22 July 2021
No holidays yet for the King & Queen, who usually leave the country for a well deserved holiday on 22 July ... They are probably waiting for Elisabeth to come home and join them.
This morning King Philippe & Queen Mathilde had a video call with some of the olympic athletes in Tokyo.
21 July 2021
King Philippe, Queen Mathilde and their children, Crown Princess Elisabeth (19), Prince Gabriel (17), Prince Emmanuel (15) and Princess Eléonore (13) attended the Te Deum at the Saints Michel et Gudule cathedral in Brussels.
🇧🇪 Nationale feestdag in België. Koning Filip, koningin Mathilde en hun kinderen Elisabeth, Gabriël, Emmanuel en Eléonore komen aan voor het Te Deum aan de kathedraal. Elisabeth (“leerling-officier Van België” in het leger) stapt vanmiddag ook op in het defilé. pic.twitter.com/bUBJznWHvm
— [Wim Dehandschutter] (@WDehandschutter) July 21, 2021
🇧🇪 Nationale feestdag in België. Koning Filip, koningin Mathilde en hun kinderen Elisabeth, Gabriël, Emmanuel en Eléonore komen aan voor het Te Deum in de kathedraal. Elisabeth (“leerling-officier Van België” in het leger) stapt vanmiddag ook op in het defilé. pic.twitter.com/EeiEPoXnuw
— [Wim Dehandschutter] (@WDehandschutter) July 21, 2021
🇧🇪 Nationale feestdag in België. Koning Filip, koningin Mathilde en hun kinderen Elisabeth, Gabriël, Emmanuel en Eléonore poseren na het Te Deum in de kathedraal van Brussel voor de pers. Elisabeth (“leerling-officier Van België” in het leger) stapt vanmiddag op in het defilé. pic.twitter.com/cmpib3WPOZ
— [Wim Dehandschutter] (@WDehandschutter) July 21, 2021
In the afternoon The King & Queen, Prince Gabriel (17), Prince Emmanuel (15) and Princess Eléonore (13) watched the military and civilian parades at the Place des Palais.
They were joined by Princess Astrid & Prince Lorenz and Prince Laurent.
For the first time King Philippe's half sister, Princess Delphine and her husband Jim O'Hare were also present.
There were odes to "everyday heroes" and live music performances by Loïc Nottet, Novastar, Bazart, Zwangere Guy & Roméo Elvis, dedicated to the victims of the floods.
Crown Princess Elisabeth (19), a student at the Royal Military Academy, was part of a detachment of student officers that paraded in front of the King.
video of a very emotional Queen Mathilde: https://www.hln.be/royalty/een-dappere-elisabeth-ontroering-bij-mathilde-en-de-verborgen-boodschap-van-delphine-herbeleef-de-nationale-feestdag~a61b4fa0/
After the ceremony the Royal Family, minus Elisabeth who went back to summer camp with her fellow soldiers, made a visit to Farra Clerlande, a residence in Ottignies for persons with a mild or severe mental impairment.
As a last activity they visit the National MS Center in Melsbroek.
.jpg)