2026: at King Harald of Norway's funeral.

Wedding: Annabel de Brissac & Henri de Compiègne

12 September 2026

Philippe, Mathilde and Elisabeth were guests at the wedding of Annabel de Cossé-Brissac (°2002) & Henri de Compiègne, at the Saint-Vincent de Brissac church in France. The service started at 11:00.

The bride is the youngest daughter of Philippe & Mathilde's friends, Duc André & Duchesse Larissa de Cossé-Brissac. Earlier they had also attended the wedding of their son Laszlo. 

The groom is the son of Comte Antoine du Pont de Compiègne and Constance du Luart.

You can see King Philippe on the far left, applauding the newly weds.

The celebrations took place at the impressive château de Brissac, the tallest castle in France, situated near Angers, in the Maine-et-Loire Department.

Elisabeth in the yellow dress.

d'Udekem d'Acoz Family Tree

Baron Charles d'Udekem d'Acoz (1885-1968) m1920 Suzanne De Smet (1896-1923)
                                                                  m1933 Jonkvrouw Suzanne van Outryve d'Ydewalle (1898-1983)

1. Count Henri d'Udekem d'Acoz (1933-2021)  m2005 Marie-Madeleine Kervyn d'Oud Mooreghem

2. Count Raoul, Count d'Udekem d'Acoz (1935-2023) m1960 Françoise de Maere d'Aertrijcke (°1935)
2.1. Countess Anne d'Udekem d'Acoz (°1961)
2.2. Countess Diane d'Udekem d'Acoz (°1963) m.1992 Benoît de Lhoneux (°1956)
2.2.1. Arnaud de Lhoneux (°1993)
2.2.2. Blandine de Lhoneux (°1995) m.2019 Wauthier du Bus de Warnaffe (°1992)
2.2.2.1. Rosalie du Bus de Warnaffe
2.2.2.2. Alban du Bus de Warnaffe
2.2.3. Evrard de Lhoneux (°1996) m.2023 Pauline Dagneau de Richecour
2.2.4. Juliette de Lhoneux (°1998)
2.2.5. Marie-Cécile de Lhoneux (°2000) engaged 2026 Gaspard Douville de Franssu (°1999)
2.2.6. Ferdinand de Lhoneux (°2002)

2.3. Bernard, Count d'Udekem d'Acoz (°1965) m1998 Jonkvrouw Marie-Pierre Verhaegen (°1966)
2.3.1. Count Pierre d'Udekem d'Acoz (°1999)
2.3.2. Countess Charlotte d'Udekem d'Acoz (°2001) m.2026 Nicolas Nève de Mévergnies
2.3.3. Count François d'Udekem d'Acoz (°2003)

2.4. Countess Nadine d'Udekem d'Acoz (°1968), m1998 Pierre-Alexandre David (°1967)
2.4.1. Héloise David (°1999) m.2022 Diego van Outryve d'Ydewalle
2.4.2. Clément David (°2001)
2.4.3. Victor David (°2003)

3.Count [cr 1999] Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz (1936-2008) m1971 Countess Anne Komorowska (°1946)
3.1. Countess Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz (°1973) m1999 Prince Philippe of Belgium (°1960)
3.1.1. Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, Duchess of Brabant (°2001)
3.1.2. Prince Gabriel of Belgium (°2003)
3.1.3. Prince Emmanuel of Belgium (°2005)
3.1.4. Princess Eléonore of Belgium (°2008)

3.2. Marie-Alix d'Udekem d'Acoz (1974-1997)

3.3. Countess Elisabeth d'Udekem d'Acoz (°1977) m2006 Alfonso, Margrave von Pallavicini (°1964)
3.3.1. Margravine Olympia von Pallavicini (°2008)
3.3.2. Margrave Adalberto von Pallavicini (°2010)
3.3.3. Margravine Costanza von Pallavicini (°2012)
3.3.4. Margarvine Annabella von Pallavicini (°2018)

3.4. Countess Hélène d'Udekem d'Acoz (°1979) m2011 Baron Nicolas Janssen (°1974)
3.4.1. Baroness Cordélia Janssen (°2012)
3.4.2. Baron Alistair Janssen (°2013)
3.4.3. Baroness Sophia Janssen (°2016)

3.5. Count Charles-Henri d'Udekem d'Acoz (°1985) m2022 Caroline Philippe
3.5.1. Count Paul d'Udekem d'Acoz (°2023)
3.5.2. Daughter (°2025)

Flashback: Borgerstein

10 September 2014

Queen Mathilde visited Borgerstein, a daycare centre in Sint-Katelijne-Waver for mentally disabled persons.