Belgian Royal Calendar

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Welcome to the calendar of official engagements of the Belgian Royal Family.​

source is always monarchie.be, unless stated otherwise.

 

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February 2009​

02/02/2009 Prince Philippe will visit the Nike logistic centre for Europe, the Middle East and Africa in Laakdal.

03/02/2009 Queen Paola visits Sint-Pietersschool in Anderlecht (Brussels), where the Foundation Queen Paola has organised the project "School of Hope", which stimulates the development of the children through art.

03/02/2009 Princess Astrid received a delegation from APOPO at the Royal Palace in Brussels. This organization is actively involved in the battle against landmines in Mozambique and Tanzania.

05/02/2009 The King and Queen will visit "Samusocial" in Brussels. This is an organization which is concerned with giving First Aid (of all kinds) to the homeless.

06/02/2009 The Crown-Princely couple have received a visit from the Indonesian Vice-President Kalla and his wife. Princess Mathilde and Mrs. Kalla visited Technopolis.

06/02/2009 Prince Philippe attends the General Assembly of the Federal Council for Sustainable Development, of which he is Honorary President.

07/02/2009 Prince Laurent attends an academic session in honour of the 15th birthday of the Belgian Organization for Children and adults with a metabolic disorder (BOKS) at the City Hall of Antwerp.

09/02/2009 Prince Philippe has accompanies a team of the “Samu social”, called “la maurade” on their evening travels through Brussels, to become acquainted with the problems of isolated and homeless people.

10/02/2009 Princess Mathilde visits the University revalidation hospital “Léonard de Vinci” in Montigny-le-Tilleul (CHU Charleroi).

12/02/2009 King Albert is to visit TNT Airways and TNT Express in Grâce-Hollogne.

13/02/2009 Crown Prince Philippe and Princess Elisabeth visit the International Polar Foundation in Brussels to record a video message for the scientists on the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Polar Station, which is inaugurated on 15 February.

17/02/2009 The King, the Queen, Crown Prince Philippe, Crown Princess Mathilde, Princess Astrid, Prince Lorenz and Princess Claire attend the commemoration mass in honour of the deceased members of the Royal family at the Church of Our Lady in Laecken which is held especially in remembrance of the 75th anniversary of the death of King Albert I this year.

17/02/2009 King Albert II attends a ceremony in commemoration of the 75th birhtday of King Albert I's deathly fall in Marche-Les-Dames.

18/02/2009 Crown Prince Philippe attends the memorial service of the 100th anniversary of Albert I taking the oath (the first time in both French and Dutch), and the 75th anniversary of his fatal accident in Liège.

19/02/2009 King Albert visits CERN in Geneva (European Organization for Nuclear Research), where he will learn about the possible advantages of the LHC and the (pretty large) Belgian contribution to the project.

19/02/2009 Invited by Mrs Mubarak, the Queen attends a meeting of the Honorary Comittee of the International
Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC) in Cairo. The Queen is Honorary President of Child Focus.

19/02/2009 Princess Mathilde visits the new Braille Museum in Brussels, to honour the 200th anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille.

 

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March 2009​

03/03/2009 Princess Mathilde attends an international colloquium at the UCL (Université Catholique Louvin-La-Neuve) titled “Elle et le développement durable” organized by “Collectif des Femmes” for the International Women’s day.

03/03/2009 Princess Astrid visits a number of social projects which fight against poverty and for equal opportunities in Maasmechelen, Genk and Hasselt.

04/03/2009 Prince Philippe visits one of the 6 centres of vzw KOMPAS in Kortrijk, Belgium. vzw KOMPAS guides and helps drug users and their families through rehab and reintegration.

05/03/2009 Princess Mathilde visits the RITS (part of Erasmus Hogeschool), a school for audiovisual and dramatic arts and techniques in Brussels.

06/03/2009 Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde host a luch at the Palace of Laecken for many dignitaries for the occasion of Women's Day.

09/03/2009 Prince Philippe attends a "networking cocktail" party with all participants to the economic missions of 2008 at the Egmont Palace, Brussels.

10/03/2009 Prince Philippe visits vzw ARKTOS in Leuven.

10/03/2009 Princess Mathilde is invited by the "Lady Ambassadors" as special guest to attend the discussion of the group about the UN Millenium Development Goals, held in occasion of Women's Day.

11/03/2009 Princess Mathilde visits the "read aloud" project "5 voor 5" (5 to 5) of the St Pieterscollege & St Jozefhandelsschool in Blankenberge. She also visits the home work guidance project "t Jolletje".

11/03/2009 Princess Mathilde visits the Children's Oncology Department of the University Hospital Ghent, where she talked to the children and their parents about their struggles, hopes and fears. The visit was to show her support for the annual "Kom Op Tegen Kanker" campaign.

12/03/2009 King Albert II attends a meeting about the evolution and nature of scientific research within the Defense Department. He also visits an exhibition about the history of the KMS/ERM (Royal Military School), which celebrates a double birthday this year (175/100).

12/03/2009 Queen Paola and Princess Claire visit the exhibition "Da Van Dijck a Bellotto - Splendor at the Court of Savoy" at the Palace of Fine Arts in Brussels.

13/03/2009 Princess Astrid attends the press conference of the "Roll Back Malaria" Partnership at the Residence Palace in Brussels, where she speeches herself.

14/03/2009 Princess Mathilde attends the women's symposium "In dialogue about what binds and moves us" at the Flemish Parliament in Brussels.

16/03/2009 Princess Mathilde attends a meeting about "Children, youngsters and adults with special needs: a holistic approach or join forces across disciplines" at the Guislain education center in Ghent. Afterwards she will visit the exhibition about the history of mental health care at the Guislain Museum.

19/03/2009 King Albert II and Queen Paola visit the EAC (European Astronaut Center) in Köln (Porz-Wahn). They meet Belgian astronaut Frank De Winne, who will be the first ever non-Russian/non-American astronaut in charge of the ISS. They will also receive information about ESA and the Belgian contributions to this organization.

21 to 27/03/2009 Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde leave on an economic mission to Mexico and Panama from 21 March until 27 March. The Princess will only attend the part in Mexico, participating mostly in events to promote the Belgian image.

24/03/2009 Queen Paola attended the production "Silence des mères" (The silence of the mothers) of the theatre company Biolox 48, at the Cultural Centre of Huy.

24/03/2009 Prince Laurent attends the opening of Hanger S in Mechelen, Belgium.

25/03/2009 King Albert attends the academic session of the organization Actiris at the Egmont Palace, Brussels, in honour of it's 20th anniversary.

