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TMs King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium Host a State Visit in Brussels.

On Monday, March 21, 2022, Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium welcomed the President of the Republic of Austria, His Excellency Alexander Van der Bellen, and First Lady Her Excellency Mrs. Doris Schmidauer, to the Palais Royal in Brussels. President Van der Bellen and his wife were invited to Belgium for a three-day state visit. This is the first state visit between Austria and Belgium since 1997, but also the first incoming state visit to Belgium since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

After warm greetings were given and the Belgian as well as Austrian national anthems were played His Majesty King Philippe and President Van der Bellen, per tradition, participated in inspecting the Guard of Honor.

This evening there will be an official state dinner at Château de Laeken.

Click the link below to view a photo gallery from PPE:

https://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=21-03-2022%20Belgium

Photos courtesy of the Belgian Royal Court

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His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium Receives Credentials From Several Ambassadors.

On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium received credentials from new ambassadors at the Palais Royal de Bruxelles. The ambassadors are: From Senegal, His Excellency Mr. Baye Moctar Diop, from Ireland His Excellency Mr. Kevin Conmy, from Vatican City His Excellency Mr. Franco Coppola, and from the United States of America His Excellency Mr. Michael M. Adler.

Photos courtesy of the Belgian Royal Court

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(VIDEOS) TMs King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium Visit an Emergency Shelter in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean 

On Wednesday, March 9, 2022, Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium visited an emergency shelter for Ukrainian refugees in Brussels, Belgium.

According to the Belgian news agency, RTBF, the shelter has a “…250 person capacity. The shelter provides emergency accommodation for three days for people who have no long-term housing solution…”

During today’s visit Their Majesties met with Red Cross volunteers and dozens of families who recently arrived to Belgium from Ukraine.

Click the links below to watch videos from today’s visit:

https://www.rtl.be/info/video/806515.aspx

https://www.rtl.be/info/video/806514.aspx

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TMs King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium Meet with Olympic Medalists.

On Monday, March 7, 2022, Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgian met with Belgian athletes who received a medal during the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games at Château de Laeken.

Also attending yesterday’s meeting were President of the Belgian Inter-federal Olympic Committee, Mr. Jean-Michel Saive, the Director of “Topsport”, Mr. Olav Spahl, the Presidents of the Skating and Figure Skating Federation, and coaches.

Photos courtesy of the Belgian Royal Court