zondag 16 mei 2021

Flashback: Spanish State Visit to Belgium

16 May 2000

The first time Mathilde wore her own laurel wreath tiara was at her very first incoming state visit in 2000, when King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain visited Belgium.











It were Crown Prince Philippe & Princess Mathilde who had welcomed the Spanish royal couple at the airport and accompanied them to the Brussels town hall earlier in the day.













17 May 2000

Return event hosted by the Spanish royal couple.

zaterdag 15 mei 2021

Flashback: Mine Clearing

15 May 2001

Crown Prince Philippe & (pregnant) Princess Mathilde visited the mine clearing service of the Belgian army at the Meerdaal compound in Oud-Heverlee.


woensdag 12 mei 2021

Business & Sustainability

11 May 2021

As SDG advocate, Queen Mathilde participated in an online cross-school event on Business and Sustainability organized by the Solvay School of Economics and Management.

"Let us look ahead beyond COVID, in spite of all the unknowns. We need to take action swiftly, in order to vigorously accelerate the implementation of the goals which the international community has set for itself. 

Why? Because we do not have much time, and COVID-19 has brought about new disruptions. The SDGs were adopted 5 years ago already. They should be implemented by 2030.

Remember - the world is very slow to react to alarm signals. Think of the famous report “The limits of growth”, an early warning on the risks of exceeding what we call today “the planetary boundaries”. It was published in 1972, almost 50 years ago. But, for a long time, nothing changed."

dinsdag 11 mei 2021

Flashback: Chinese Exhibition

11 May 2012

Princess Mathilde opened the exhibition "China's Golden Age. Treasures from the Tang Dynasty" in Maaseik.






vrijdag 7 mei 2021

Corona Hero

7 May 2021

Queen Mathilde received a group of students of the Sint-Barbara College of Ghent at the royal palace in Brussels. They had nominated Mathilde as one of their Corona Heroes and presented her with a lightpainting artwork they had made themselves in an arts & science class.


donderdag 6 mei 2021

woensdag 5 mei 2021

Foire du Livre 2021

5 May 2021

Queen Mathilde had an online conversation with Marie Noble and Tanguy Roosen, organizers of Belgian book fair La foire du livre.


The Foire du Livre will take place in a digital form this year.



Flashback: Forum for Cooperation & Development

5 May 2009

Princess Mathilde attended the Forum for Coorporation and Development at the Egmont Palace in Brussels.






maandag 3 mei 2021

Earlier This Week: Elisabeth Parades in Brussels

30 April 2021

The detachment that Crown Princess Elisabeth (19) is part of took part in the annual parade in honour of the Unknown Warrior in Brussels.



zondag 2 mei 2021

Flashback: BIG Dinner

3 May 2012

Princess Mathilde attended a dinner organised by the Breast International Group, in Brussels.









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