26/03/2009 Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz attend the opening of the exhibition "Charles the Bold (1433-1477) - Splendour in Burgundy" in Bruges.

26/03/2009 Princess Claire attends the inauguration of the new exhibition rooms of the "Treasure of the Liege Cathedral".

27/03 to 03/04/2009 Princess Astrid goes on a trip around UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia as Special Representative for the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, to support the programme, and to raise awareness of the nature of the disease in those countries.

27/03/2009 Princess Mathilde attends the conference about women and entrepreneurship, organized by the organizations Markant, Unizo and TRIAS. The conference is held at the KBC building in Brussels.

30/03/2009 Princess Mathilde visits the farm ’t Goteringenhof in Gooik/Kester, which is a social guidance programme, aimed at children and the elderly. After the visit, there will be an informal lucheon with some of the farmers.

31/03/2009 King Albert II and Queen Paola visit Waregem.

 

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April 2009​

02/04/2009 King Albert II attends the official opening of the Weststation and the taking into service of the new metro/subway network in Brussels. ​

17/04/2009 - 10/05/2009 The Royal Greenhouses are open to the public. 17/04 is for press only, the other days the Greenhouses are open for everyone. They are closed every Monday.​

19/04/2009 Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz attend the Competition Para Equestrian Dressage International in Moorsele.​

19/04/2009 Princess Claire attends the "Grande Journée du Rallye du Télévie" at the old "Long Term" parking lot at the Brussels South Airport in Charleroi.​

23/04/2009 Princess Mathilde visits the Pediatric Research Centre of the “Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc (UCL)” in Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe.

23/04/2009 Princess Astrid attends the reception ceremony of Mrs. Vaira Vïke-Freiberga, who was President of Latvia from 1999 to 2007, at the Palace of the Academies in Brussels.

27/04/2009 Prince Philippe and Flemish Minister of Well-beiong Veerle Heeren visit the Center for suicide prevention. The Prince meets with volunteers who provide permanence at the suicide prevention hotline, and follows a simulated conversation.

28/04/2009 King Albert awards the "Federal Price for the Fight against Poverty 2009", which takes place at the press centre of the Residence Palace in Brussels.

28/04/2009 Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde attend the 14th Gala evening of the Support Council Antwerp of the King Baudouin Foundation at the Province House (Provinciehuis) in Antwerp.

29/04/2009 Prince Philippe visits the Errerahouse in Brussels, to show his support for the Flemish suicide prevention programme, meeting teenagers who have been confronted with such tragedies from close by.

30/04/2009 King Albert visits the DELHAIZE Groep in Anderlecht (Brussels). He will attend a meeting and visit a supermarket of the chain in Laken.

30/04/2009 Queen Paola and Princess Claire visit the exhibition "Charles the Bold (1433-1477): Splendour in Burgundy" in Bruges.​

30/04/2009 Princess Mathilde will award the "InBev-Baillet Latour Award for the promotion of health 2009" at the Palace of Academies in Brussels. There will also be an Award for Clinical Research.​

 

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May 2009​

05/05/2009 Queen Paola visits the photo exhibition “Ma femme, ma partenaire dans l”exploitation”, organized by the Union des Agricultrices Wallonnes in Gembloux.

05/05/2009 King Albert and Queen Paola visit the Royal Mint in Brussels to attend the first minting of the commemorative coins for their 50th wedding anniversary and the 70th birthday of King Albert.

05/05/2009 Princess Mathilde attends the Opening Session of “Assises of the Belgian Development Cooperation” at the Egmont Palace in Brussels, with which the Princess wants to point attention at the importance of the MDG’s of the UN.

06/05/2009 Princess Astrid visits the site Cesar de Paepe of the UMC Sint-Pieter Hospital in Brussels to inaugurate the Pluridisciplinairy Clinic Perineology.

07/05/2009 Princess Mathilde attends a meeting between youngsters from Belgium and the South to discuss the theme “Daily violence Against Children From Developing Countries” at the Bronkstheater in Brussels.

07/05/2009 Queen Paola and Princess Mathilde attend a concert of José Van Dam at the Flagey in Brussels, organized in honour of the Internatinal Breast Cancer Conference “Impakt”.

09/05-15/05 2009 Prince Philippe presides an economic mission to the Republic of Korea.

10/05/2009 King Albert and Queen Paola attend the Holy Mass in honour of the 40th Anniversary of the archbishopric Mechelen-Brussel at the St-Romboutscathedral in Mechelen.

10/05/2009 Princess Claire christened a new balloon in the national colours of the Belgian Balloon Club. The balloon is named "Princess Claire".

12/05/2009 Queen Paola attends the presentation of the Award Herman Houtman 2009, organised to honour the 20th anniversary of the Fund Houtman at the cultural Centre Wolubilis at St-Lambrechts-Woluwe

13/05/2009 King Albert hosts a reception for the Ambassadors and their spouses at the Royal Palace in Laken. Princess Mathilde accompanies him today.

14/05/2009 Princess Mathilde visits two of the 2008 laureates of the Princess Mathilde Fund: VZW Walala and VZW Vie Féminine Bruxelles.

14/05/2009 Princess Astrid attends the Academic Session of "Inkendaal - Koninklijke Instelling vzw" in Vlezenbeek (Sint-Pieters-Leeuw), which is held in honour of it's 100 year existance.

15/05/2009 Princess Mathilde visits a literacy project, "Onderwijsopbouwwerk Stad Kortrijk", in Kortrijk, at the primary school 't Fort. The literacy project is aimed at preschoolers.

16/05/2009 Prince Lorenz attends the Statutary General Assembly of the Royal Association of Historic Cities and Gardens of Belgium at Le Roeulx Castle. Prince Lorenz is Honorary President of the Association.

17/05/2009 Prince Laurent visits the Moroccan Embassy in Brussels where he had a brief contact with students of the Joan of Arc project

18/05/2009 Princess Mathilde participates in the colloquium at the Senate, held in honour of Dr. Peter Piot, former Deputy Secretary-General of the UN and current Executive Director of the UNAIDS programme. The Princess is Special Representative for UNAIDS.

19/05/2009 King Albert, Queen Paola, Queen Fabiola, Prince Philippe, Princess Mathilde, Princess Astrid, Prince Lorenz and Princess Claire attend a lunchon, organized for the wnners of of the International King Boudouin Award for Development Aid, which will be awarded to the Indonesian organisation KBR68H, at the Royal Palace in Brussels. In the evening, there is the official awards ceremony, which will not be attended by Queen Fabiola.

20/05/2009 King Albert and Queen Paola attend the official opening of the Magritte Museum in Brussels.

