Queen Mathilde, Current Events, Part 1 (July 2013 - February 2019)

[MAfan]

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[stephanievl]

Queen Mathilde had her first audience today, with 10 chidern who came to deliver pictures made by childern to congratulate the new King and Queen

Movie Clip and Pictures:
Tien kinderen op eerste audiëntie bij koningin Mathilde

 

[iceflower]

A meeting with children - there could not have been a better start for her work as Queen


Here's a nice additional gallery and a video by the children's channel Ketnet:


** ketnet.be: Op bezoek bij koningin Mathilde - Bekijk de foto's! **


** deredactie.be: “Our kingdom is beyond danger with you!” **

 

[stephanievl]

2 foreign visits for the new Queen were announced today.

On 13 september she will be in France to visit the exhibition "L'Europe de Rubens" in the "Musée du Louvre-Lens"
Exhibition "L'Europe de Rubens"

From 18 until 20 september she will be in New York to attend the "United Nations Global Compact Leaders Summit 2013"
"United Nations Global Compact Leaders Summit 2013"

 

[iceflower]

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Queen Mathilde visited the exhibition "Rubens Europe" at the Louvre-Lens in Lens, France, today, September 13, 2013.



** daylife gallery ** belga gallery **


** gettyimages7photonews gallery ** apa/picturedesk gallery **


** nieuwsblad.be gallery: Koningin Mathilde bezoekt Rubens tentoonstelling **

 

[dazzling]

She looks great!
Do we know why or the purpose of this visit? Did she open the exhibition?

 

[iceflower]

As I wrote Mathilde visited the exhibition, she did not open it. The exhibition runs from May 22 till September 23, so it's already in its "final phase" There are several reasons for Mathilde's attendance - Belgian museums have lent artworks by Rubens from their collection for the exhibition, Rubens has lived in Antwerp in different stages of his life and according to the official website Belgian art historians and members of the Fund Rubenianum managed by the King Baudouin Foundation are involved in exhibition.



** zimbio: Queen Mathilde Visits the Louvre-Lens Museum **


** hln.be gallery: Had een zomerse Mathilde zon verwacht? **


** lavoixdunord.fr gallery and video: La reine des Belges, Mathilde, est venue au Louvre-Lens ce matin (VIDÉO) ** translation **

 

[Marika86]

Queen Mathilde is in New York to attend the "United Nations Global Compact Leaders Summit 2013" from September 18th to 20th. Here the first pics of her arrival

BelgaPicture - Category details

Monarchie.be

 

[leidi]

Pictures of Mathilde's speech, which is available HERE

Belga Picture Gallery

 

[iceflower]

Here are today's and yesterday's pics without watermarks and a video:


** Pic **

** lalibre.be gallery ** rtl.be video: La Reine Mathilde à New-York pour l'UNICEF **


** lalibre.be: Droits de l'enfant: La reine Mathilde souligne le rôle de précurseur joué par la Belgique ** translation **

 

[Marika86]

Getty Images: Queen Mathilde Visits New York

 

[Frelinghighness]

Surprised at how thick her accent is when speaking english.

 

[leidi]

Video of Mathilde in her meeting with the UN General Secretary, Ban Ki Moon:

VN feliciteert onze koningin met werk | VTM NIEUWS

 

[iceflower]

Here's a gallery of day 2:


** belga gallery - September 19 **


And some more additional pics of the meeting with Ban Ki-moon at the United Nations Headquarters and with Didier Reynders:



** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** Pic 4 ** Pic 5 ** Pic 6 **

 

[Isabella Park]

Here's a gallery of day 2:


** belga gallery - September 19 **


And some more additional pics of the meeting with Ban Ki-moon at the United Nations Headquarters and with Didier Reynders:



** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** Pic 4 ** Pic 5 ** Pic 6 **

Nice pics!
Ban ki-moon is my country people...
I'm so proud that they are together in pics.

 

[iceflower]

I can imagine that


Here are some pics of the final day, September 20:


Mathilde and Didier Reynders visited a Magritte exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art and Mathilde attended the UN Global Compact Leader Summit again:


** belga gallery - day 3 - September 20 ** rtl.be video **


** lameuse.be: La reine Mathilde visite en avant-première l'exposition Magritte au MoMa de New York (photos) ** translation **


And here's a gettyimages/photonews gallery of all three days!

