On Tuesday, January 20, 2015, Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium hosted a reception at the Palais de Bruxelles for members various European institutions.
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Category Archives: Belgian Royals
Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium Host a New Year Reception.
On Thursday, January 8, 2015, Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium hosted a New Year reception at the Palais Royal in Brussels for members of the international Diplomatic Corps.
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Her Majesty Queen Fabiola of Belgium Has Passed Away. (VIDEOS)
On Friday, December 5, 2014, the Belgian royal court announced that Her Majesty Queen Fabiola of Belgium had passed away at Château du Stuyvenberg in Brussels. She was 86 years old.
Fabiola Fernanda Maria de las Victorias Antonia Adelaïda de Mora y Aragón was born in Madrid, Spain, on June 11, 1928. The Spanish-born aristocrat and devout Catholic was married to the late King Baudouin of Belgium on December 15, 1960. The couple had no children.
The funeral for the late Queen Fabiola will take place on December 12, 2014, at Saints Michel et Gudule in Brussels.
Last evening the Belgian television network, VTM Nieuws, aired a special about the late beloved queen entitled, In Memoriam: Koningin Fabiola. Please click here to watch the 36:00 minute program.
Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium Attends a Ceremony at the Palais des Académies.
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On the evening of Monday, December 1, 2014, Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium arrived at the Palais des Académies in Brussels to attend the Fondation Contre le Cancer’s Grants 2014 ceremony.
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Members of the Belgian Royal Family Attend Te Deum Mass at the Cathédrale Saint Michel in Brussels. (VIDEOS)
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On Saturday, November 15, 2014, Their Imperial and Royal Highnesses Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este and Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este, Queen Paola of Belgium, and Her Royal Highness Princess Claire of Belgium attended the traditional Te Deum Mass at the Cathédrale Saint Michel in Brussels on the occasion of Fête du Roi 2014.
Unfortunately, King Albert II (who is recovering from surgery), Queen Fabiola of Belgium and His Royal Highness Prince Laurent of Belgium (he was in Vienna, Austria) did not attend this afternoon’s Mass.
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His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium Attends a Solemn Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. (VIDEOS)
On Tuesday, November 11, 2014, His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium attended a solemn ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at the Colonne du Congrès in Brussels on the occasion of Remembrance Day.
Remembrance Day commemorates the ending of World War I and the ceasefire that went into effect in 1918 as Germany signed an armistice agreement with the Allies. Today’s ceremony also commemorates the victims of World War II and of the humanitarian and peace operations after 1945 according to AFP News.
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Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium Attend a Concert in Brussels.
On Sunday, November 9, 2014, Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium attended the Thousand Voices for Peace concert held at the Basilique Nationale du Sacré-Cœur in Brussels. The concert, organized by the Festival van Vlaanderen, was held in commemoration of World War I.
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