20/05/2009 Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz attend the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics Belgium at the Charles Tondreau-stadium in Mons.

20/05/2009 Prince Laurent attends the official opening of the VTI Diksmuide (Vrij Technisch Instituut, or Free Technical Institute) in Diksmuide.

25/05/2009 Prince Laurent attends a lecture of Prof. dr. André Hage (Ulg) and dhr. Philippe Baudry, President of Technovoile n.v., about “Multimodalité, multifonctionnalité, le passe-partout ! Un essai d’une propulsion propre” in Antwerp.

26/05 - 28/05/2009 Prince Philippe accompanies the Belgian delegation which attends the launch of the Soyouz-rocket which will bring Belgian astronaut Frank De Winne to the ISS in Baikonur (Kazachstan). The Prince is scheduled to meet Frank De Winne just moments before the launch.

26/05/2009 Princess Claire attends the finals and awards ceremony of the 6th “Trophée de l’Alternance (SYSFAL) - Trophée du Secteur vert” at the Domain du Fraichau in Profondeville, which puts part time education in the spotlight.

26/05/2009 Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz attend this evening's concert of the Finals of the Queen Elisabeth Contest.

27/05/2009 Princess Astrid attends the awards ceremony of the 10th annual "Prijs Armoede Uitsluiten" (Award for Poverty Exclusion", awarded by the Flemish Public Welfare Service at the Palace of the Nations in Brussels.

27/05/2009 Queen Fabiola, Princess Mathilde and Princess Claire attend this evening's concert of the Finals of the Queen Elisabeth Contest.

28/05/2009 Princess Mathilde and Princess Claire attend this evening's concert of the Finals of the Queen Elisabeth Contest.

29/05/2009 Princess Mathilde attends the European Alzheimer Congress at the Management Center Europe (MCE) in Brussels.

30/05/2009 Queen Fabiola attends the final concert of the Finals of the Queen Elisabeth Concert, after which she will meet with the laureats. The winners will be announced this evening as well.

31/05/2009 Prince Philippe attends the start of the 30th edition of the "20 km through Brussels" at the Jubelpark/Parc du Cinquantenaire in Brussels.

 

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June 2009​

02/06/2009 Queen Fabiola attends the prize-giving ceremony of the Queen Elisabeth Contest at the Music Chapel Queen Elisabeth in Argenteuil.

02/06/2009 Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde visit the Berlaymont-building in Brussels, where they have a private audience with European Commission President José Manuel Barroso. After that, they have luch with Mr. Barroso and some other members of the EC.

02/06/2009 Princess Astrid attends the conference about “Committee on Women in the NATO Forces (CWINF)” at the NATO headquarters, as part of the Belgian National Action Plan to implement UN relosution 1325, about the participation of women in prevention and restraining mechanisms in international disputes.

03/06/2009 Prince Philippe attends the IMEC Technology Forum at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Brussels. He will follow two lectures and participate in a working luncheon.

04/06/2009 Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde meet the responibles of the shelter “La Fontaine" from the Belgian division of the Order of Malta, in the neighbourhood "Marollen" in Brussels.

04/06/2009 Princess Astrid presents the scientific awards of the Medical Foundation Queen Elisabeth, of which she is honorary president, at the Royal Palace.

06/06/2009 Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz attend the official award ceremony of the literary award Pierre-Joseph Redouté at the castle Le Lude in Sarthe (France).

06/06/2009 Prince Amedeo and Princess Maria Laura represent the royal family during the remembrance mass for Prince Pedro Luiz d’Orléans-Bragança, who died in a plane crash, at the Saint Pierre church in Beloeil.

08/06/2009 King Albert meets the representatives of the strawberry farmers at the Palace, where he is presented with a basket of strawberried by Miss Strawberry.

09/06/2009 King Albert attends the awarding ceremony of the Francqui Prize 2009 at thepalace of the Academies.

10/06/2009 Queen Paola presents the diploma's of her own prize, the Queen Paola Award 2008-2009 at the Royal Greenhouses in Laeken.

10/06/2009 Prince Laurent atende a Remembrance Ceremony at Oostduinkerke in honour of the deceased diver-deminers of the Belgian Marine.

10/06/2009 Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde attend a concert with the laureates of the Queen Elisabeth Contest for Violin 2009 at the Palace if Fine Arts in Brussels.

11/06/2009 Prince Philippe participates in the "Quick Response Exercise 2009", a military practise operation which should prepare the Belgian army for taking over the leadership of a “European Union Battle Group”. He will attend at the military basis of Beauvechain and in Zoersel.

11/06/2009 Princess Astrid attends a charity show at Cartier in Brussels, for the University Hospital Queen Fabiola. She watched a film about the activities of the hospital.

16/06/2009 King Albert visits the European Data Centre of Google, which is being built in Saint Ghislain. After that, the King visits the Microsoft Innovation Center in Mons.

16/06/2009 King Albert, Queen Paola and Queen Fabiola attend the final concert of the Queen Elisabeth Contest for Violin 2009 at the Palace of Fine Arts in Brussels.

18/06/2009 King Albert attends the inauguration of the Marc Sleen Museum in Brussels, after which he will visit the Comic Book Center.

18/06/2009 Queen Paola attends the "Garden Party" concert of the Music Chapel Queen Elisabeth, in honour of their 70th anniversary at Argenteuil.

18/06/2009 Princess Claire attends the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the "Institut du Patrimoine wallon" at the Chateau du Lac at Genval.

22/06/2009 Princess Mathilde visits the redaction of the educational magazine Klasse.

23/06/2009 Princess Mathilde gives the starting signal to a jury who will decide on the laureates of a drawing competition for children at the European School in Ukkel. The jury also consists of children, and the subject of the competition is the equality between men and women. The competition was organized by the European Comission and targets children of 8 to 10 years of age.

24/06/2009 Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde visit the village of Lochristi.

25/06/2009 Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde attend a reception of the International Club Château Sainte-Anne, of which Prince Philippe is Honorary President.

26/06/2009 Prince Philippe meets representatives of the VBO, the Union of Belgian Entrepreneurs, to consult about the current economic situation and the way the companies deal with it.

26/06/2009 Princess Astrid attends the 20th Crans Montana Forum about the International Role of the European Union and its strategy concerning the East, Africa and the Arab world.

27/06/2009 Princess Astrid atteds a charity event at the NATO base in Geilkirchen (Germany), an event with African music and dance, organized by the Belgian military in Geilkirchen. The event is organized to benifit APOPO, an organization of which Princess Astrid is Honorary President.

