King Philippe, Queen Mathilde and Family, General News 2, Sep. 2017 - Dec. 2023

[B__ll]

They have fits, one example is the exchange between one of Putin's guards telling Connor McGregor to remove his arm from Putin

 

[Tatiana Maria]

I'm sorry, I don't understand the connection to the King and Queen.

 

[B__ll]

It must be cool to stand centimeters away from the King, but how don't the security people have a fit?

It was in reference to this comment

 

[eya]

"The last week King Philippe did not go on a skiing holiday with his family his has been heard from a good source and has been confirmed by the Palace's press service. “Because of the war in Ukraine”, it sounds without much explanation."

https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20220304_96596278

 

[eya]

A delegation of the “Ghesellen van de Strawberry van Hoogstraten” is received by the Deputy Chief of Protocol of the King. According to annual tradition, they hand over a basket with the first strawberries of the season.


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNkPe0PXEAAVw6z?format=jpg&name=large


https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca9mZFWMuww/

 

[leidi]

My Mother turned 100 years old.

the Lord Mayor and 2 members of her Staff came where she is living now with flowers , a present and a Present of the Royal Palace. She received a frame in a red Box with a Royal Crown , it was the Official Picture of our Monarchs. Queen Mathilde wrote herself to Mme (my Mother) 7 II 2012 and signed Mathilde and next Philippe .
This was unexpected ! We are very all very honored.

Congrats! This is very nice!!!

 

[Mbruno]

My Mother turned 100 years old.

the Lord Mayor and 2 members of her Staff came where she is living now with flowers , a present and a Present of the Royal Palace. She received a frame in a red Box with a Royal Crown , it was the Official Picture of our Monarchs. Queen Mathilde wrote herself to Mme (my Mother) 7 II 2012 and signed Mathilde and next Philippe .
This was unexpected ! We are very all very honored.

Congratulations to your mother on her long life and that wonderful gift! It is very thoughtful of the King and Queen to show their appreciation for the centenarians in their country.

 

[TLLK]

My Mother turned 100 years old.

the Lord Mayor and 2 members of her Staff came where she is living now with flowers , a present and a Present of the Royal Palace. She received a frame in a red Box with a Royal Crown , it was the Official Picture of our Monarchs. Queen Mathilde wrote herself to Mme (my Mother) 7 II 2012 and signed Mathilde and next Philippe .
This was unexpected ! We are very all very honored.

That's wonderful news maria-olivia.

 

[iceflower]

King Philippe and Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, visited the crisis centre and the site where a car ran into a group of carnivalists in Strepy-Bracquegnies, near La Louviere (Hainaut) today, March 20. Six people were killed, ten were seriously injured and 27 slightly injured.


** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** rex gallery **

 

[Moonmaiden23]

Horrific and heartbreaking.

 

[rominet09]

Horrible to see. Happy to see our King and future Queen conforting people.

 

[Marengo]

It is a horrendous crime indeed, among the dead is a child. The driver -a 34 y/o named Paolo F. - who seems to be a fan of fast driving. He was temporarily forbidden to drive in 2017. F. and the co-pilot Nino F. were visiting a dancing in the night but they did not test positive for drugs.

 

[lula]

According to a local newspaper from Palencia, they will return again to Spain on Saturday to follow the Jacobean route which they started several years ago.

https://www.diariopalentino.es/Noti...4/Los-reyes-de-Belgica-de-camino-por-Palencia

Philipe and Mathilde of Belgium will come with their children and friends on a private trip to make the Jacobean route between Itero de la Vega and San Nicolás del Real Camino (Palencia) between the 9th and 15th

 

[Marengo]

The towns seem to be 70km apart, so omn average they are walking 10 km a day. That will give them ample time to do other things in the region.

 

[iceflower]

To mark the King‘s 62nd birthday today (April 15) the Palace has released a new portrait:


** Portrait **

 

[Lady Daly]

To mark the King‘s 62nd birthday today (April 15) the Palace has released a new portrait:


** Portrait **

A very nice new portrait on the occasion of King Philippe's 62nd birthday.

 

[lula]

The family has continued on the Way in the province of León. Queen Mathilde was seen in a Holy Thursday procession in the city of León.

https://www.diariodeleon.es/articul...rey-agua-herederos/202204141242222211412.html
https://www.lanuevacronica.com/la-reina-matilde-de-belgica-disfruta-de-la-pasion-leonesa

 

[iceflower]

Queen Mathilde has tested positive for Covid-19 the Palace has announced today.

Her Majesty the Queen is suspending her public activities this week (..) the Queen is doing well and is following the recommendations of her doctor

** twitter post **


** lesoir.be: La reine Mathilde positive au coronavirus **

 

[eya]

Queen Mathilde on the occassion of Mental Health Week 2022

https://twitter.com/x/status/1524408186643570690

 

[eya]

The Royal Family are on holiday on the Croatian island of Mijet. They were spotted on a boat by a Belgian tourist:

"The Palace does not want to confirm that King Philippe, Queen Mathilde and their four children are on holiday on the Croatian island of Mijet - "We do not explain their private movements", it sounds - but the photos that a viewer of RTL sent to the channel show there is no doubt about it. “I had heard a voice I knew,” says the Belgian . “And I recognized the Queen immediately."

https://www.rtl.be/info/belgique/fa...un-bateau-avec-la-famille-royale-1395251.aspx

https://www.hln.be/royalty/verrassi...lip-en-koningin-mathilde-op-de-boot~ac3e79fb/

 

[eya]

King Philippe make a visit to Susegana and Maser (Treviso, Italy) on 17 August. The King visited the cellars of Collalto, guest of Princess Isabella Collalto de Croÿ, eldest daughter of Prince Manfredo and Princess Trinidad, wife of Belgian Prince Guillaume de Croÿ.

