Notre Dame

16 April 2019

King Philippe & queen Mathilde sent out a message of support to the French people after the fire that partially devasted Notre Dame.

#NotreDame. Terrible incendie d’un des grands symboles de l’histoire de France et patrimoine mondial. Nous partageons la tristesse de Paris et du peuple français.#Solidarité #NotreDamedeParis #NotreDameCathedralFire #Unesco #Paris #Parijs #France #Frankrijk #MonarchieBe

— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) 16 april 2019

#NotreDame, één van de grote symbolen van de Franse geschiedenis en #werelderfgoed, is gisteren deels in vlammen opgegaan. Dit drama raakt ons allen. We leven mee met de Parijzenaars en de Fransen. #NotreDamedeParis #NotreDameCathedralFire #Paris #Parijs #BelgianRoyalPalace

— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) 16 april 2019

Two Happy Birthdays

15-16 April 2019

Yesterday King Philippe celebrated his 59th birthday.

Court shared this new photo, and a video of Philippe & comedian Philippe Geubels who also celebrated his own birthday. The result is a surprising, funny & very charming encounter!

Rencontre spéciale pour fêter un double anniversaire! M. Philippe Geubels est reçu en audience par le Roi à l’occasion de leur date commune d’anniversaire.#BelgianRoyalPalace #MonarchieBe pic.twitter.com/X6KxpZnNhb

— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) 15 april 2019

Turns out the King is a fan of Geubels and his latest program "Taboe".

Today Mathilde & Philippe's youngest child, Princess Eléonore gets to blow out 11 candles on her birthday cake. Happy birthday!

Flashback: Laurent & Claire's Prewedding Concert

11 April 2003

The night before their wedding, Prince Laurent of Belgium & his fiancée Claire Coombs hosted a concert at Bozar in Brussels.

Princess Margriet of the Netherlands & Pieter van Vollenhoven.
Prince Constantijn & Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands.

Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg & Archduke Carl Christian de Habsbourg-Lorraine.

Crown Princess Victoria and Princess Madeleine of Sweden.

Princess Luisa of Belgium.

Princess Mathilde was expecting her second child.
Former Queen Fabiola of the Belgians.

King Albert II & Queen Paola of the Belgians.

 

Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg & Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein.

Chantal Hochuli & Prince Egon von Fürstenberg.
Prince Kardam & Princess Miriam of Bulgaria.

With Grand Duke Henri & Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg.

Archduke Lorenz of Austria Este with his two eldest children, Prince Amedeo & Princess Laura of Belgium.

French TV presenter Stéphane Bern.

Edouard Vermeulen of Natan & father Guy Gilbert.

The Duke & Duchess of Castro.

Mathilde's father, Count Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz.

The Aga Khan & his then wife, Begum Inaara.

The Duke & Duchess of Bragança.

Télévie + Young Professionals: Judges

4 April 2019

Two unannounced events for Queen Mathilde.

In the morning Mathilde made a private visit to the CHU hospital in Liège to support Télévie, a cancer research fundraiser organized by RTL.

In the evening Mathilde & Philippe hosted a dinner for young judges at their home, the castle of Laeken.

25 Years after Rwanda + Enabel

3 April 2019

King Philippe & Queen Mathilde met with the families of the Belgian paracommandos who were killed in Rwanda on 7 April 1994, at the start of the genocide. The meeting took place at the military base of Flawinne.

As SDG advocate for the United Nations, Queen Mathilde also attended Enabel's 20th anniversary event at Bozar in Brussels.

Enabel is a Belgian development agency that unites international experts to create a sustainable world where men and women live under the rule of law and are free to thrive.

Mathilde was accompanied by her private secretary Machteld Fostier, by her personal advisor on SDGs & international development, Bénédicte Frankinet and by her lady-in-waiting, Laurence de Ghellinck.