29/06/2009 Prince Philippe visits C-Power, a company which builds the windmills at the Thornton bank in the North Sea, in Ostend. He also flies to the windmill park by helicopter.

30/06/2009 King Albert and Queen Paola visit the city of Hannut.

30/06/2009 Prince Laurent visits the Natuurhulpcentrum (Nature Help Center) in Opglabbeek, where he visits the lion Brutus, who mas mistreated in the circus he was rescued from. The center now takes care of him temporarily.

25/06/2009 Princess Claire attend the first proclamation of the Masters of 2008-2009 of the ECAM, Institut Supérieur Industriel, at the Cultural Centre Wolubilis, at St Lambrechts Woluwe.

 

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July 2009​

01/07/2009 King Albert takes the oath of mr. Lambertz, who is the Minister President of the government of the German community in Belgium.

01/07/2009 King Albert visits the new Hergé museum in Louvain-la-Neuve.

03/07/2009 Prince Laurent visits the Faculty of Veterinary Medecine of the Ghent University, in honour of the 75th anniversary of the faculty. Hi will award the "Equine Research and Welfare Fund"- prize of the Foundation Prince Laurent.

07 - 09/07/2009 King Albert and Queen Paola are on an official State Visit to Romania, at the invitation of H.E. President Traian Basescu. They will visit the capital Bukarest and the city of Sibiu.

07/07/2009 Princess Astrid visits "De Hoge Rielen" in Lichtaart, a holiday camp for disabled children.

08/07/2009 Prince Philippe visits Toyota Parts Center Europe in Diest.

10/07/2009 Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde attend the Coronation Procession in Tongeren.

10/07/2009 Prince Laurent and Princess Claire formally and officially accept the first grapes from Overijse from 2009.

11/07/2009 Prince Philippe presides the remembrance ceremony for the Belgian soldiers who died during the two World Wars. The ceremony willtake place at Whitehall in London, and will be attended by Belgian and British veterans. It is the 75th anniversary of this ceremony, which was first organized in honour of the death of King Albert I of Belgium.

13/07/2009 King Albert takes the oath of mr. Peeters, who will be Minister President of the government of the Flemish community and territory in Belgium.

13/07/2009 Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde attend the Festival de Aix-en-Provence in France. The festival is organized by the Belgian Bernard Foccroulle. The Prince and Princess will attend the opera "Idomeneo" by W.A. Mozart, where the Belgian soprano Sophie Karthäuser plays Ilia.

15/07/2009 Queen Paola attends the exhibition "Against the Day" by artist Luc Tuymans, at the Center for Contemporary Arts WIELS in Vorst.

16/07/2009 King Albert takes the oath from Mr. Piqué, who will be Minister President of the government of the Brussels Capital Territory, and from Mr. Demotte, Minister President of the government of the Walloon territory and of the Francophone community in Belgium.

16/07/2009 Princess Mathilde visits the "Centrum voor Kinderzorg en Gezinsondersteuning" (Center for Childcare and Famlily Support) and the playground organization at the Domein Horst in Schoten, in honour of the 75th anniversary of the CKG.

17/07/2009 Princess Mathilde visits a summer school in Antwerp, where children are given a "language bath" during the summer months.

20/07/2009 The King will open the summer exposition "Science at the Palace", an exhibition held at the Palace of Brussels during the tilme that it is open for the public.

21/07/2009 The royal family attend the military parade in honour of the Belgian National day, as well as several activities around Brussels. In the morning they will attend the Te Deum masses around the country.

24/07/2009 Prince Lorenz attends an academic session in honour of the 100th anniversary of the Royal Saint-Hubert Club de Belgique (RSHCB) at the Foire de Libramont (Walexpo).

26/07 - 13/09/2009 The Royal Palace in Brussels is open to the public from 26/07 to 13/09/2009, from 10.30 am to 4.30 pm, every day except on Mondays.

 

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August 2009​

29/08/2009 Prince Philippe hands out the diploma's of "Laureate of the Prince Albert Fund" to the 13 laureates of 2007 at the BELvue museum in Brussels

29/08/2009 Anniversary of Queen Astrid's death (1935)

30/08/2009 Celebration of the Wedding Anniversaries of King Albert and Queen Paola (50 years), Prince Filip and Pincess Mathilde (10 years), Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz (25 years) and Prince Laurent and Princess Claire (6 years).​

 

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September 2009​

01/09/2009 Prince Philippe visits BASF in Ludwigshafen, Germany, accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Yves Leterme.

03 - 04/09/2009 Princess Astrid attends a meeting in honour of the double anniversary (10/20) of the International Paralympic Committee in Bonn, Germany.

08/09/2009 Princess Mathilde takes part in the International Day of Literacy in Brussels.

09/09/2009 Prince Philippe, Princess Mathilde and Princess Victoria of Sweden officially open the exhibition "It's our Earth 2. From Kyoto to Copenhagen" at the buildings of Tour & Taxis in Brussels.

09/09/2009 Prince Philippe and Princess Victoria of Sweden attend the conference "Climate and Jobs – The EU's Global Agenda" at the Palace of Fine Arts in Brussels, organized by the EU President Sweden.

13/09/2009 Prince Laurent, Princess Claire and their children visit the Center "la Paix-Dieu" in Amay, during the "Journées du Patrimoine Wallon".

15/09/2009 Princess Astrid attends the academic session in honour of the 50th anniversary of the “Centre Communautaire Laïc Juif de Bruxelles”, at the Gothic Room of the city hall of Brussels.

16/09/2009 Princess Mathilde visits “La Maison Ouverte” in Marchienne-au-Pont (Charleroi).

17/09/2009 Prince Philippe visits the company Deep-Green.

17/09/2009 Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde attend the official opening of the Brussels Meeting Centre Square.

17/09/2009 Princess Astrid attends the 10th edition of the Day against Cancer at the O.L.V. Hospital in Aalst.

18/09/2009 Prince Philippe officially opens the new train station of Liège-Guillemins.

20/09/2009 Princess Mathilde opens Museum "M" in Leuven, together with Princess Maxima. They visit an exhibition on Rogier van der Weyden.

21/09/2009 Prince Philippe attend the start of the "Round Tables for Interculturality" at the Palace of the Academies in Brussels.

23/09/2009 Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde attend the gala event organised by the East-Flemish Support Council for the King Baudouin Foundation in Gent.

25/09/2009 Prince Philippe attends the official opening of the transformed train station Antwerpen Centraal.

29/09/2009 Princess Mathilde participates in the launch of the European project for cancer prevention between 2009-2013

29/09/2009 Princess Astrid visits the hospital "Koningin Elisabeth Instituut" in Oostduinkerke.

