Crown Prince Philippe and Crown Princess Mathilde: Current Events Jun 2005-Aug 2005

[Hannelore]

thank you Jelka!! :)

[Hannelore]

July 12th : prince Filip & princess Mathilde

Exhibitions : "Belgium in 1830" and "A hundred treasures from the Belgian royal library"

July 16th : prince Filip & princess Mathilde

175/25 : Opening of the Foire du Midi in Brussels

July 16th : prince Filip

175/25 "Belgium dances" : bal populaire in Ieper

July 18th : prince Filip & princess Mathilde

Exhibition "Memling's portraits. Portrait art in the Renaissance" in Bruges

July 19th : prince Filip

Volunteer project " 't Gezelletje" in Oostkamp

July 20th : prince Filip & princess Mathilde (with the rest of the RF)

Concert "Prelude to the National day"

July 21st : prince Filip & princess Mathilde (with the rest of the RF)

National day (Te Deum and military parade)

[marezdote]

Originally Posted by Hannelore

July 12th : prince Filip & princess Mathilde

Exhibitions : "Belgium in 1830" and "A hundred treasures from the Belgian royal library"

From gettyimages.com

[marezdote]

from gettyimages.com. Two more to come!

[marezdote]

The last two from gettyimages.com

[lucys]

Such a lovely couple. Thanks for the photos.

[maxima88]

The last time she was wearing outfits, which she also was wearing during her pregnancy from Gabriel. I think that's great!!!

[selminha]

Princess Mathilde always looks so radiant and elegant.:)

[marezdote]

From seegerpress.com

[Mette2]

Thank you for these lovely pictures marezdote. :) Mathilde looks absolutely radiant, and red is really a color that suits her very much. Lucys I couldn't agree with you more that Philippe and Mathilde are such a lovely couple - aaaawww. :):)

[Hannelore]

Filip & Mathilde visiting "Belgium in 1830" and " A hundred treasures from the royal library"

[Hannelore]

pics from Clasos / Newspics

[Mette2]

Thanks for the pictures Hannelore. :)
What a beautiful, big bouquet Mathilde received from one of the bystanders. Has Philippe gotten a haircut, or does it just look different because it's not combed back? It could just be me who think his hair looks different, but he looks good in the pictures - well that's just my opinion. :)

[Jelka]

Some older pictures: Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde visit the College of Federal Ombudsmen, January 10th, 2003:

[princess gertrude]

Mathilda looks just great. I agree that red is a good color for her. Also, I have always thought that it was sweet how they are always holding hands. Most men, especially at functions/events don't like to show affection, what nice gestures. I think that he looks more in love with her the longer they are married.

[martha-louise]

I agree with you princess gertrude. In the beginning he was like searching for how to behave with his wife in public ('cause they couldn't behave like a couple in public for 3 years). I remember a certain newspaper told that he was behavind very cold towards his wife. He hardly deared to put his arm around her shoulder or kiss her. But after a while they said he was 'defrosting'.
Now they got used to the public attention, and doesn't think about how to behave, so it gets more relaxed, more loving :)
And about holding hands, before their marriage, i thought: how long will it last, that nice gesture, but look, almost 6 years later, and still they're very in love.
Philippe really seems a very tender and caring man.

[Hannelore]

Originally Posted by Jelka

Some older pictures: Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde visit the College of Federal Ombudsmen, January 10th, 2003:

Thank you Jelka. :):):)

I remember this visit, it was right before they went on trade mission to California. And around the time Mathilde anounced her second pregnancy.

I love the coat she wore here, and her hair looked very nice as well.

Great pics!!

[Mette2]

Originally Posted by martha-louise

In the beginning he was like searching for how to behave with his wife in public ('cause they couldn't behave like a couple in public for 3 years). I remember a certain newspaper told that he was behavind very cold towards his wife. He hardly deared to put his arm around her shoulder or kiss her. But after a while they said he was 'defrosting'.
Now they got used to the public attention, and doesn't think about how to behave, so it gets more relaxed, more loving :)
And about holding hands, before their marriage, i thought: how long will it last, that nice gesture, but look, almost 6 years later, and still they're very in love.
Philippe really seems a very tender and caring man.

Wow one of the newspapers said Philippe was behaving cold towards Mathilde! Well, I can only judge from the pictures I've seen on the internet, but to me they were very loving towards each other from the beginning. They were holding hands and looking at each other in many pictures from for instance their trip to South Korea, and also from when they toured Belgium before their wedding and in the following months after. But of course this is just my judgement based on pictures from the internet, and not from seeing Philippe and Mathilde in public or on tv. But I'm glad they're still holding hands and very much in love. :):)

Thank you for the pictures Jelka. :) I love this coat too. This one and the coat Mathilde wore when she and Philippe went to the Mardi Gras. (spelled right?) Hope you know which one I mean. The beautiful colored coat that she also wore when she, Paola, Astrid, and Claire had an engagement in December last year. It reminds me of the fall.

[Hannelore]

November 2004 : princess Mathilde and minister Armand De Decker at the launch of the year of the microcredit in NY.

[Mette2]

I was switching through the channels today, and when I switched on to the French channel TV5 Europe I saw Philippe. Unfortunately the part with him only lasted a few seconds, but I did get to see him fly his helicopter. :) I looked on teletext to see what it was, and it was a program called Cote Cour. Is that a royal program?

Thank you for the pictures Hannelore. :) I've never seen them before.