 

[iceflower]

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Queen Mathilde participated in a round table discussion with the theme 'The strength of intergenerational projects - Transmission and sharing of know-how', organized by the Princess Mathilde Foundation in Brussels today, September 30:



** Pic ** apa/picturedesk ** gettyimages/photonews gallery **



Later today, Matilde attended an international conference on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the New York convention, organized by Belgium and France to gather the European Union who had signed the convention, at the Egmont Palace:



** belga gallery ** gettyimages ** daylife ** gettyimages/photonews **


Queen Mathilde's speech in French and English can be found here! ** rtbf.be video **

 

[iceflower]

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Queen Mathilde today, October 3rd, visited the exhibition 'BAZA(A)R BELG(I)E' at the CENTRALE contemporary art gallery in Brussels.




** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** belga gallery ** gettyimages ** daylife **

 

[iceflower]

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Yesterday, October 8, Queen Mathilde has received Sister Angélique Namaika, who has won this year's Nansen Refugee Award for her work to support vulnerable displaced women and children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.


** monarchie.be: Audience ** translation **

 

[iceflower]

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Queen Mathilde has attended the performance of the play 'Heb jij ze wel alle vijf?' (Do you have all five?), a contemporary story about and for young people to raise awareness of the new poverty and intergenerational poverty, at the Beursschouwburg in Brussels, today, October 14, 2013.



** gettyimages/photonews ** belga gallery ** apa/picturedesk gallery **

 

[iceflower]

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Queen Mathilde attended the launch of a national plan to conquer HIV and AIDS in Brussels today, October 15:



** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** Pic 4 **


** daylife ** gettyimages gallery **


** belga gallery ** apa/picturedesk gallery **


** nieuws.vtm.be video: Mathilde mee in strijd tegen hiv **


** deredactie.be: HIV is becoming more Belgian and more male **


** deredactie.be video: Koningin Mathilde bij lancering nationaal hiv-plan **

 

[iceflower]

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Queen Mathilde attended the international fashion conference 'Fashion Talks - Get inspired in Antwerp', the first major international fashion conference held in Belgium. The conference was organized by the 'Flanders Fashion Institute' and discussed various aspects of the fashion industry.



** apa/picturedesk gallery ** rtbf.be video ** gettyimages gallery **


** zimbio gallery: Queen Mathilde the 'Fashion Talks-Get Inspired' Event **

 

[iceflower]

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Queen Mathilde visited the adapted work company Le Perron in Liege on the occasion of its 50th anniversary today, November 7. The company works for the promotion and a better integration of disabled people.



** Pic ** apa/picturedesk ** lavenir.net video **


** lavenir.net gallery: Tenue sobre et kimono pour la reine Mathilde, ce jeudi à Liège **

 

[iceflower]

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Queen Mathilde has attended the celebrations for the 10th anniversary of Toolbox (a nonprofit organizaton to support and improve the management structures of associations in the social sector) in Brussels today, November 14, 2013.



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


** lalibre.be: La reine Mathilde célèbre les dix ans de l'asbl ToolBox à Bruxelles ** translation **

 

[iceflower]

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Today, November 18, Queen Mathilde has made a visit to the UZ Leuven hospital in Leuven as part of the aloud reading week, organized by Stichting Lezen and focusing this year on children in hospitals. She also attended a roundtable discussion with authors and illustrators also participating in the reading aloud week.



** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 **


** belga gallery ** gettyimages gallery ** apa/picturedesk **


** nieuws.vtm.be video: Mathilde leest voor aan zieke kindjes **

 

[iceflower]

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Queen Mathilde attended a roundtable meeting in Brussels organized by UNICEF Belgium on the occasion of the International Day of Children's Rights today, November 20, 2013.

In the afternoon Mathilde attended a concert of Brussels children choir Shanti! Shanti! also on the occasion International Day of Children's Rights.



** Pic ** belga gallery ** gettyimages gallery ** apa/picturedesk ** ** belga gallery 2 **



** lavenir.net: La reine Mathilde plaide encore pour l’enseignement pour tous * translation **

 

[Marika86]

Queen Mathilde at the opening of the 'Dress Code' and 'Design in Motion' exhibition on the occasion of the 'Hong Kong Business of Design Week (BoDW)'. December 4, 2013

Place Royale ‏@RTLPlaceRoyale La Reine Mathilde est arrivée à Hong Kong : design, mode et architecture belges y sont mis à l'honneur #Belgianspirit pic.twitter.com/NYhSZ7Fr1R

BelgaPicture - Category details

 

[iceflower]

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Today, December 5, Queen Mathilde has held a speech during the opening ceremony of the Business of Design Week (BODW) in Hong Kong and met with Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying.



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

 

[Marika86]

Another pic of Queen Mathilde in Hong Kong today

Place Royale ‏@RTLPlaceRoyale La Reine Mathilde a rencontré ce jeudi Leung Chun-ying, Chef de l'exécutif de Hong Kong #Belgianspirit pic.twitter.com/nn3N4BYzrA

 

[leidi]

Mathilde looks really tired, you can see she's not sleeping well