 

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October 2009​

01/10/2009 King Albert visits the Université Catholique de Louvain in Louvain-la-Neuve, and is informed about the importance of the Inter-universitary cooperation on nuclear science.

01/10/2009 Queen Paola visits an exhibition in honour of 180 years Delvaux at the Fashion Museum in Antwerp.

01/10/2009 Princess Astrid visits the Department for Molecular and Cellular Medecine at the Catholic University of Leuven, accompanied by other representatives of the Medical Foudnation Queen Elisabeth.

01/10/2009 Prince Laurent visits the Coda/Cerva (Centre for Research in Veterinary Medecine and Agrochemistry) in Tervuren.

02/10/2009 Prince Laurent attends the opening of an exhibition at the Royal Military Museum in Brussels about animals in the Great War (1914-1918).

04/10/2009 King Albert II and Queen Paola attend a mass in Tremelo in honour of the canonisation of Father Damien.

05/10/2009 King Albert II receives President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil in audience, and hosts a lunch in his honour together with Prince Philippe.

07/10/2009 Prince Philippe receives the cadets of the 4th year of the Royal Military Academy at the Palace in Brussels.

07/10/2009 Prince Philippe welcomes the Vice-President of China at the airport.

07/10/2009 Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde attend the musical theatre production "DAMIAAN!" at the Fakkeltheater in Antwerp.

08/10/2009 Princess Mathilde meets up with yougsters who participated in the “MyFashion” workshops, organised by FEDIS. The projest is one of the laureates of the Princess Mathildefund 2009.

08/10/2009 King Albert, Queen Paola, Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde host a lunch for the Vice-President of the Chinese Republic at the Royal Palace of Laeken.

08/10/2009 King Albert, Queen Paola, Prince Philippe, Princess Mathilde, Princess Astrid, Prince Lorenz and Princess Maria Laura attend the opening of the exhibition "Europalia China", accompanied by the Vice-President of China.

08/10/2009 Prince Philippe attends the opening ceremony of the academic year of the Royal Military Academy.

09/10/2009 Prince Philippe accompanies the Vice President of China to a conference organised by the VBO, and afterwards to the Antwerp Diamond Center (Antwerp) and GSK Biologicals (Wavre).

09/10/2009 Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz attend a dinner in Monaco, to which Prince Albert of Monaco and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden will also attend, organized by EORTC Charitable Trust (European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer). Princess Astrid is Honorary President of EORTC.

11/10/2009 King Albert and Queen Paola attend the canonisation of Father Damien in Rome.

13/10/2009 King Albert visits the Military Quarter Commandant de Hemptinne in Heverlee.

13/10/2009 Princess Mathilde visits the Notre Dame hospital in Charleroi and the non-profit organization Echoline which counsels pregnant women.

13/10/2009 Queen Paola visits the exhibition Wibald de Stavelot (+1158), at the abbey of Stavelot.

14/10/2009 Prince Lorenz visits the Fôret Saint-Michel in Saint-Hubert, in honour of the publication of the book "Royal Chases".

14/10/2009 Princess Astrid attends the opening of the new bilingual offices of the Bureau of Juridical help in Brussels.

15/10/2009 King Albert II receives President Yutchenko of Ukrain in audience.

16/10/2009 Queen Paola attends an academic session in honour of the 15th anniversary of “Jardins ouverts de Belgique/Open Tuinen van België” in Kalmthout.

17/10/2009 Princess Astrid is at the "World Day Agains Extreme Poverty" in Brussels, where she meets homeless and extremely poor people and learns about the problems they face.

18/10/2009 Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde attend a concert at the Palace of the Fine Arts in honour of the 75th anniversary of the Belgian National Lottery.

18/10/2009 Princess Astrid attends the Mass at the Basilica of Koekelberg (Brussels) in honour of the canonization of Father Damien.

19/10/2009 Queen Paola and Queen Silvia of Sweden attend the conference European Fight Against Human Trafficking.

20/10/2009 Prince Philippe attends the presentation of "Business of the Year", where he will give a speech, announce the winner and present the award.

20/10/2009 Princess Astrid attends a gala evening of the Institute of Cell Pathology Christian de Duve at the Palace of the Academies in Brussels.

21/10/2009 Princess Astrid attends the Closing of the Global Responsibilities for Global Health Rights Conference of the Hélène De Beir Foundation at Concert Noble in Brussels.

21/10/2009 Prince Philippe has a conference call with Belgian astronaut Frank De Winne, who now is the commander of the ISS.

22/10/2009 King Albert visits the non-profit organization RENOVASSISTANCE in Anderlecht.

22/10/2009 Queen Paola and Princess Astrid visit the headquarters of the mail order company "3 Suisses" in Tournai, in honour of the 40th anniversary of the company.

22/10/2009 Princess Mathilde has lunch with members of Soroptimist, one of her patronages.

23 - 28/10/2009 Prince Philippe leads an economic mission to Saudi Arabia.

28-29/10/2009 Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde lead an economic mission to the United Arab Emirates.

26/10/2009 Princess Astrid attends the 10th Epposi Workshop on Partnering for Rare Disease Therapy Development organised by the European Platform for Patients Organizations, Science and Industry (EPPOSI) at the Palace of the Nations in Brussels.

27/10/2009 King Albert, Queen Paola, Princess Astrid, Prince Laurent and Princess Claire offer an autumn concert at the Palace of Brussels, in cooperation with the Festival of Flanders and the Festival of Wallonia.

28/10/2009 Queen Paola attends a performance of Circus Bouglione, at the Atomium in Brussels, accompanied by some of her grandchildren.

28/10/2009 Princess Astrid visits the hospital UZ Gasthuisberg in Leuven.

 

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November 2009​

03/11/2009 Prince Laurent attends the photo exhibition "The Tobet: A Mythical Dog in Kazachstan" at the abbey of Vorst/Forêt.

11/11/2009 King Albert attends the traditional tribute to the Unknown Soldier on Remembrance Day.

12/11/2009 Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde visit the Province of Liège.

15/11/2009 Queen Fabiola, Prince Philippe, Princess Mathilde, Princess Astrid, Prince Lorenz, Prince Laurent and Princess Claire attend the traditional Te Deum Mass in honour of the King's Feast.

15/11/2009 Prince Philippe, Princess Mathilde, Princess Astrid, Prince Lorenz, Prince Laurent and Princess Claire visit the Palace of the Nation where the Belgian Chamber and Senate host an event in honour of the King's Feast.

16/11/2009 Princess Mathilde attends the "Bookball", organised by "Wablieft", the center for clear language use in Dutch.

