On Thursday, September 24, 2015, His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium accompanied by Belgian Minister-President, Mr. Rudi Vervoort, officially opened Train World at the Schaarbeek Station in Brussels.

Train World, a museum of Belgian railway company NMBS – SNCB, is a:

“…showcase for the railways of the past, present and future. Train world is not just another railway museum; we are more of a train opera.  Train World combines the fascinating story of the train throughout the centuries with a look into the future; a combination that has been deliberately applied in every story.”

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On Friday, September 18, 2015, His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium attended the 50th anniversary celebrations of Volvo Car Gent in Gent, Belgium.

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On Thursday, September 10, 2015, Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium made a one-day visit to the province of Limburg.

The day began in the city of Hasselt where Their Majesties visited the campus of the start-up company workspace, Corda INCubator.  In the afternoon, the popular reigning couple visited the city of Maasmechelen where they toured the Vakantiehuis Fabiola.  Whilst there they along with dozens of attendees celebrated the Vakantiehuis Fabiola’s 50th anniversary.  Thereafter, Their Majesties visited Connecterra as well as attended a reception held in their honor at the City Hall.

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On the evening of September 3, 2015, His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium attended the 2016 Qualification Games held at the Stade Roi Baudouin in Brussels.

His Majesty and hundreds of football fans cheered on the Belgium Red Devils as they competed against Bosnia Herzegovina.  So who won the match?  The Belgium Red Devils of course.  3-1.   🙂

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On Wednesday, September 2, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium arrived at the University of Antwerp to attend the National Immunization Program Managers meeting organized by the World Health Organization Europe Region.

According to the Belgian royal court during today’s meeting Her Majesty was “…informed [about various] scientific results of vaccinations and the impact of European vaccination programs [throughout] the European region…” 

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Photos courtesy of the University of Antwerp