On the morning of May 30, 2013, Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde of Belgium arrived at the Palais Royal de Bruxelles to participate in a discussion under the theme, “…Women Empowerment: The Intersection of Power & Agency and Economic Advancement together with the International Center for Research on Women, Washington DC (ICRW)…” according to the Belgian royal court.
In the afternoon, the princess arrived at the Résidence Palace to attend a presentation of a UNICEF report regarding the challenges, opportunities, and situations worldwide for children with disabilities. Princess Mathilde is Honorary President of UNICEF Belgium.
This afternoon at the Serres Royales de Laeken Her Majesty Queen Paola of Belgium, accompanied by His Majesty King Albert II, presented the 2012-2013 Prix Reine Paola pour l’Enseignement.
Established in 1996 the Prix Reine Paola pour l’Enseignement are “…awarded annually to a teacher or group of teachers, from three linguistic communities within Belgium, who celebrate the creativity and dedication of teachers in their practical and original educational achievements...” If that makes any sense…
Their Majesties King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium accompanied by Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Laurent and Princess Claire, and Their Imperial and Royal Highnesses Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz hosted a gala luncheon at Château de Laeken for “…jury members of the 2013 Concours Reine Elisabeth – Piano…”
On Monday, May 27, 2013, Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium attended the “…Federal Award ceremony for Poverty Reduction…” in Brussels. And, that’s it. 🙂
On the morning of May 27, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium hosted a reception at the Palais Royal de Bruxelles for those attending the 36th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting.
The Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting is:
“…the primary forum for the representatives of Parties to the Antarctic Treaty to exchange information and formulate measures, decisions and resolutions to further the principles and objectives of the Treaty. The outcomes of Treaty meetings are adopted by consensus of the Consultative Parties.”
This morning in cloudy and cold Brussels His Royal Highness Prince Philippe of Belgium along with 37,000 of his closest friends participated in the 20 km de Bruxelles race.
As the prince was sweating bullets, huffed, puffed and ran toward the finish line Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde and the royal couple’s three children cheered on the prince until he threw his arms in the air and VICTORY! He finished. So what was his time? One hour and 58 minutes. Not bad. 🙂
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On Friday, May 24, 2013, Their Majesties King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium arrived in the coastal town of Oostende located in the province of West Flanders according to the Belgian royal court.
During their visit Their Majesties attended the inauguration of the monument entitled, Vindictive, in honor of the British naval warship, HMS Vindictive, which sunk in the harbor of Oostende during WWI. The reigning couple also attended the four-day annual maritime festival, Oostende voor Anker.
If you are interesting in learning more about the HMS Vindictive please click here. For more information about the Oostende vow Anker festival please click here.
On the morning of May 30, 2013, Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde of Belgium arrived at the Palais Royal de Bruxelles to participate in a discussion under the theme, “…Women Empowerment: The Intersection of Power & Agency and Economic Advancement together with the International Center for Research on Women, Washington DC (ICRW)…” according to the Belgian royal court.
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