18/11/2009 King Albert and Queen Paola attend the presentation of the Price for Dutch Literature (Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren), which is awarded to Cees Nooteboom this year.

18/11/2009 Princess Mathilde attends the presentation of the second report of Children in Belgium for the UN Comittee at the Federal PArliament in Brussels. The Princess is there as Honorary President of UNICEF Belgium.

19/11/2009 Queen Paola attends the celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the Declaration of Children's Rights in Stockholm, Sweden. She is invited by Queen Silvia of Sweden.

20/11/2009 Princess Mathilde, Princess Astrid and Princess Claire celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Children's Rights Treaty, with several activities throughout the day.

22-26/11/2009 Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde are on an economic mission to Morocco.

 

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December 2009​

1/12/2009 Princess Mathilde presents the Princess Mathilde Award.​

1-5/12/2009 Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz attend the Second Review Conference of the landmark Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction in Cartagena, Colombia. Princess Astrid will address the convention on 3 Dec, as she is the Honorary President of the Belgian delegation.​

2/12/2009 Prince Philippe attends the Belgian Business Awards for the Environment 2009.​

4/12/2009 King Albert, Queen Paola, Queen Fabiola, Prince Philippe, Princess Mathilde, Prince Laurent and Princess Claire will attend the funeral of Prince Alexandre, half-brother of King Albert.​

4/12/2009 Prince Laurent visits the Salon Agribex 2009 in Brussels Expo.​

5/12/2009 Princess Mathilde attends the National Info-Family Day, organised by the Ministry of Defense, at the Military Quarters Major Housiau in Peutie, where she will meet family of military personnel which is currently abroad.​

8/12/2009 Princess Mathilde visits the penitiary center in Ruislede, where semi- and unskilled prisoners are given basic education, such as writing skills, in order to prepare them as uch as possible for their return into society.​

8/12/2009 Queen Paola attends the annual Christmas Concert of the Queen Paola Foundation at the Hotel Le Plaza in Brussels.​

9/12/2009 Prince Philippe visits Electrawinds in Oostende.​

10/12/2009 Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde visit the new child and youth psychiatric ward of the Universitary Hospital Brussels.​

10/12/2009 King Albert and Queen Paola visit the city of Soignies.​

14/12/2009 Queen Paola attends the presetation of the Flemish Thesis Award at the Antwerp Zoo.​

15/12/2009 Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde visit the province of Walloon Brabant.​

17/12/2009 Prince Philippe attends the presentation of the Belgodyssée awards.​

17/12/2009 King Albert and Queen Paola visit Family Help in Brussels.​

 

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January 2010​

11th: Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde attend a lunch during the Diplomatic Days, at the Egmont II Palace in Brussels.

13th: In the afternoon, Prince Philippe attends the official opening of the 88th "European Motor Show Brussels" at Brussels Expo.

14th: King Albert II attends a work meeting of the King Baudouin Foundation about the education and employment of underprivileged youngsters.

14th: Queen Paola visits the exhibition "Traditional Chinese Medicine: journey to the land of Yin and Yang" at the Museum of Medicine of the Erasmus Hospital in Brussels.

16th: Princess Mathilde attends the show "Project on Stage", organised by the non-profit organisation "Jeugd en Dans" at the Arenburg Theatre in Antwerp.

19th: King Albert, Queen Paola, Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde attend the New Year's Reception for the Diplomatic corps.

21th: King Albert, Queen Paola, Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde host a New Year's Reception for the permanent representatives at the North-Atlantic Council, the Members if the International secretariat, the military representatives at NATO and the general officiers of SHAPE.

26th: Prince Philippe presents the National Trophy for Sports Merit to Philippe Gilbert in the Gothic Hall of the Brussels City Hall.

28th: King Albert visits "Sud Presse" in Namur. Sud Presse is the publishing company of the Walloon newspapers La Meuse, La Nouvelle Gazette, La Province, La Capitale and Nord Eclair.

28th: Queen Paola visits the exhibition "The Silk Road - A Journey through Life and Death" at the Royal Museum of Art and History in Brussels. This is part of the Europalia China exhibitions.

 

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September 2010​

September 1st
Princess Mathilde will visit the school CBIMC (Belgian Centre for Therapeutic Education for cerebral palsy) in Etterbeek to mark the 40th anniversary of special education in Belgium

September 1st
Prince Laurent will attend the official opening of the exhibition "SOS Planet" in the new TGV station in Liège-Guillemins

September 2nd-3rd
Princess Mathilde and Princess Astrid will participate in various activities of the conference on child poverty themed "Who Cares?" A Roadmap for a Recommendation to Fight Child Poverty” in Marche-en-Famenne

September 8th
Princess Mathilde will attend the presentation of selected projects by the Fund for Literacy bpost at the Centre Monnaie in Brussels on the occasion of International Literacy Day

September 9th
Princess Astrid will attend the International Conference to mark the 10th anniversary of Resolution 1325 of UN Security:"Securing the participation of women in peace and security" at the Palais d'Egmont in Brussels

September 10th
Prince Philippe will vist the company "Waterleau" in Herent, among other things specialized in water purification technology

September 13th
Princess Mathilde will attend the symposium "Mom has cancer ... and now?" organized by the Foundation against Cancer and the "Hogeschool Universiteit Brussel"

September 14th
Princess Mathilde will attend presentation of the documentary "Emois dans la Maison Mémoire" (a portrait of the daily life of a group of people with Alzheimer's disease) at the "Metropoliscomplex" in Antwerp

September 14th
Prince Philippe will be present at the commemoration of the bicentennial of the independence of Mexico in Mexico City

September 15th
Princess Mathilde will visit the SOS Children's Village Chantevent in Bande on the occasion of it’s 40th birthday

September 17th
Princess Mathilde will attend the International Congress on foster families at the KULeuven

September 19th
Prince Laurent will attend the celebration of the 125th anniversary of the International Union of Public Transport in Brussels

September 22nd
Princess Astrid will be present at the official opening of the Auditorium Albert II at the Palace of the Academies in Brussels

September 24th
Prince Philippe will attend an academic meeting devoted to nuclear fusion at the Palace of the Academies in Brussels

September 28th
Prince Philippe will attend a theme day on "Entrepreneurship"

September 30th
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde will attend a gala event organized by the support committee of the Province of West Flanders for the King Baudouin Foundation in Ostende

 

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October 2010​

October 1st
Princess Astrid will attend the opening of the photographic exhibition "Draw me a future" in Brussels

October 1st
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde will attend the official opening of the new building of "De Singel - International Kunstcampus - Koninklijk Conservatorium" in Anvers

October 1st
Prince Laurent and Princess Claire will attend the opening of the 25th Festival International du Film Francophone in Namur

October 2nd
Prince Laurent will present the winners of a drawing competition organized by the European Commission within the framework of the international conference on "animal welfare in education" in Brussels

October 3rd
Prince Philippe will visit the exhibition "Belgians can do too" with the President of the Republic of Korea

October 3rd
Prince Laurent will attend the 20th Fair of Glass and Crystal in Lasne.

