CP Philippe & CP Mathilde on economic mission to Thailand: March 16 - 22, 2013
 

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The economic mission has started. Crown Prince Philippe and Crown Princess Mathilde arrived in Bangkok early Sunday, March 17. Here are the first pics:



** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** Pic 4 ** apa/picturedesk gallery - day 1 **


As one of their first engagements they've visited 'Wat Pho', the temple of the Reclining Buddha in Bangkok:


** belga gallery - day 1 **


** standaard.be gallery: Prinsenpaar op missie in Thailand **


** nationmultimedia.com: Belgian prince leads group to boost ties **


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW7m9RVynHw

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Day 2, March 18, has started with a visit to the art exhibition "Three colours of Belgium" and a meeting at a hotel in Bangkok.



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** belga gallery - day 2 ** apa/picturedesk gallery - day 2 **


** thainews.prd.go.th: HRH Princess Mathilde presided over the Opening Reception of ‘Three Colours of Belgium’ Exhibition **


** lehtikuva.fi gallery: Belgian kruununprinssipari vienninedistämis-matkalla Thaimaassa **


The second day ended with a dinner at the Government House, some pics without watermarks can be found here:


** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** Pic 4 ** nieuwsblad.be: Mathilde kiest voor opvallend paars **

Movie clip opening art exhibition "Three colours of Belgium"
Nieuwsblad

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Here are some pics of the third day, March 19. Crown Princess Mathilde visited a community health system at Baan Song subdistrict in Chachoengsao province.



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** belga gallery - day 3 ** apa/picturedesk - day 3 **


** hln.be gallery: Prins Filip en prinses Mathilde geven Belgisch imago boost in Thailand **

Day 4 - March 20!

Philippe and Mathilde visited the industrial zone of Map Ta Phut, Mathilde visited a temple at the Vinythai Coral Reef project in Eastern Seaboard and together they attended a gala dinner in the evening:



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


And here's a video from yesterday:


** gva.be: Mathilde bezoekt Thais radiostation **


** svenskdam.se: Mathildes resa i Thailand fortsätter ** translation **

Day 5 - March 21:

Philippe and Mathilde attended the re-opening ceremony of the Thai-Belgian Friendship Bridge in Bangkok and later Mathilde visited the Kredtrakarn Protection and Occupational Development Center in Bangkok.



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** belga gallery - day 5 ** apa/picturedesk - day 5 **


** gettyimages/photonews gallery: THA: Prince Philippe And Princess Mathilde of Belgium Visit Thailand **

Day 6 - March 22 - the final day of the mission.



Philippe and Mathilde visited the Sea Farm Learning Center in Petchaburi Province, met with King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Bangkok and attended a meeting with the press.



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


** nieuwsblad.be gallery: Prins Filip en prinses Mathilde op laatste dag van handelsmissie in Thailand **

Here is a blog of a journalist who accompanied the princes to Thailand.
There is also an interview with the prince.

It's in French, so you should use a translator, if necessary...

rue royale

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Here's an Hola article and gallery about the mission:



** hola: Felipe de Bélgica, en su viaje a Tailandia: 'Le corresponde a mi padre decidir si abdica o no' ** translation ** gallery **

The Flemish TV program Royalty has now a Facebook page and twitter account.

You can see there some video clips from the recent economic mission.

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Here's a great large gallery with lots of nice pics of the days in Thailand:



** pp: Mathilde et Philippe de Belgique : Images de leur périple thaï haut en couleur **