On October 18, 2011, His Majesty King Albert II of Belgium was at the Plaza Hotel in Brussels to attend the 100th anniversary of the Conseil de Physique Solvay. During the event — organized by the International Institutes of Physics and Chemistry Solvay — the king participated in an academic meeting alongside many notable physicists as well as past Nobel Prize winners.
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Source: La Monarchie Belge
On October 14, 2011, H.R.H. Princess Astrid of Belgium attended a reception this afternoon at the Palais des Academies in Brussels to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Société Royale Syndicat d’Initiative Bruxelles Promotion (Royal Society Tourist Office Brussels Promotion.)
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This morning at the palace in Brussels, His Majesty King Albert II of Belgium held an audience with the speaker of the Parliament for the French community, Mr. Jean-Charles Luperto.
Her Majesty Queen Paola attended the opening of the new home of the association and support entitled, Blindenzorg Licht en Liefde, for the blind and visually impaired in Ghent.
H.R.H. Prince Philippe received officers from the Royal Military Academy at the royal palace in Brussels. During the reception meeting the prince mingled with the guests whilst sipping on coffee.
And, finally Princess Astrid attended the opening ceremony of Parlamentarium, the visitor center of the European Parliament.
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On October 4, 2011, at Château de Laeken His Majesty King Albert II of Belgium had an audience with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. After the meeting there was a nice luncheon at the château in honor of President Rousseff’s visit. Also in attendance was Her Majesty Queen Paola, T.R.H.s Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde, T.R.H.s Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz, and Queen Fabiola.
Later that afternoon members of the Belgian royal family along with President Rousseff attended the opening of the Europalia Brazil Festival and exhibition at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. In case you were wondering why Prince Laurent, aka Peter Griffin, did not grace his lovely presence at the luncheon or at the festival, well, he wasn’t invited. Why? He’s still banned from the palace.
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On October 1, 2011, H.R.H. Princess Mathilde of Belgium attended the 2011 European Job Days event at the Berlaymont in Brussels. This event is organized by the European Commission, EURES, the network of employment in Europe.
European Job Days is dedicated to the recruitment and the provision of practical information on all aspects of geographical mobility in Europe. It also facilitates contacts between employers and job seekers, especially the youth. The main theme of this year is “job creation through entrepreneurship” including the use of the instrument of microfinance.
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On September 29, 2011, H.R.H. Prince Philippe of Belgium attended the inauguration of two environmentally friendly production units by the company Floridienne Chemistry in Ath. The company, founded in 1898, is particularly active in the production and recycling of metals as well as other stuff that mostly like will not interest you.
Kidding. 🙂
According to the Belgian newspaper, RTBF , these new production units cost over 40 million Euros and is more green in its design than ever before. Great.
As for Princess Mathilde of Belgium, she was Sint-Jan-in-Eremo in East Flanders this evening where is attended an academic session to celebrate of 25 years of “Plattelandklassen”:
This session took place in the provincial sports center ‘De Boerekreek’ in Sint-Jan-in-Eremo. This form of rural and agricultural education puts the youth in contact with the modern agriculture and horticulture. source
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H.R.H. Princess Mathilde of Belgium visited three farms this afternoon in Poperinge, Alveringem and Beauvoorde in Belgium. During her visit the princess had a chance to meet with the local people, taste locally grown food, and mingle with local politicians. To watch a video please click here. To view photos please click here.
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