October 4th
Prince Philippe will attend 12th "Asia-Europe Business Forum (AEBF)" in Brussels

October 5th
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde will visit the exhibition "A Passage to Asia" at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels

October 6th
Princess Mathilde will attend a round table discussion on breast cancer at the Breast Clinic of the University Hospital Saint Pierre in Brussels

October 7th
Prince Lorenz will attend the delivery of a painting by Jan Mandijn that was offered to the King Baudouin Foundation and on loan at the Museum Mayer van den Bergh

October 7th
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde will - as part of the Fair Trade Week - visit the company "Clarysse" in Pittem

October 8th
Princess Astrid will visit the association "Happy Shelter" in Momignies, the association "Albatross" in Petite-Chapelle and the association "The Ferme de l'Aubligneux" in Couvin

October 9th
Princess Claire will attend a gala event to benefit the Fund Ariane Grand Theatre de Verviers

October 11th-15th
Prince Philippe will be on an economic mission in Kazakhstan

October 12th
Queen Paola will visit the social enterprise "Fournipac" Seilles (Andenne).

October 14th
Princess Mathilde will visit two projects that provide professional care for children in Ghent and Charleroi

October 14th
Queen Paola will attend a European Conference of Families

October 14th
Princess Astrid will attend an academic meeting organized by Caritas Catholica Belgica

October 15th
Princess Astrid will attend the inaugural meeting of the Estates General of French Alliances in Europe in Brussels

October 17th-20th
Princess Mathilde will travel to Liberia as Special Representative of UNICEF and UNAIDS for the issue of "Children and AIDS"

October 19th
Princess Astrid will attend the academic meeting to be held on the occasion of the official opening of the Neurosciences Institute in Brussels

October 19th
Prince Philippe will visit the Banque alimentaire de Bruxelles-Brabant in Anderlecht on the occasion of it's 25th anniversary

October 19th
King Albert and Queen Paola will attend the conference "Towards a multidisciplinary approach to the prevention of acts of trafficking, prosecution of perpetrators and protection of victims." in Brussels

October 21st
Prince Philippe will attend the final meeting of the "2nd International Conference on Space Exploration at the ministerial level" at the Palais d'Egmont in Brussels

October 22nd
Prince Philippe will attend a roundtable discussion on the prevention of youth suicide in Brussels

October 22nd
Princess Astrid will attend "Ladies Night" devoted to medical advances in neuroscience in Brussels

October 25th
Princess Astrid will attend a gala concert held to mark the 35th anniversary of the foundation ''Salus Sanguinis'', and the association "Children of Salus Sanguinis at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels

October 25th
Princess Mathilde will attend the international conference of the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA) in Ghent

October 25th
Prince Philippe will attend the 15th edition of the award of "Business of the Year (French edition)" at the Auditorium 2000 at the "Brussels Expo" in Brussels

October 25th
Prince Philippe will attend the closing dinner of the first congress of the "Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management" in Brussels

October 26th
Queen Paola will visit the exhibition "Congo River. 4700 km of nature and culture in turmoil" at the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren

October 26th
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde will visit CPAS de Namur. They'll participate in a workshop on the operation of the CPAS and the social integration activities

 

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November 2010​

November 8th
Prince Philippe will attend the closing ceremony of the "Audience Interculturality" launched by the Federal Government in Brussels

November 9th
Prince Philippe will meet street educators in the municipality of Schaerbeek

November 9th-11th
Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz will travel to Vientiane, the capital of Laos to attend the First Conference of the Parties signatories to the Convention on cluster munitions

November 11th
Prince Philippe will attend the traditional ceremony of homage for the Unknown Soldier in Brussels on the occasion of the commemoration of the Armistice

November 15th
The royal family will attend the "Fête du Roi 2010 - Te Deum"

November 16th
Prince Joachim will be incorporated at the Center for Instruction and School fees in South Arlon to follow the basic military training

November 16th
Prince Philippe will attend the European Conference on drugs held in the framework of the Belgian Presidency of the European Union in Brussels

November 16th-18th
Queen Paola will, together with other royal ladies, attend the conference "Vulnerable children are homeless, a European Challenge" in Brussels

November 17th
Prince Philippe will attend the opening session of the Conference "From Idea to Market: turning Knowlegde Into Profit" in La Hulpe

November 18th
Princess Astrid will attend the "Conference on the strategy to carry on the disabled" in Brussels

November 18th
Princess Astrid will visit the Cultural Center of Uccle to attend the academic session held to mark the 175th anniversary of the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind (IRSA)

November 20th
Princess Mathilde will attend a conference themed "The children speak", the Parliament of the French Community in Brussels

November 20th
Princess Mathilde will attend the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the "Nederlandse Taalunie" (Dutch Language Union)

November 20th
Princess Astrid will attend a concert organized by the World Association of Children's Friends (AMADE) in the Eglise Saint-Loup at Namur

November 20th
Princess Astrid will attend the launch of the "Action Damien" campaign for 2011 at the Kinepolis cinema in Brussels

November 20th
Prince Laurent will attend the handing over of the "King's Cup" and "King Baudouin Prize" at the casino of Ostende

November 21st-24th
Prince Philippe will make an economic mission to Ukraine

November 22nd
Princess Mathilde will kick off the lecture week at the ABC House in Schaerbeek

November 23rd
The King will attend the Scientific Awards of Excellence presentation in Brussels

November 25th
Prince Laurent and Princess Claire will attend an academic meeting organized on the occasion of the 175th anniversary of the Royal Commissions of Monuments and Sites

November 26th
Queen Fabiola will attend a session of homage to Sister Leontine at the Clinique Saint-Jean in Brussels

 

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December 2010​

December 2nd
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde will receive members of the Council of Presidents of BUSINESSEUROPE at the Royal Palace in Brussels

December 3rd
Princess Mathilde will attend an academic meeting on the theme "Socialization of Mental Health" in Bruges

December 4th
Princess Mathilde will attend the National Day Focus Families (JNIF) organized by the Department of Defense in Peutie

December 6th
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde will attend the opening session of the European Development Days, organized jointly by the European Commission and the Belgian Presidency of the European Union in Brussels

