Crown Prince Philippe and Crown Princess Mathilde - Picture Thread

[Jelka]

Originally Posted by Emily

I am still wondering if anyone can post photos of them in Italy over the winter holidays? Do you suppose magazines will carry those images in future issues?

Me too Emily! I'm dying to see them. Isn't their anyone of the Belgian people around here, who has both the newspaper (Het Laatste Nieuws) and a scanner?

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

I have the paper but no scanner. But you'll be disappointed when you see them, it are just two small photos. One of Philippe and Emmanuel (just his back) and one of Philippe and Mathilde from a distance. Maybe a magazine like Story has them too?

[Jelka]

Originally Posted by Cathérine Bergeyck

I have the paper but no scanner. But you'll be disappointed when you see them, it are just two small photos. One of Philippe and Emmanuel (just his back) and one of Philippe and Mathilde from a distance. Maybe a magazine like Story has them too?

I have the scanner, not the newspaper (I was too late :( ). But I'd rather see a very small picture, than see none at all. But I also think Story will publish them (at least I really hope they do!) I'll be keeping an eye on the magazine stores for the next week!

[pollyemma]

Originally Posted by Jelka

I have the scanner, not the newspaper (I was too late :( ). But I'd rather see a very small picture, than see none at all. But I also think Story will publish them (at least I really hope they do!) I'll be keeping an eye on the magazine stores for the next week!

please do that would be really wonderful of you!

[Emily]

The only "foreign" magazines in our town are Spanish and I will check those for the photos when they arrive, and if they do have them I'll figure out how to post them. The only other problem here is the magazines from last week won't be here for two more weeks:(.

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

point de vue

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Mathilde tries gliding.

Point de Vue, 2002

[Danielle]

Originally Posted by Cathérine Bergeyck

Mathilde tries gliding.

Point de Vue, 2002

Fantastic photos, Cathérine. Thank you for posting them. Mathilde is very brave for trying gliding, and she looked like she had a good time. I didn't know she had done it before. I wonder if she's done any other 'scary' things like bungee jumping.

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

I know nothing about bungee jumping :) but I've once seen a photo of her and Philippe from before the engagement, when they went rafting.

[crisiñaki]

Originally Posted by Cathérine Bergeyck

I know nothing about bungee jumping :) but I've once seen a photo of her and Philippe from before the engagement, when they went rafting.

Can you post it?:)
It's fun to watch Mathilde being all fearless next to Phillippe who's not a coward himself, they seem all pressed up but wild on the inside

Question: why wasn't Phillippe with her while she was gliding? Some kind of security issue?

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

from Eastnews

1 & 2. Princess Mathilde's first joyeuse entrée, to Brussels, 1999
4. In London, 2000
7. state visit to South Corea, 2000
9. economic mission to Thailand, 2000
10. In Paris, 2000.

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Eastnews

1. at the queen Elisabeth competition, 2001
2. on holiday in France, summer 2001
3,4,5,6 & 7. economic mission to Malaysia, 2002
8 & 9. With Belgian youngsters in New York for a UN congress, 2002.
10. Danish state visit to Belgium

[crisiñaki]

Are there more pictures of Phillippe and Mathilde back in the days when they were dating?
And when did the Belgian press found out about their relationship?

[Emily]

Great photographs, Catherine! It is interesting to see how she has lightened her hair and adapted a pulled back hairstyle that gives more width on the sides. On a different note - I love the photo where she is in her stocking feet talking with those children -- how sensitive and lovely.

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

I'm glad you like them, here are some more (from Eastnews)

1 & 2. Visit to the "Zeepreventorium", a sanatorium for children at the Belgian coast
3,4,5 & 6. Mathilde goes gliding
7,8 & 9. Mathilde visits a primary school in Flanders

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

1,2 & 3. Economic mission to Australia
4. economic mission to California, visiting the university of Stanford where Philippe studied
5. Mathilde visits a school in Antwerp
6 & 7. Humanitarian mission to Niger
8. Finnish state visit to Belgium
9. Exposition in Brussels
10. Philippe at the press conference after Elisabeth was born

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

1. Awarding the 1st princess Mathilde prize to a daycare center for deaf children
2. economic visit to Malaysia
3. with Elisabeth in the park of the castle of Laeken
4. Danish state visit to Belgium
5. economic mission to India
6. wedding day
7. economic mission to Japan
8. reception at the palace

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

1. Launching a Unicef campaign in Brussels
2. concert at the royal palace
3. Swedish state visit to Belgium
4. dinner on a ship in the harbour of Antwerp
5. present for their 1st child at a meeting for a unicef campaign
6. Mathilde at a workmeeting on breastcancer
7 & 8. at an exhibition of modern art.

[martha-louise]

Wow that's a great selection of pictures! There are some really beautiful I've never seen before. Many thanks Cathérine!

[selminha]

Thank you very much for posting the beautiful pictures, Cathérine. They are lovely!