Book: Philippe, Mathilde et Elisabeth

One of the first books to appear on Mathilde was "Philippe, Mathilde et Elisabeth" written by Anne Quevrin, who presented the weekly royalty show "Place Royale" on RTL, a popular TV show on Saturday night.  

The book was published at the end of 2001, right after Philippe & Mathilde's first child, Princess Elisabeth was born. The book was a large summary of Mathilde and Philippe's bios and their activities ever since the engagement. Even though it promised anecdotes and witness accounts it did nothing of the sort. 

Ten Years After the Brussels Terror Attacks

22 March 2026

King Philippe & Queen Mathilde took part in the remembrance ceremonies for the victims of the Brussels terror attacks that took place ten years ago, on 22 March 2016.

Philippe & Mathilde were present at the departures hall of Brussels airport and at metro station Maelbeek, the two sites where bombs exploded.

At Maelbeek.

Afterwards they also visited the monument for the victims at the Rue de la loi, near the Park of the Cinquantenaire.

King Philippe's speech at the memorial was an especially poignant one, in four languages. His message in English, Dutch, French and German at the end beautifully underlined the essence of what his kingship has been so far.

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Flashback: Lunch for King Baudouin Foundation

20 March 2000

The Royal Couple, Queen Fabiola, Prince Philippe & Princess Mathilde invited the leaving and new members of the King Baudouin Foundation for a lunch at the castle of Laeken. 

Talking to professor Marc Van Montagu.

Flashback: Handicap International Fundraiser

19 March 2004

Princess Mathilde and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg attended a Handicap International fundraiser in Brussels.

Flashback: Trade Mission to Morocco

In November 2009 Crown Prince Philippe & Princess Mathilde presided a 5-day Belgian trade visit to Morocco. They headed a delegation of 350 people and visited 5 cities.

22 November 2009

Philippe & Mathilde were welcomed by Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco when they arrived at the airport of Casablanca.

23 November 2009

At the souk of Marrakech.

24 November 2009

Opening an exhibition at the Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts of Casablanca.

In the capital Rabat, they paid their respects at the Mausoleum of King Mohammed V.

Queen Mathilde and Lalla Salma had a private meeting.

25 November 2009 

At the port of Tanger.

27 November 2009

In Agadir they visited a mother and child aid center.

Dinner with Moulay Rachid.

In an interview at the end of the visit, which was near Philippe & Mathilde's 10th wedding anniversary, they discussed the past 10 years as time that went by very quickly but that also included many big moments, such as the birth of their 4 children: "exceptional moments" and the passing of Mathilde's father: "a very hard time for me and our children, for the entire family".