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Belgian Royal Family News Regarding H.R.H. Prince Philippe and H.R.H. Princess Astrid

On November 17, 2011, H.R.H. Prince Philippe of Belgium attended the 130th anniversary of the newspaper, L’Echo, in Brussels.  During the celebration banquet there were discussions regarding economic affairs and so forth.  There was also a lecture from Mr. Gerard Mesrallet entitled, Belgium: At the Crossroads in its Economic History and Energy: A Major Issue of Economic Growth.  Click here to view photos.

Fascinating.

Meanwhile, H.R.H. Princess Astrid attended the 50th anniversary of the Social Space Tele-Service held at the headquarters of the European Social TV service in Brussels.  This association aims to help those in need.

Source: La Monarchie Belge

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H.R.H. Princess Mathilde of Belgium Participates in the Literacy Project ‘A to Z’

On November 17, 2011, H.R.H. Princess Mathilde of Belgium was in Molenbeek-Wersbeek where she visited a community center, De Vaartkapen Caleidoscoop, to participate in the literacy project, “A to Z”. The project includes literacy classes open to anyone with the objective of social integration of single parents of young children who are not in school.

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Source: La Monarchie Belge

Photo courtesy of: Zimbio/M.Renders

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T.R.H.s Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium Visit the Province of Luxembourg (VIDEOS)

On November 16, 2011, T.R.H.s Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium visited the province of Luxembourg.  The royal couple’s first stop was the Ferme du Monceau (Monceau Farm) in Vaux-sur-Sure and then they visited the transport company, Charlier. In the afternoon, the prince and princess travelled to the town of Neufchâteau where they attended a reception at the City Hall in their honor. Upon leaving the City Hall hundreds the royal couple mingled with hundreds of locals who where waiting for the royal couple outside.

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Source: La Monarchie Belge

Photo courtesy of: Zimbio/M.Renders

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The Belgian Royal Family Celebrate Fête du Roi (VIDEO)

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On November 15, 2011, Queen Fabiola, T.R.H.s Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde, T.R.H.s Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz, Princess Claire and Prince Laurent (aka Peter Griffin from Family Guy) of Belgium celebrated Fête du Roi (King’s Day) in Brussels, Belgium.  The celebrations began with a Te Deum Mass at the beautiful Cathédrale des Saints Michel et Gudule with Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard presiding.  According to various sources, a dozen student activists from the N-SV (Nationalistische Studentenvereniging) were arrested outside of the Cathédrale des Saints Michel et Gudule by Brussels police.  These protestors are not exactly keen on having a royal family… basically they were right-wing anti-monarchists.

Any way…

After the Te Deum Mass the Belgian royal family visited the Palais de la Nation where they participated in a ceremony held by the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the Federal government on the occasion of Fête du Roi.  The day ended  a military parade outside the Palais Royal in Brussels.

To watch a video as well as to view photos from today’s event please click the links below:

Source: La Monarchie Belge 

Photo courtesy of: Belga

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H.R.H. Princess Mathilde of Belgium in Péruwelz

On November 8, 2011, H.R.H. Princess Mathilde visited the House of Parenting in Péruwelz. In the afternoon, she visited the de Bakermat in Leuven. The House of Parenting encourages a process of co-education among parents of children 0-3 years old and social workers, for the development of the child. A collaboration with Le Galion, a unit of Family Education of Péruwelz CPAS, provides services to disadvantaged families.

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Source: La Monarchie Belge
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T.R.H.s Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium Visit Beijing, China

Their Royal Highnesses Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium are currently in China on an economic mission along a large Belgian business delegation.  The purpose of this important trip: To support Belgian exports and encourage the signing of new contracts “… despite the crisis that has hit many markets around the world…” said the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Steven Vanackere, in a press conference.

According to the Belgian online newspaper, RTL, this is the fourth trade mission organized with China which began back in to 2000.  Mr. Vanackere hopes that during this economic mission that at least forty new contracts will be signed in various sectors such as transport and logistics, clean technology, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, information technologies and communication, and in the diamond sector which trade relations already exist between China and Antwerp, Belgium.

This afternoon in Beijing H.R.H. Prince Philippe met with Deputy Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Wang Qishan while H.R.H. Princess Mathilde visited the Beijing Dance Academy.

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Source: RTL

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T.R.H.s Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium Visit China

Their Royal Highnesses Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium are currently in China on an economic mission with the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Agency for Foreign Trade in collaboration with the regional trade AWEX, Flanders Investment & Trade and others.  The delegation will spend nine days in China and will visit six cities which include Beijing, Tianjin, Chongqing, Gungzhou, Shenzhen, and Shanghai.

Source: La Monarchie Belge