Baptism of Prince Emmanuel - December 10, 2005

[Royal Fan]

Prince Emmanual is a doll

 

[Elsa M.]

Thank you for these photos. Baby Emmanuel is so grown up, since the last time I saw him!
And Elisabeth is looking everyday more and more like the perfect Princess portrait!

 

[pollyemma]

Gabriel looks a bit like his godfather Guillame

 

[hilal]

Thanks for the Beautiful pictures!!!

 

[Sancia]

Prince Emmanual is a doll

It's Emmanuel. I don't mean at all to be moralizing, or offense anyone, but it would be nice if all of us, posters (me included, as I sometimes mistype a royal's name), could make some efforts to write correctly the royals' name. I'm sure you all want your name be typed and written correctly, so why should royal names be mistyped?

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

pictures from VTM

1. Gabriel and Elisabeth with their nanny and a book about christmas (in Dutch)
2. King Albert II taking pictures, Paola had her camera with her as well.
3,4. the castle of Ciergnon

 

[Emily]

Catherine -- great shots! I love the picture of Elisabeth and Gabriel being read to -- is that their nanny? I wonder if she is also bilingual?

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

The nanny is Flemish and always talks Dutch with the children and Philippe & Mathilde. She's been with them ever since Elisabeth's birth.

 

[Emily]

Thank you. What a thoughtful choice of nanny -- not only in that she speaks Dutch with the children but also that she is someone who has remained with the family for that long. The more I learn about this family, the more impressed I am.

 

[Jelka]

The nanny is Flemish and always talks Dutch with the children and Philippe & Mathilde. She's been with them ever since Elisabeth's birth.

Are you sure? Is this Nanny Fia they had in the special about Filip and Mathilde at the end of 2003? She certainly doesn't look like Fia!

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Yes, I'm very sure. I think they also have a second nanny, maybe she's called Fia...?

 

[Jelka]

Yes, I'm very sure. I think they also have a second nanny, maybe she's called Fia...?

That's possible indeed. I'm also very sure that they have another nanny then (because she doesn't look at all like this one), who's name is Fia. Thank you very much, Cathérine!

 

[CyrilVladisla]

photos without watermark (some quite big!) courtesy of corbis

Baptisms are very precious.
These exquisite photos are proof positive.
It was informative to learn about the boys choir Cantate Domino.
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[Blog Real]

Ball's article about the baptism:

https://www.hola.com/realeza/casa_belga/2005121114785/casasreales/belga/bautizo/belgica