Royal Family of Belgium - Current Events, Part 7 (Jan. 2009 -)

[iceflower]

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Queen Paola, King Albert and Crown Princess Mathilde received ambassadors and their spouses at the Royal Castle
in Laeken today, June 20, 2012.




** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** Pic 4 ** Pic 5 ** Pic 6 ** Pic 7 ** belga gallery ** isopix gallery **


** gettyimages/photonews gallery: BEL: Belgian Sovereigns Meet Foreign Diplomats **

[Lina RdC]

On July 19, 2012 King Albert, Queen Paola, Crown Prince Philippe and Crown Princess Mathilde attended the inauguration of the exhibition "Science and Culture at the Royal Palace" at the Royal Palace in Brussels:
BelgaPicture - Category details; http://picture.belga.be/belgapicture...e/3844215.html; http://www.picturedesk.com/bild-disp...VscyAyMDEyIl19 (picture galleries)

[iceflower]

Here's a nice additional gallery without watermarks (click to enlarge) - only the caption is a bit incorrect


** gettyimages/zimbio: Prince Philippe And Princess Mathilde Open "Science And Culture At The Palace" Exhibition **


Some more pics can also be found here:


** gettyimages gallery including photonews pics **


** hln.be: Koninklijke familie opent tentoonstelling 'Wetenschap en Cultuur op het Paleis' ** translation **

[Ally Priest]

Just saw an article that the King and Queen are in Croatia for their summer vacation.
Here's an article with some pictures!
Kralja Belgije odu

[iceflower]

That's really nice to see, thanks a lot for sharing, Ally Priest!

Here are some more holiday pics, including Princess Astrid and her family:



** jutarnji.hr: Belgijski kralj Albert II. na Hvaru **


** index.hr: Belgijski kralj Albert II posjetio Hvar **


** dnevnik.hr: Tko bi rekao da i ovo veliko ime odmara na Hvaru! **


** vecernji.hr: Belgijski kralj naoružan fotoaparatom "pokorio" Hvar **


** otok-hvar.com: I Belgijski kralj Albert ljetuje na Hvaru **

[Blue_]

Originally Posted by iceflower

That's really nice to see, thanks a lot for sharing, Ally Priest!

Here are some more holiday pics, including Princess Astrid and her family:



** jutarnji.hr: Belgijski kralj Albert II. na Hvaru **


** index.hr: Belgijski kralj Albert II posjetio Hvar **


** dnevnik.hr: Tko bi rekao da i ovo veliko ime odmara na Hvaru! **


** vecernji.hr: Belgijski kralj naoružan fotoaparatom "pokorio" Hvar **


** otok-hvar.com: I Belgijski kralj Albert ljetuje na Hvaru **

Awesome! Thank you!!!
Belgian newspapers websites has also picutres, but they are the same that these websites!
Thank you A LOT! I was really waiting for holiday pictures!

[*Mara*]

Luisa Maria really has changed a lot. I had a hard time recognizing her in these latest pictures from her mother's birthday and now from Croatia. Quite surprising since her siblings somehow never changed that much as she did.

Anyway, thanks for the pics y'all.

[stephanievl]

Today, the family will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Queen Paola foundation.

At the invitation of the King and the Queen, the Queen Paola Foundation celebrates its 20th anniversary with a garden walk in the Royal Domain in Laken. The Monarchs received numerous children, young people and adults who have been laureate of the various programs of the Foundation ("Queen Paola Prize for Education", "School of Hope" and "Price Focus Earth"). Are also present: partners and beneficiaries of social projects supported by the Foundation, sponsors and all those who, with their exceptional commitment, the goals of the Queen Paola Foundation in the field of integration and formation of youth, 20 years along with the Queen help realize.
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde, Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz, Prince Laurent and Princess Claire, are also present.

Souce: Monarchie

[Lina RdC]

Here you can see the first picture galleries: BelgaPicture - Category details; APA-PictureDesk
Queen Paola's speech: La Monarchie belge: Accueil - Actualités - Agenda - Discours de la Reine - 20ème anniversaire de la Fondation Reine Paola (released on September 4, 2012) I assume it will be moved here La Monarchie belge: Accueil - Discours - Discours later on...

[iceflower]

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Today, September 3, school has started again for the Belgan kids - Crown Princess Mathilde and Princess Astrid brought them to school.

Prince Emmanuel was brought to his new school by Crown Prince Philippe.


** ppe gallery ** belga gallery ** gettyimages gallery ** Emmanuel **



And some large pics without watermarks:



** gettyimages/zimbio gallery: Belgian Princes First Day Of School **



** dpp: Princess Mathilde bring her children Elisabeth, Gabriel and Eleonore to school **

[leidi]

Thanks for the pics iceflower!

Elisabeth's coat is so pretty and fashionable, I think she's probably getting good tips from her mom

And I absolutely adore that Philippe decided to take Emmanuel to his new school, this is like saying "yes, he has this problem but we love him just the same and will treat him equally no matter what"

[zhangwenjie]

The pics are nice. Elisabeth is so cute and just a real future queen.
Hope to see the videos.

[Lina RdC]

Originally Posted by stephanievl

Today, the family will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Queen Paola foundation.

Here is a photo gallery without watermarks: Belgisch Koningshuis verzamelt voor familiekiekjes - HLN.be (mixed shots from the course of the day)

[iceflower]

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Crown Princess Mathilde, Crown Prince Philippe, Princess Esmeralda and Prince Albert of Monaco attended a gala dinner to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the International Polar foundation in Brussels this evening, October 3, 2012.




** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** belga gallery **

[stephanievl]

Originally Posted by iceflower

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Crown Princess Mathilde, Crown Prince Philippe, Princess Esmeralda and Prince Albert of Monaco attended a gala dinner to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the International Polar foundation in Brussels this evening, October 3, 2012.




** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** belga gallery **

thanks fot the pics. I am pleasantly surprised by the attendance of princess Esmeralda. Nice to see her again.

[leidi]

More pics:

ONE

TWO

THREE

FOUR

Philippe looks so handsome in that last picture

[maria-olivia]

The man between Philippe and Esmeralda is Alain Hubert , Philippe’s friend and Albert of Monaco too.

[iceflower]

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King Albert, Queen Paola, Crown Prince Philippe, Crown Princess Mathilde, Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz have received the members of the Belgian olympic and paralympic team at the Palace today, October 4, 2012.




** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** Pic 4 ** Pic 5 ** belga gallery ** gettyimages gallery **



** rtbf.be video: Les Olympiens et Paralympiens belges reçus par le Roi ** deredactie.be gallery **

[leidi]

Is Laurent still banned from receptions? I know he attended the National Day but since everyone but him and Claire were there for this I can't help but wonder what's going on.

[iceflower]

I don't think he still is. I guess it's simply the way it has always been: sometimes more members of the family attend a certain event, and sometimes less members do so.


Here are some more pics from yesterday:


** olympic.be: Olympische en Paralympische atleten op Koninklijk bezoek ** gallery **