Lunch for Belgian Rectors

4 February 2016

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde hosted a lunch at the castle of Laeken for the rectors of all Belgian universities.

Michel Foret

3 February 2016

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde had lunch with the former governor of Liège, Michel Foret and his wife at the castle of Laeken.

Ecole Saint-Joseph & Bullying

3 February 2016

Queen Mathilde visted the Saint-Joseph school in Couvin to learn more about its method to solve bullying problems.

Patricia Vlerick acted as lady-in-waiting.

This visit was a follow up of the conference on bullying a few months ago (http://queenmathilde.blogspot.be/2015/06/bullying.html). Earlier this week the queen visited a similar project in Flanders (http://queenmathilde.blogspot.be/2016/02/pesten-dat-kan-niet.html).

Pesten dat kan niet

1 February 2016

Queen Mathilde visited the Sint-Guido-en-Sint-Pieter School of Anderlecht that received the anti-bullying award "Pesten-dat-kan-niet".

The queen was informed about the peer meditation method that's applied at the school and she met students who've been actively involved in the process.

Melissa Maas acted as lady-in-waiting.

This visit was a follow-up of the conference on bullying that was held earlier: http://queenmathilde.blogspot.be/2015/06/bullying.html

Young Belgian Strings

31 January 2016

Queen Mathilde attended the gala concert of Young Belgian Strings at Flagey in Brussels.

The Young Belgian Strings is a chamber orchestra composed of 23 young talents issuing from the different string sections of all the Royal Conservatories and Music Schools of Belgium.

Queen Mathilde is patron of the ensemble.

For this visit she was accompanied by her lady-in-waiting, Clotilde Boël.

The Young Belgian strings performed with soprano Jodie Devos and violinist Lorenzo Gatto.

Centrum voor Algemeen Welzijn

27 January 2016

Queen Mathilde visted the CAW (Center for General Welfare) in Brussels.

Diplomatic Contact Days 2016

26 January 2016

King Philippe & Queen Mathilde met the Belgian ambassadors at the royal palace.

Once a year all Belgian diplomats on a foreign mission return to Belgium for the Diplomatic Contact Days.