Royal Family of Belgium: Current Events Part 4

[Mette2]

More pictures from this visit.

Pictures from Belga.

And a few more.

 

[crisiñaki]

Does anybody held the title of Prince of Liège these days?
Did the title merge with the crown?
How close (by blood bonds) are the Belgian and Swedish RFs?

Thanks in advance to all those who answer my questions

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

The last one to hold the title prince de Liège was king Albert, and I think it's probably still one of his titles.

King Albert's mother was a Swedish princess. She was the sister of a.o. King Harald's mother.

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Great! Thanks for the photos -- now I am hungry after seeing the Callebaut!

This is something else to make you hungry... As a gift the king received a chocolate motorbike (his beloved hobby) that weighs 80 kg!!

(VTM)

 

[Emily]

Oh my gosh! That is fantastic -- and just in time for Valentine's Day! (Having written that, I wonder if you all in Belgium eat chocolate on that day? But here in the US -- we give and eat lots of great chocolate!)

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

we eat chocolate every day

 

[crisiñaki]

The last one to hold the title prince de Liège was king Albert, and I think it's probably still one of his titles.

King Albert's mother was a Swedish princess. She was the sister of a.o. King Harald's mother.

Wasn't Queen Astrid a sister of the father of the actual Swedish King?

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

No, Astrid's father and Carl Gustav's grandfather were brothers.

 

[crisiñaki]

Thanks a lot

 

[alexandresylvie]

The Royal Family was it representée in the opening of the Olympic Games.

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

No, No-one of the Belgian RF was at the opening of the olympic winter games.

 

[fanletizia]

King Albert of Belgium visits the installations of IMEC nanotechnology laboratory of the KUL Leuven, Wednesday 15 February 2006.

from belga

 

[fanletizia]

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: King Albert II of Belgium arrives to attend a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the Begian Development's Cooperation Council, Thursday 16 February

from belga

 

[King Kong]

Hunting accident?

Hi everybody!
I write this message here because I don't know where to place it.
Is it true that somewhere in the late 60s or early 70s King Albert of Belgium had a hunting accident? (He shot his foot or leg) If so, could anyone provide more details?
Thank you in advance!
Martin

 

[purple_platinum]

from hola :

Ebay on sale puts documents of the Belgian Royal Family

A series of documents of the Royal Family of Belgium will be on sale in the Internet eBay next day 22, without the approval of the Royal House. According to the Free Belgique has published the newspaper, between documents appears a passport of King Baudouin, a passport of Princess Josephine Charlotte, as well as the report of Prince Albert of Liege. In spite of not being considered illegal, the sale was described by the Royal Family like "not very elegant".

 

[purple_platinum]

17/02/2006
the King, the Queen, Queen Fabiola, Prince Philippe, Princess Astrid, Prince Laurent, Princess Claire
Messe
Mass celebrated with the memory of the late Members of the Royal family, in the Church Our-Lady in Laeken.

Belgium's Crown Prince Philippe (R) leaves a mass in memory of former members of the royal family at the Notre Dame de Laeken church in Brussels February 17, 2006.

REUTERS/Francois Lenoir via yahoo

 

[purple_platinum]

more from reuters via yahoo

 

[purple_platinum]

more from belgapic

 

[Emily]

Thank you so much for these photos, Purple Platinum. You do so much work posting on so many different threads and it is always appreciated! It looks like a windy, rainy day in Brussels but it is still nice to see members of this lovely family!

 

[purple_platinum]

more from belgapic

 

[purple_platinum]

Thank you so much for these photos, Purple Platinum. You do so much work posting on so many different threads and it is always appreciated! It looks like a windy, rainy day in Brussels but it is still nice to see members of this lovely family!

it's like an addiction, Emily
yes.. it looks like a really windy day... the royal supporters/fans who came there carry umbrellas with belgian flag colour..

here's a few more from belga

 

[fanletizia]

I miss the presence of Queen Fabiola and Princess Astrid, where are they?

 

[kristinvu]

On the Belgian news they said Princess Astrid wasn't there because she fell this morning. They didn't mention if it was serious.

 

[kristinvu]

On the website of the Belgian Roral family, they mention that the sister of Queen fabiola has died om February 11th in Madrid. She was buried on the 12th. Fabiola was there. So maybe that's why she's wasn't at the mass today.

