From the documentaries of the first 500 days of Philippe's reign
- VRT: (Dutch), 29 min.)
Eén - Koppen - Ik, Filip | Eén
- RTL (French, 20 minutes)
Les 500 jours du Roi Philippe du 3 décembre 2014, info : RTBF Vidéo
- RTBF (French, 3.30 min. introduction)
Les 500 jours du Roi Philippe du 3 décembre 2014, info : RTBF Vidéo
Short clips:
playing football:
Filip voetbalt in de tuin met de kinderen | VTM
preparing for 20k:
Filip traint voor de 20 km door Brussel | VTM
cycling thorugh Brussels:
De koninklijke familie op de fiets in Brussel | VTM
various with children:
Place Royale -Toutes les vidéos - RTL TVI
preparations for a state dinner:
500 jours de règne : Dans les coulisses d'un dîner d'Etat au château de Laeken - Vidéo - RTL TVI
The King's Dutch is more fluent, it seems to be greatly improved. The queen speaks Dutch well too, but with a stronger accent. Pss. Elisabeth speaks it as if it is her 1st language.
The Queen follows music history classes to improve her knowledge, as she is the patron of the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition.
If looking at the children didn't make you melt yet: in the end of the documentary of the VRT, Philippe puts a flower in Mathilde's hair...
Conclusion of the VRT reporter: expectations were low but the first 500 days went well. The government formation went well. The king could be more relaxed, he finds his image very important. Maybe a bit too much thought goes into certain matters.