Princess Astrid & Prince Lorenz of Belgium Current Events 4, April 2019- present

[iceflower]

Today, December 18, Princess Astrid presented the National Trophy of Sports Merit 2019 in Brussels:



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[iceflower]

Princess Astrid attended the inauguration of the 98th edition of the Brussels Motor Show this evening, January 9:



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[iceflower]

Princess Astrid attended the presentation of the Generet Prize today, January 16:



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[maria-olivia]

¨People remain sitting ...

 

[Lumutqueen]

¨People remain sitting ...

Sorry, what?

 

[JR76]

Sorry, what?

Everyone remains sitting when Princess Astrid enters the room.

 

[maria-olivia]

Thanks JR76 for correcting kindly my post.
I have been on several Royal events in Belgum where Royals are guests and mostly people remain sitting .
But when there is a Concert at the Beaux Arts , the whole attendence is standing when a Royal enters in the Royal "Loge" It depends from te Public
No Bows and curtseys as we saw for the Danish New Year.

 

[Lumutqueen]

Everyone remains sitting when Princess Astrid enters the room.

I assumed as much but the people in the photo don’t particularly look able to stand.

 

[eya]

Princess Astrid with Prince Lorenz arrives today 19 January to visit to several projects of Damiaanactie - L''Action Damien, in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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The Princess met with Foreign Minister Hon. Mr. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali

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[iceflower]

Princess Astrid opened a new Tuberculosis Centre in Kailali:



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[maria-olivia]

It is fine that Prince Lorenz was there too.
Pater Damiaan is a Belgian Saint. I think the only one ?
Pater Damiaan went to the Island of Molokai to help the Leper. He died fimself from Leprosy;

 

[Biri]

Pater Damiaan is a Belgian Saint. I think the only one ?

No, he is not the only one:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Belgian_Roman_Catholic_saints

P.S. Very beautiful film about him, I've seen it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molokai:_The_Story_of_Father_Damien

 

[eya]

Today, 21 January Princess Astrid with Prince Lorenz visits the old town of Bhaktapur Known as “Nepal's Cultural Gem


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[Tatiana Maria]

Today, 21 January Princess Astrid with Prince Lorenz visits the old town of Bhaktapur Known as “Nepal's Cultural Gem


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It is lovely to see Prince Lorenz participate; I cannot recall the last time he accompanied the princess on an official visit. They seem to be enjoying themselves.

It is disappointing that his participation was omitted from the court calendar. It felt extreme when the King removed his brother- and sister-in-laws' biographies from the royal family website, and perhaps the handling of the court calendar is part of the same interpretation.

https://www.monarchie.be/nl/agenda/bezoek-aan-het-gezondheidsproject-van-damiaanactie-in-nepal

 

[Marengo]

The biographies of other members of the RF are fortunately still there. You just have to click on the 'next page' button.

https://www.monarchie.be/fr/famille-royale/la-princesse-astrid

 

[Tatiana Maria]

The biographies of other members of the RF are fortunately still there. You just have to click on the 'next page' button.

https://www.monarchie.be/fr/famille-royale/la-princesse-astrid

The biographies of Astrid, Laurent, Albert and Paola were indeed moved to a second page. But the biographies of Lorenz and Claire were stripped out altogether.

 

[Somebody]

It is lovely to see Prince Lorenz participate; I cannot recall the last time he accompanied the princess on an official visit. They seem to be enjoying themselves.

It is disappointing that his participation was omitted from the court calendar. It felt extreme when the King removed his brother- and sister-in-laws' biographies from the royal family website, and perhaps the handling of the court calendar is part of the same interpretation.

https://www.monarchie.be/nl/agenda/bezoek-aan-het-gezondheidsproject-van-damiaanactie-in-nepal

That's news to me. When did that happen?

 

[Tatiana Maria]

Apparently in early 2016. http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/f29/belgian-monarchy-links-26421.html#post1878063
It received attention in the press as well. Claire en Lorenz zijn verdwenen van site van koningshuis | VRT NWS

 

[iceflower]

Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz attended the Paralympic Sports Awards yesterday, February 6:



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** nieuwsblad.be pictured article: Belgische medaillewinnaars geëerd op Paralympic Sports Awards, Marieke Vervoort krijgt eerbetoon **

 

[iceflower]

Yesterday, February 25, Princess Astrid attended the Regine Mahaux : Exhibition at Hotel Raphael in Paris:



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[eya]

Princess Astrid with Prince Lorenz attend at the reopening of the atomium famous touristic attraction in Brussels, today 1 June

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https://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=01-06-2020 Bruusel

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[eya]

Princess Astrid at a Award ceremony of the Generet Prize for Rare Diseases to Prof. Dr. Pierre Vanderhaeghen for his work and research on brain development and its abnormalities. The prize supports research into rare diseases in Belgium and puts it on the international map.


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[eya]

Princess Astrid participate in the Press & Partners presentation for the athletes on the occasion of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in the garden of the BOIC today 28 July


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Pictures by the Palace

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[Marengo]

Princess Astrid has broken her vertebrae during a 'sports activity in the private sphere'.

https://www.lalibre.be/lifestyle/pe...e-vertebre-cassee-H2EKDFUKR5FVPOIRZJYYNDHRME/

https://www.msn.com/nl-be/nieuws/ov...kele-weken-out/ar-AAO4rAy?ocid=BingNewsSearch

The princess will not need to stay in the hospital but on doctors orders she does need to rest. Several engagements have been postponed.

 

[An Ard Ri]

Wishing Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria Este well and hope it wasn't a nasty fall.

 

[Somebody]

That sounds pretty bad. Hopefully it won't have long lasting effects.

 

[paola]

Oh dear, just like her mother a few years ago.
Well, I don't know if Queen Paola was playing sports at the time, but she also broke a vertebra in a fall.
I wish Princes Astrid a good recovery.

 

[maria-olivia]

To day , Funerals of Count Riprand d' Arco Z . I suppose Prince Lorenz will attend,
The Count Mother in law is still alive !

 

[Marchesina]

To day , Funerals of Count Riprand d' Arco Z . I suppose Prince Lorenz will attend,
The Count Mother in law is still alive !

Prince Joachim attended the funeral and acted as a cross bearer during the ceremony. Prince Lorenz was at the wedding of Princess Maria Annunciata of Lichtenstein in Vienna on the same day together with Princess Laetitia Maria.

 

[Stefan]

Prince Joachim attended the funeral and acted as a cross bearer during the ceremony. Prince Lorenz was at the wedding of Princess Maria Annunciata of Lichtenstein in Vienna on the same day together with Princess Laetitia Maria.

The funeral was not the same day as the Wedding. It was on Wednesday as stated in this article. https://www.idowa.de/inhalt.wuerdev...erg.b8cf2a93-1892-4613-91f2-b3428ad623d1.html

But it was a small funeral with only the closest Family attending. There will be later a Requiem at the Theatinerchurch in Munich.