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

New episode of Royalty

http://www.vtm.be/tv/index_programma_royalty_multimedia.htm

"Bekijk deel 1"

1. Princess Mathilde's Unicef mission in Tanzania.

2. Royals at the olymics in Turin.

3. Felipe & Letizia in Bulgaria and Valencia

4. Princess Laurentien opens the Miffy museum

"Bekijk deel 2"

1. Princess Esmeralda, her husband and princess Léa at a charity concert for Delphus, an organisation that tries to help autistic children by bringing them in contact with dolphins.

2. Prince Philippe opens the renovated Atomium in Brussels

Princess Astrid and prince Lorenz at a gala copncert 'Women of Europe'

3. King Albert II learns more about nanotechnology.

4. Queen Paola visits a project for social housing in Mechelen. The queen forgot to switch off her mobile...that went off in the middle of the tour.

5. King Albert, queen Paola, prince Philippe, prince Laurent and archduke Lorenz at the annual remembrance mass. After the mass : real Belgian weather (Paola waited in the car), Albert got a lot of compliments for his new year's speech. The king asked Lorenz to give Astrid their best wishes to recover quickly (she fell and hurt her knee).

6. royal etiquette : the Belgian flag.

 

[mirrjam]

New episode of Royalty

http://www.vtm.be/tv/index_programma_royalty_multimedia.htm

"Bekijk deel 1"

1. Princess Mathilde's Unicef mission in Tanzania.

2. Royals at the olymics in Turin.

3. Felipe & Letizia in Bulgaria and Valencia

4. Princess Laurentien opens the Miffy museum

"Bekijk deel 2"

1. Princess Esmeralda, her husband and princess Léa at a charity concert for Delphus, an organisation that tries to help autistic children by bringing them in contact with dolphins.

2. Prince Philippe opens the renovated Atomium in Brussels

Princess Astrid and prince Lorenz at a gala copncert 'Women of Europe'

3. King Albert II learns more about nanotechnology.

4. Queen Paola visits a project for social housing in Mechelen. The queen forgot to switch off her mobile...that went off in the middle of the tour.

5. King Albert, queen Paola, prince Philippe, prince Laurent and archduke Lorenz at the annual remembrance mass. After the mass : real Belgian weather (Paola waited in the car), Albert got a lot of compliments for his new year's speech. The king asked Lorenz to give Astrid their best wishes to recover quickly (she fell and hurt her knee).

6. royal etiquette : the Belgian flag.

Thank you very much!! I love this!

 

[Emily]

Thank you very much!! I love this!

Ditto that! Thanks, again, Catherine!

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Important news for Belgian royal watchers ....

There's a new royalty program. First episode tonight (sat. 25/02/2006) at Vijftv (18h25). It's called "Bal Royal" and presented by Marlène de Wouters

http://www.vijftv.be/programma_balroyal.asp

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

New episode of Royalty

http://www.vtm.be/tv/index_programma_royalty_multimedia.htm

Presented from Vienna

Part 1:

1. princess Mathilde and princess Máxima in Breda at the presentation of a new work on the history of Dutch and Flemish literature.

2. foreign news : grandduke Henri and grandduchess María Teresa of Luxemburg attend a concert to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary, prince Frederik and princess Mary of Denmark visit Hamburg.

3. The opera ball in Vienna.

Part 2:

1. prince Philippe visits the Belgian soldiers of Eurocorps in France.

2. Prince Philippe at the Planetarium where children get an introduction about cosmology (Philippe's passion).

3. prince Philippe and princess Mathilde visit the town Lanaken.

4. prince Laurent attends the award cermony of the nature prize "Planet of Women"

5. King Albert II visits a textile factory in Ardooie.

6. Queen Paola visits the folkloric house in Brussels for the exhibition of the Noirauds, they collect money for mothers who can't afford diapers etc. The members paint their faces black to not be recognized. One year Philippe and Laurent participated (you can see a photo of them). Nobody recognized them!

7. Royal etiquette: are you allowed to kiss the royals?
At the beginning of this exerpt you can see images of Mathilde in China in that fabulous green gown. You can also see its back side, I had never seen it before. It's cut out quite low, and very beautiful and sexy IMO.

 

[Hans]

At the beginning of this exerpt you can see images of Mathilde in China in that fabulous green gown. You can also see its back side, I had never seen it before. It's cut out quite low, and very beautiful and sexy IMO.

Indeed, amazing fabulous. It remembers me of the dress Lilian wore at the first gala-bal during the wedding of Fabiola & Boudewijn. Also velvet with a quite low cut.