Flashback: School Visit in Molenbeek

15 September 2006

Princess Mathilde visited the exhibition "Une école dans son quartier" at the Chouette communal school of Molenbeek, Brussels. 

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.