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Actually the news clip wasn’t critical at all, just vacuous– but that´s another story. :rolleyes: VTM sure expressed sympathy for this family holiday after a very difficult period. And just like stephanievl said, it´s difficult to criticise them for doing the very same as so many other...

Philippe, Mathilde and their children currently on vacation in Egypt. They also took Mathilde´s mother Anne with them to catch a bit of sunshine after these exhausting last months. Other Belgians are certainly fond of travelling too and that´s why they have been spotted there by a Belgian...

No, not during the funeral. Vaessen had it about the annual remembrance mass for the late members of the RF in February. At the end of the service the family always visits the crypt. And Laurent (according to Vaessen) was reflecting upon the tombs. He found it rather unfair that some got a huge...

True, judged by her smiles, gestures and that sparkle in her eyes she has overcome the worst part of grieving, unlike last week when she still looked very affected. And the Natan jacket, one of Eduoard´s nicer designs indeed. ;)

Ah thanks for the pics iceflower. :flowers: So Natan´s Eddy celebrated 25 years of creativity, twin dressing and all that jazz, worth to throw a bash indeed. :biggrin: As for Laurent, my, he is certainly busy with fashion show, premiere and anniversary hopping, no wonder his official...

King Laurent I. that´s indeed a nice bonmot by Vaessen. :rolleyes: Last year this selfdeclared owner of the truth was describing the situation the very same way as CaliforniaDreamin. In the beginning of 2007 the tabloid Het Laatste Nieuws came up with three sensational articles on Laurent´s life...

And they did it the Belgian way. The federal government (responsible for the royal trust, the court is no contracting partner) and Flanders didn´t reach an agreement on the ownership. This question remains unsolved and the furniture returns to Antwerp in leasehold for 33 years. And since the...

Cheers to that. ;) http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/02CqcN68QSaTY/610x.jpg Seems President Kirchner (or her champagne, who knows) cheered Philippe up a bit though. Het Laatste Nieuws reports that Philippe looks affected after losing his f-i-l and calls home (during breaks) more often...

And this claim gets Vaessen into legal trouble (again). According to Vaessen the batteries have been brought to the Czech Republic by Marc Luypaerts, former employee of Laurent´s KINT foundation. Luypaerts announced he will file a lawsuit since all he did was driving to the Czech Republic to...

You are right. According to several reports Marie-Alix will be exhumed, transferred to Lutrebois and re-buried next to her father and her maternal grandparents (seems there will be a vault once everything is settled). This was the explicit wish of Mathilde´s father. To see them united in one...

Apparently Mathilde did have a tough time to control her emotions before she started reading her text so Philippe went to her side to support her. Patrick’s children all addressed their father with some personal words. Elisabeth thanked him for being generous and supportive, a rock to rest...

Oh and let´s say Katy Pauwels, the lady who presents Royalty, gets a pay check of 100.000€ per year by VTM (just an estimate of course). Divided by her let´s say 45 appearances on TV, she earns more than 2.200€ per day and Royalty is a magazine of 20 minutes, so her 45 workdays are pretty short...

This less than 150 activities number goes back on a “research” by the tv magazine Royalty (as posted by Marengo elsewhere). And actually they have been positive on Philippe and Mathilde´s number of activities. What wasn’t mentioned by Marengo: These 146 activities are just those engagements...

Unlike Marengo suggests the francophone press picked up that item too, most of them just as small notice amongst other stuff, the Sudpresse newspapers had an extended article on Point de Vue though. There was also an interview with Stéphane Bern, a French royalty journalist, who reacted pretty...

Apparently she got this honour more or less thanks to her hubby. According to a newspaper article Philippe was so enthusiast during his last visit to the St. Sebaastiansgild (along with Prince Philip in 2006) that he promised to ask an important person to pay a visit too. The guild’s chairman...

I agree, Albert better makes sure there´s a red carpet for these 5 women who successfully engaged in damage control. :belgiumflag: I´m pretty sure they get a reception at Laeken, the relay girls already got one with Albert when they finished with a bronze medal at the World Championship last...

Danneels` claim is rubbish though. He was speculating on getting away with it imo, as the Belgian court hardly ever comments these sort of rumours. Anyway, Danneels was proven wrong all down the line last Tuesday in the newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws (signs and wonders) by many persons who should...

Not really. ;) Here´s a telling Danneels quote taken out of the very same Gazet van Antwerpen interview which came up with this rumour MD: “This is truly my last book on the royal family. [note: he told the same two years ago] From an anthropological point of view it´s a fascinating topic. I...

Looks like Point de Vue is wrong (not that this something new ;)) and Abramovitch has nothing to do with this deal. He was rumoured to be the new owner when the first news about the sale of Villa Leopolda emerged in the French and Belgian press, but Abramovitch´s spokesman denied the story. The...

So, Leterme finally starts to work and comes up with suggestions. Fine. ;) Apparently there´s former royalty journalist Pol Vandendriessche behind it, who is now a member of the Belgian Senate and announced a “revolutionary bill” some time ago. Nothing wrong with limiting the dotations to the...

Princess Mathilde hits the cinemas in Mexico and Latin America within the framework of the latest World Aids Conference (Mexico City, August 3-8). Mathilde, in her capacity as UNAIDS and UNICEF Special Representative for Children and AIDS, delivers a 60 sec video message in Spanish on the sad...

Well, it´s certainly no crime, but it´s no role model either. It´s without any doubt up to Kate how she spends her days and as girlfriend of William she doesn´t have to be a role model - but I`m convinced her life as Princess (if she gets there) will be easier if she would commit herself to...

Marie-Chantal is already a member of the VF hall of fame since 1999. According to VF this is “highest honor a sartorial savant can receive.” (Sounds pretty pompous and this is why all these lists shouldn´t be taken too serious IMVHO) Not sure about it, but perhaps the hall of fame members...

Oh please, there´s no need to hype this red gown with a rather classic and not really innovative cut as mother of all gowns. :cool: It was a really nice dress for sure, but it didn´t set a new trend. Mathilde has never worn a dress comparable to Letizia´s red dress. I assume this is the gown...

And there will be a change in Mathilde´s office on September 1st. Mathilde´s current advisor Anick Van Calster is appointed as new Belgian ambassador in the United Arab Emirates. Van Calster was Mathilde´s advisor for the last two years and served as the court’s socio-economic advisor prior to...