The King was on a bicycle tour with about fifteen people, including his son Prince Emmanuel , Prince Louis of Luxemburg with his son Prince Gabriel.

https://citynews-trevisotoday.stgy....-belgio-in-bicicletta-azienda-collalto-2.jpeg
https://www.oggitreviso.it/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/2017/Re del Belgio.jpg

https://www.oggitreviso.it/re-del-b...ello-di-san-salvatore-susegana-au23291-287765

https://www.trevisotoday.it/attualita/suegana-re-belgio-filippo-castello-san-salvatore-2022.html

https://tribunatreviso.gelocal.it/t...in-visita-a-villa-barbaro-di-maser-1.41635969

 

[leidi]

King Philippe make a visit to Susegana and Maser (Treviso, Italy) on 17 August. The King visited the cellars of Collalto, guest of Princess Isabella Collalto de Croÿ, eldest daughter of Prince Manfredo and Princess Trinidad, wife of Belgian Prince Guillaume de Croÿ.

The King was on a bicycle tour with about fifteen people, including his son Prince Emmanuel , Prince Louis of Luxemburg with his son Prince Gabriel.

https://citynews-trevisotoday.stgy....-belgio-in-bicicletta-azienda-collalto-2.jpeg
https://www.oggitreviso.it/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/2017/Re del Belgio.jpg

https://www.oggitreviso.it/re-del-b...ello-di-san-salvatore-susegana-au23291-287765

https://www.trevisotoday.it/attualita/suegana-re-belgio-filippo-castello-san-salvatore-2022.html

https://tribunatreviso.gelocal.it/t...in-visita-a-villa-barbaro-di-maser-1.41635969

It's not the first time we see Gabriel of Nassau with his cousin Emmanuel of Belgium, they were born a few months apart and seem to be good friends, get along pretty well, nice to see.

 

[Duc_et_Pair]

These are classic, active and formative holidays I like very much. Better than partying on Ibiza.

 

[SirGyamfi1]

These are classic, active and formative holidays I like very much. Better than partying on Ibiza.

Very nice and picturesque.

 

[eya]

Queen Mathilde about the World Mental Health Day today

https://twitter.com/x/status/1579502651045466112

 

[eya]

New book for Queen Mathilde's 50th Birthday:

"The time has come, the ideal Christmas present is in the bookstore. “Mathilde 50” We handed over the first copy to the Queen"

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FiTy6EHXgAAMB6P?format=jpg&name=large
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FiTy6EGXgAA1XOV?format=jpg&name=large

https://twitter.com/x/status/1595667256356356096

 

[An Ard Ri]

Please use this Thread below for all Christmas Related Posts for the Belgian RF

https://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/f29/belgian-royal-christmas-4246-5.html

 

[iceflower]

The Duchess of Brabant and Prince Emmanuel participated in the Warmathon Brussels running event, part of the 2022 edition of the 'Warmste Week', VRT's annual solidarity campaign, today, December 21. This year's 'Warmste Week' raises money for organisations and projects within the central theme of underprivileged people:


** gettyimages gallery ** rex gallery ** vrt.be video **


** hln.be article: IN BEELD. Ook kroonprinses Elisabeth loopt mee Warmathon **

 

[iceflower]

Queen Mathilde has given an interview to RTL-TVI on the occasion of her upcoming 50th birthday:


** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** sudinfo: La reine Mathilde se confie à Alix Battard: «Je fais mes courses avec mes enfants» **


** hln.be article with photos and video: De eerste beelden van het exclusieve VTM-interview met koningin Mathilde.. **

 

[Marengo]

I am looking forward to the interviews. In good Belgian tradition there will be two of them, one for Wallonia and another one for Flanders. It will provide twice as much for us to enjoy I suppose. It will be the first big interview that the Queen gives.

Although the Queen has a strong accent her Dutch is fluent and she does not have to search for words too often. The television channel did decide to subtitle the interview. From a clip in one of the links above it seems that she has a more 'purist' way of talking Dutch then most Flemish (and Dutch) For her office she uses the Dutch word 'bureel' instead of the French word 'bureau'. Though people tend to use the French word, as do the subtitles.

I have seen a few quotes on twitter. Among other things, she repeats something that was said by the late queen Fabiola: "We have two ears and one mouth. If we all will listen twice as much as we talk, the world would be a better place".

A funny anecdote: "Recently I was in a bookshop near the Royal Palace. Someone asked me, ‘Perhaps you can advise me on a book about the royal family.’ I replied, ‘Yes, it’s very difficult.’”

It seems the interviews will be broadcasted not on the state channels of RTBF and VRT but on the commercial channels VTM and RTL TVI. The British RF also started doing this, they do not go automatically to the BBC anymore either.

It seems that much -if not most- of the focus will be on the causes that the Queen supports, among them mental health.