Portuguese state visit to Belgium: 18-20 October 2005

[Hannelore]

short video of the gala (vtm)

http://www.vtm.be/nieuws/index_bekijkonline.htm -> woensdag 19/10, 13u at 24:10 down the news.

 

[Regina]

Princess Astrid was, IMO, the most elegant lady on the gala banquet. Color white fits her perfectly. Princess Claire was also stunning!
Thanks everyone for the pics, informations and the video!

 

[fanletizia]

Supper in honour of the Belgian Kings, offered by the President of the Republic and wife

from getty

 

[kwanfan]

Astrid looks fabulous again tonight! Claire also looks good.

 

[Mette2]

Thank you all for the pictures and the video clip. The ladies look absolutely beautiful at the second dinner. Hope there will be a better picture of Paola's outfit later on. She looks great in the few pictures there are of her, but I would like to see one of her where you see all of her, and without her coat on.

 

[BeccaLynn07]

Gorgeous outfits at the first and second dinner. (But, I love both of Astrid's outfits best.) They all look wonderful.

 

[HMQueenElizabethII]

Thanks lots for pics, hannelore and fanletizia, they are such beautiful photos.Princess Claire looks really lovely, and beautiful at the Reception yesterday, i like her brown outfit.And Astrid too she looks such yoing so much though she is already in her 40s already, she is really elegant and pretty too, a lovely bracelet.

 

[Marengo]

Is there a full picture of Paola's dress, on the picture taken from the side it looks very nice. I agree with the other posters that Astrid looks great, and much younger then her actual age.

 

[Danielle]

Once again, everyone looks fantastic at the second dinner. Both Astrid (on the first night) and Claire (second night) are wearing these unusual shawl things (can anyone help me out with the description or their proper name?). I'm just not really too fond of them. I think this is my favourite photo out of them all: http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=204270 I love their hand gestures.

 

[Sophus]

Hi! - I'm new here... Great site!

One question - why does Queen Fabiola never wear a tiara anymore? What happend with the great floral one she received at her wedding?

 

[Elsa M.]

http://www.presidenciarepublica.pt/pt/noticias/agenda.html

Agenda for today (October 20th):

09:30 Arriving of the President of the Republic at the Town Hall of Antwerp

10:10 Departure of the President of the Republic and his wife, along with the Belgian Kings, for a stroll and visit to the Cathedral of Antwerp

10:40 Departure of the President of the Republic and the King, accompanied by the Federal Minister and the Flamenco Minister, to the Institute of Tropical Medicine

10:45 Arriving at the Institute of Tropical Medicine. Brief historical explanation of the garden and building, its current activities and medical services, made by the Director, Prof. F. Van Gompel

11:05 Meeting of the President of the Republic and the King with some of the patients

11:10 Lesson on the health problems that affect the hemisphere (AIDS, tropical tuberculosis, illnesses and public health)

11:20 Explanation of the scientific activities of the Institute (culture tse-tse, diagnosis of the illness of sleep, infections for helmintia in human beings and animals)

11:30 Presentation of the Institute of Tropical Medicine of Antwerp, made by Prof. B. Gryseels, and of the Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine of Lisbon, made by Prof. Jorge Torgal

12:00 Arriving of the President of the Republic and His Majesty the King to the Provincial Palace
Brief speech of the Governor of the Province (Salle Roi Baudouin)
Lunch offered by the Governor of the Province and the Permanent Deputation

14:35 Arriving of the President of the Republic, his wife, Maria José Ritta, and the Belgian King and Queen to the Port of Antwerp.
Promenade, on board of the ship "Verdi", by the Port of Antwerp
Meeting, on board, with some businessmen

17:15 Arriving of the President of the Republic and his wife to the Parc du Cinquantenaire (Musée Autoworld)
Meeting with the resident Portuguese community in Brussels

18:10 Meeting of the President of the Republic and his wife with the Belgian King and Queen, at the boulevard of the Parc du Cinquintennaire

18:15 Official Farewell Ceremony of the President of the Republic, Jorge Sampaio, and his wife, Maria José Ritta, presided by TM the King and Queen of Belgium.

 

[Hannelore]

Hello fashionistas out there Could Astrid be wearing Prada ?

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=204269

 

[Hannelore]

Hi! - I'm new here... Great site!

One question - why does Queen Fabiola never wear a tiara anymore? What happend with the great floral one she received at her wedding?

"she wasn't worn a tiara anymore since she became a widow, as a sort of mourning.
She only made an exception for the Spanish state visit to Belgium in 2000 (Fabiola's Spanish). "

(source : cathérine)

 

[Larzen]

Could Astrid be wearing Prada ?
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=204269

She could be wearing MiuMiu, they used those beades in ther 2005 collection, Im not sure though

some examples
http://firstview.com/WRTWspring2005/MIU_MIU/00142.L.JPG
http://firstview.com/WRTWspring2005/MIU_MIU/00221.L.JPG
http://firstview.com/WRTWspring2005/MIU_MIU/00228.L.JPG
2004
http://firstview.com/WRTWspring2004/MUI_MUI/00048.L.JPG
http://firstview.com/WRTWspring2004/MUI_MUI/00216.L.JPG

Astrid sure has become fashionforward lately with labels like Pucci and Matthew Williamson. She gets more and more elegant every year.

From Face to Face

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Absolutely, the last year I've seen her wearing Chanel, Dior, Matthew Williamson, Pucci, Dries Van Noten and now Miu Miu. Fashionwise, she's certainly become my favorite Belgian princess.

With her daughter Laura she was also present at a fashionshow of Ann Demeulemeester in Paris.

 

[Hannelore]

Visiting Antwerp and its harbour

Picturedesk

 

[Hannelore]

Some screen caps from the 1st gala night. Mind Fabiola's necklace: an image of her late husband, in the shape of a heart. VTM

 

[Mette2]

Thank you very much for the screen caps Hannelore. They're great. It's also a great way to capture other images that the photographers don't capture. It's a great way to get a lot of wonderful pictures, and in my opinion you can never have too many pictures.

 

[Huddo]

Along with a sash I noticed that other Royal Ladies aften wear royal orders or badges pinned to their dresses but the begian Royal women just have a sash!....why is that?.....

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

APL

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

more from the president's arrival (RMA)

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

a few more

 

[martha-louise]

Waw, thank you Cathérine. Philippe looks very handsome in these pictures.