On September 3, 2012, His Royal Highness Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands was at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. The prince was asked to give a speech during the “… opening of the academic school year for 2012-2013.”
Meanwhile in Brussels, Belgium, Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde took her children to their first day of school. Click here to watch a video. (in French)
On Sunday, September 2, 2012, Their Majesties King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium along with other members of the Belgian royal family participated in a photo-op on the grounds of Château de Laeken.
In the afternoon, the royal family attended a garden party to celebrate 20th anniversary of the Fondation Reine Paola (Queen Paola Foundation). Guests included “…partners and beneficiaries of societal projects supported by the Fondation Reine Paola…” as well as patrons and employees of the Foundation.
Click here to watch a video news report. (in French)
On July 27, 2012, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium attended the inauguration of the “… official Belgian Olympic Committee headquarters…” in London. Click here to view photos.
Yesterday, the royal couple along with their four children participated in a photo-op in a park in Central London. Click here to view photos.
Sources: La Monarchie Belge and Daylife
On July 23, 2012, His Royal Highness Prince Philippe of Belgium was in Paliseul, in the province of Luxembourg, to meet with the youths from the Unité de Guides Catholiques de Mont-Saint-Guibert attending the scout summer camp.
Upon his arrival the future king of Belgium was greeted by Mayor Jean-Pol Hannard as well as the staff from the camp. Soon, Prince Philippe met with the 140 youths and was given a tour of, well, the camp. 🙂
Source: La Monarchie Belge
On July 21, 2012, members of the Belgian royal family celebrated Fête Nationale 2012 throughout the country. Their Majesties King Albert II and Queen Paola along with Queen Fabiola, and Their Royal Highnesses Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde attended a Te Deum at the Cathédrale des Saints-Michel-et-Gudule in Brussels. While in Liège Their Royal Highnesses Prince Laurent and Princess Claire celebrated at the Cathédrale Saint-Paul.
Soon, the royal family gathered at the Place des Palais in Brussels to watch a fantastic military parade. Also in attendance were the Belgian Prime Minister, Mr. Elio Di Rupo, as well as dozens of government officials.
Thereafter, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde along with Prince Laurent and Princess Claire, and Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz attended the Fête au Parc in Brussels.
Click here to watch videos. (Scroll down to view several video clips. In French)
More Videos. (Scroll down. In Dutch)
Sources: Le Vif and La Monarchie Belge
His Majesty King Albert II of Belgium recently delivered a video message for this year’s Fête Nationale. Click here to watch the video message. (In French)
And, finally, this evening at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels Their Majesties King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium along with Their Royal Highnesses Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Laurent (aka Peter Griffin) and Princess Claire, Queen Fabiola, and Prince Lorenz and Princess Astrid attended a concert entitled, Prélude à la Fête Nationale. The concert was performed by the Queen Elisabeth Competition and the National Orchestra of Belgium.
Tomorrow, the Belgian royal family will attend a military parade and more on the occasion of the 2012 National Day in Belgium.
On July 12, 2012, His Majesty King Albert II of Belgium was at Château de Laeken where he held audiences and received lettres de créance (letter of credence) from several new ambassadors.
Meanwhile in Ghent, Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde of Belgium visited the Vlaamse Diabetes Vereniging on the occasion of the association’s 70th anniversary. During her visit the princess “…took part in a birthday party for children ages 2 to 9 years living with Type 1 diabetes…” according to Vlaamse Diabetes Vereniging’s official website.
Sources: La Monarchie Belge and Vlaamse Diabetes Vereniging
The Royal Correspondent 