Private: Elisabeth at her New School

Elisabeth with school mates in Wales. 

Family: Wedding Announcement

One of queen Mathilde's family members is getting married in 2019. Blandine de Lhoneux (daughter of Mathilde's first cousin Diane d'Udekem and Benoît de Lhoneux) is engaged to Wauthier du Bus de Warnaffe.

Blandine is 23.
Wauthier is 26. He studied Business Engineering and works for KPMG Belgium.

Blandine's grandfather is Raoul d'Udekem d'Acoz, a brother of Mathilde's late father Patrick d'Udekem.

Update (2023):
Blandine works as a GP in Eghezée.
Wauthier is team leader at Art et Ardoises, a stone roofing and carpentry company speciazed in traditional techniques and heritage sites, from Genappes. 
The couple has two children: Rosalie and Alban du Bus de Warnaffe.

Flashback: Children's Rights and Business

3 December 2012

Princess Mathilde attended at a UNICEF conference on children's rights and business, at the Egmont Palace in Brussels.

Flashback: Europalia Brasil

4 October 2011

Along with other members of the Royal Family, Princess Mathilde attended the official opening of Europalia Brasil at Bozar in Brussels in the presence of Brazilian President, Dilma Roussef.

 

La Famille

18 September 2018

Queen Mathilde visited "La Famille", a special school and day centre in Koekelberg, Brussels for children suffering from brain dysfunction.

Before her engagement, this was the kind of work Mathilde did as a speech therapist.