Crown Prince Philippe and Crown Princess Mathilde: February 2004 - June 2004

[USCtrojan]

what a beautiful photo of HRH! Thanks for sharing...

 

[Lyonnaise]

Prince Philippe giving the starting shot of the 20 km of Brussels running race, Sunday 30 May 2004 at the Cinquentenaire

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from the Benelux msg brd

 

[Lyonnaise]

some more photos of Prince Philippe attending the ceremony for Memorial Day, at the Ardennes American Cemetery in Neupre, Belgium, Saturday May 29, 2004.

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[Martine]

Mathilde with baby Gabriel

Phillip and Mathilde with Elisabeth and Gabriel

 

[tiaraprin]

Thank you for sharing the beautiful pictures of Phillipe and Mathilde with their children!!

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

You're welcome, here are some more:

Mathilde with Gabriel

the family

again

 

[rox]

Yesterday I read an article about the most populair princess of Europe . It was a enquete from a from magazine Point Du Vu are something . The French vote and CP Mathilde from Belgium was the winner with 52 % . Second was Princess Caroline from Monaco with 16 % CP Maxima and Claire of BElgium had onely 2% . But bad news for Mette -Marit from Norway , she was the Princess with a bad smile . But I Think Princess Mathilde is a verry good Princess . She's beautiful , has a great smile , she's a lovely mother en wife and she works verry hard . :flower:

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

A pic from a while back. Mathilde is the patron of a Belgian organization VAGA, for children born with a physical deformation. She payed a visit to the organization (which was also nominated for the princess Mathilde-prize 2002), in June 2003. She was expecting Gabriel.

http://www.vaga.be/vaga-new.htm

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

More photos from Mathilde's visit to the Rubens house in Antwerp, June 7th.

Loose hair and red earrings

Inside

Mathilde at her arrival

Admiring the paintings

Holding flowers

She got them from this little boy...

...That was a bit shy

Mathilde

Inside, getting some explanation

Again

In front of the house

Guess what her favourite color is

Getting a guided tour

Again

Mathilde and the paintings

http://194.68.33.51/fotoweb/bin/preview.dl...FF18058008C8CFD

pretty picture of her

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Princess Mathilde handing out the Interbrew Baillet Latour prize 2004, June 8th.

Handing out the prize

Mathilde

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[Dennism]

Great photos, Cathérine. She is always elegant and cheerful.

 

[Hannelore]

At the 70th birthday of king Albert

Mathilde

again

With Filip and Fabiola

again the three of them

 

[Jelka]

Royal invitees, godparents at the christening Princess Catharina-Amalia

At the christening of Her Royal Highness Princess Catharina-Amalia, Saturday 12 June in The Hague are the Royal Houses of Belgium, Luxemburg and Sweden represented.

Her Royal Highness Princess (sic: Crown Princess) Victoria of Sweden and S. (Samantha) van Welderen
: Barones Rengers-Deane are godmother, His Royal Highness Prince Constantijn, M. (Martín) Zorreguieta, mr. H.D. (Herman) Tjeenk Willink, vice-president of the State Council, and drs. B.M. (Marc) ter Haar are godfather.

Their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxemburg will attend the christening ceremony. The Royal House of Belgium is represented by Their Royal Highnesses Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde.

 

[Jelka]

Philippe and Mathilde at the baptism of Catharina-Amalia:

http://www.seegerpress-online.de/topixx/da...GER00118856.jpg

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

A few more:

http://www.seegerpress-online.de/topixx/da...GER00118880.jpg

http://www.seegerpress-online.de/topixx/da...GER00118867.jpg

 

[Dennism]

Bravo to them for voting in the EU elections unlike far too many Europeans
But maybe they did not pick any MEPs and decided just on the regional elections.

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

In Belgium voting is compulsory.

 

[Dennism]

I meant European wide. But I don´t know if that is something I would agree with. Election days should only be on the weekends here or it should be a holiday in the middle of the week so people don´t take off and go on a mini vacation or something like they would if it was on a Friday or Monday.

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Again some older photos:

Very nice informal pics of Philippe and Mathilde on economic mission in California, on a reception.

http://community.webshots.com/album/64353361PkotGN

Mathilde visting a primary school in Oostduinkerke, 2002

http://www.koksijde.be/Bestuur/Persdienst/...thildenov02.jpg

Very nice: Mathilde and Philippe shopping in Ghent, incognito (well someone saw them and took a picture )

http://www.photodown.com/file.php?action=foto&id=275

 

[Jelka]

ANTWERP, BELGIUM - JUNE 14: Princess Mathilde and Prince Philippe of Belgium visit the new playground of the Middelheim Hospital offered by Diamond Stock Exchange June 14, 2004 in Antwerp, Belgium. The Diamond Stock Exchange of Anwerp has just celebrated its one hundredth anniversary:

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[Hannelore]

Mathilde at a march organized by children, in favor of more children's rights all over the world

http://www.eenbeterewereld.be/foto/Kinderr...%20Mathilde.JPG

 

[Hannelore]

Mathilde and Filip brought a visit to the diamond stock exchange in Antwerpen, where they assisted at an academic session, and later on walked through the neighbourhood. Before, they went to a children's hospital nearby, that received a new playground, donated by the diamond stock exchange.

Mathilde

Filip

Together

At the new playground

Mathilde talking to hospital staff

And to children

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Mathilde brought a visit to the association of francophone Belgian authors. Pictures can be seen here (enlarge by clicking on them):

I think she looked very chic and elegant.

http://www.ecrivainsbelges.be/album_191002_3.php

 

[Jelka]

When did she pay this visit?

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

It must have been a while ago (but I can't find an exact date, sorry).

 

[kelly9480]

From the URL, I would guess the date was 19 October 2002. Which would fit the date style 191002.

 

[HMQueenElizabethII]

Princess Mathilde has changed her hair.I don't really like that,i like the hair before.

 

[Hannelore]

Some pictures of princess Mathilde handing out the Interbrew-Baillet Latour health prize in 2000. The ceremony was at the 'palais des académies' in Brussels.


http://www.interbrewbailletlatour.be/uploa...ick_Renauld.jpg


http://www.interbrewbailletlatour.be/uploa...ld_Mathilde.jpg


http://www.interbrewbailletlatour.be/uploa..._Sante_2000.jpg


http://www.interbrewbailletlatour.be/uploa...hilde_Baron.jpg


And in 2003 a 6 month pregnant princess Mathilde rewarded Dr. Nancy C. Andreasen with the IBL health prize.

http://www.interbrewbailletlatour.be/uploa...ante_2003_2.jpg


http://www.interbrewbailletlatour.be/uploa...ante_2003_1.jpg


http://www.interbrewbailletlatour.be/uploa...ante_2003_3.jpg

 

[lucys]

Looking at these photos reminds me of what I like about Mathilde. Some women who have her kind of sweet prettiness at the same time lack an intersting face or expression: they look sweet, yes, pretty, yes, but also uninteresting. She doesn't. I like women who seem like they would be interesting to speak with, not just pleasing to look at, and she, besides being so lovely, looks like she would be interesting to speak with.

 

[Lyonnaise]

Visit to La Roche

Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium pose in front of the Castle during their visit in La Roche, Belgium, 07 July 2004

Prince Philippe © and Princess Mathilde of Belgium receive gifts

Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium

: Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium chat with people on holiday while visiting a camping during their visit in La Roc