Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde of Belgium is currently on a four-day visit to Haiti.  The princess, who is Honorary President of UNICEF Belgium, is on a “… mission with UNICEF to tour various projects in rural areas …” according to the Belgian royal court.

On the morning of December 4, 2012, Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium attended the 80th anniversary of Caritas Belgique in Louvain-la-Neuve.  During her visit the princess participated in a “…plenary session and workshop…”

His Royal Highness Prince Laurent of Belgium was in Brussels this morning to attend the inauguration of Plan Froid, a temporary shelter for the homeless and their pets.

These shelters are large heated containers, with bathrooms, that can accommodate roughly sixteen people at a time.  The Plan Froid is located a few steps from the central train station according to the Belgian royal court.

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On Monday, December 3, 2012, Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium visited the laboratory, Cyclotron, at the Université de Liège (University of Liège).  According to the Belgian royal court the “... staff at the laboratory were awarded the 2012 Medical and Scientific Research Prize by the Fondation Roi Baudouin.”

 Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde of Belgium was at the Palais d’Egmont in Brussels on Monday, December 3, 2012, to participate in the conference entitled, Children’s Rights and Business Principles.

According to the Belgian royal court today’s conference was organized by “… the United Nations Global Compact Belgium in collaboration with SPF Foreign Affairs Belgium and UNICEF, and aims to educate the business world to respect the rights of the child in the strategic planning of businesses.”

On November 28, 2012, His Royal Highness Prince Philippe of Belgium visited the Auckland War Memorial in New Zealand.  The future king of Belgium was on an eleven-day economic mission to Australia and New Zealand which ended yesterday.

Meanwhile, Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde of Belgium was in Peutie to attend the Journée Nationale Info-Familles (JNIF) on December 1, 2012.  According to the Belgian royal court, the princess “…met with military families and relatives who are currently deployed overseas…”

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On November 28, 2012, His Royal Highness Prince Philippe of Belgium continued his visit to Wellington, New Zealand.  The prince, as you may know by now, is on a three-day economic mission along with his Belgian business delegation.