December 7th
Princess Astrid will attend a concert by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège on the occasion of its 50th birthday

December 8th
Prince Philippe will visit "B2B" where business leaders from different regions of the country are brought into contact with each other

December 8th
Queen Paola will attend the Christmas concert 2010 of the Queen Paola Foundation in Brussels

December 9th
Princess Astrid will attend the the concert "Stars of the Violin" in Gand

December 11th
Princess Astrid will attend a tribute ceremonyto the national labour and workers in Brussels

December 11th-12th
Princess Mathilde will attend the conference "End Trafficking Now" in uxor, Egypt

December 15th
King Albert will receive the King o Jordan

December 15th
The Royal Family will attend the annual Christmas concert at the Royal Palace

December 16th
Princess Mathilde will attend the exhibition "Ensor démasqué" in Brussels

December 16th
Prince Philippe will attend the film premiere of "Les Ailes du Soleil" in Brussels

December 17th
Princess Astrid will attend a plenary sessionfor the European Year of struggle against poverty, precariousness and social exclusion in Brussels

December 22th
Prince Philippe will hand out the Belgodyssée prize at the Royal Palace

 

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January 2011​

January 14th
Prince Philippe will attend the opening of the 89th International "Light commercial vehicles, recreational vehicles and motorcycles" Show in Brussels

January 14th
Princess Mathilde will attend the exhibition "The World of Lucas Cranach, An Artist in the Age of Dürer, Titian and Metsys" in Brussels

January 17th
Princess Mathilde will attend the award ceremony of the GSK Biologicals Awards for scientific research in Brussels

January 18th - 21st
Princess Astrid will (in her role as Honorary President of the Damien Foundation) travel to India and visit several projects

January 20th
Princess Mathilde will be present at the official opening of the 56th "Brussels Antiques & Fine Arts Fair" in Brussels

January 25th
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde will attend a meeting given by Mr Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council as part of the days of diplomatic contacts

January 25th
Princess Mathilde will attend a concert together with the President of Hungary organized on the occasion of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union

January 27th
Queen Paola will attend a concert by the Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth and the National Orchestre of Belgium

 

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February 2011​

February 3rd
Princess Mathilde will visit the new centre for neuro-physiological monitoring of the university hospital in Gent

February 3rd
King Albert will attend a working meeting to get information about the work of the integrated police in Etterbeek

February 4th
Queen Paola will attend the conference "Excision and Religion" held at the Institute for Equality between Women and Men in Anderlecht

February 8th
Princess Astrid will attend the third award ceremony "ECF Princess Margriet Award Roads for Cultural Diversity" in Brussels

February 8th
Princess Astrid will attend a press conference on the report of the "European Consensus Conference on the Homeless"

February 8th
King Albert will attend the celebrations for the 125th anniversary of the Confederation of Christian Trade Unions of Belgium

February 10th
Princess Mathilde will attend the "Helping Families Change Conference: Turning Obstacles Into Opportunities" in Antwerpen

February 11th
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde will visit the "Ecole des 4 Vents" in Neder-over-Heembeek, a school for children with autism

February 15th
Prince Philippe will hand out the National Trophy Sporting Merit 2010 in Brussels

February 17th
The Royal Family will attend a mass that is celebrated in memory of deceased members of the Royal Family in the Church of Our Lady in Laeken

February 18th
Prince Philippe will visit the company Desso in Dendermonde

February 21st
Queen Paola will attend the premiere of the film "Joseph, the unruly" by Caroline Glorion at the Cinema Arenberg in Brussels

February 23rd
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde will visit the Province of Flemish Brabant and attend several events there

February 24th
Queen Paola will visit the day center "Phénix" for drug addicts in Jambes (Namur)

February 24th
Princess Mathilde will visit three farms following the invitation of the Walloon Union of Women Farmers

 

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March 2011​

March 2nd
Queen Paola will attend a concert organized by the association LUCIA in Brussels. LUCIA provides timely financial aid to young families in crisis

March 2nd
Princess Mathilde will attend the celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the International Women's Day in Brussels

March 3rd
Princess Mathilde will attend a roundtable discussion about "childhood obesity" in De Haan and will later meet with young patients

March 12th
Princess Claire will attend a concert by the Brussels Choral Society, the Ensemble Orchestral de Bruxelles and the Symphonic Choir of Cologne in Brussels

March 14th
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde will attend the opening session of the "Erasmian European Youth Parliament" in Antwerp

March 16th
Princess Mathilde will hand out the Womed Award in Brussels

March 17th
King Albert and Queen Paola will visit Maldegem in East Flanders

March 18th
Prince Philippe will attend a seminar organized by BiR & D (Belgian Industrial Research & Development) themed "Challenges and Opportunities for Industrial Research in Belgium" in Brussels

March 22nd
King Albert will visit the military camp Beverlo in Bourg-Léopold

March 23rd
Prince Philippe will visit the Centre for Integral Treatment "Kasteelplus" at the Psychiatric Hospital Sint-Camillus in Sint Denijs-Westrem

March 28th
Princess Astrid will attend a gala event for the association General Committee Action Marolles (CGAM) in Brussels

March 29th
Prince Philippe will hand out the diplomas "Winner of the Prince Albert Fund" at the Museum BELvue Brussels

March 29th - 30th
King Albert and Queen Paola will be on a state visit to Germany

March 30th
Princess Astrid and Prinz Lorenz will attend the opera "La Finta Giardiniera" in Brussels

 

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April 2011​

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April 1st
Queen Paola will attend the closure of the symposium EUROMET (for professionals) & Jamboree (for the youth)

April 1st
Prince Laurent and Princess Claire will visit Oostakker-Lourdes to attend the reopening of the Groenhof St-Joseph

April 3rd - 8th
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde will be on an economic mission to Russia

April 5th
Princess Astrid will visit the laboratories of the "Research Group Experimental Neuropharmacology" at the University of Brussels

April 7th
King Albert and Queen Paola will visit Maaseik at the Province du Limbourg

April 9th
Queen Fabiola will attend the 10th edition of the concert "Violin against Cancer"

April 13th
King Albert will visit the National Control Center of Elia in Brussels

April 13th
Queen Paola will visit the exhibition "Le temps qui reste" by David Claerbout in Brussels

April 26th
Princess Mathilde will launch the sixth edition of the European Immunization Week in Brussels

April 26th
Princess Astrid will attend the retrospective exhibition of the photographer Lieve Blancquaert

April 27th
Princess Mathilde will hand out the Prix InBev-Baillet Latour de la Santé 2011 in Brussels. This year the health award is dedicated to research on infectious diseases and immunology

April 28th
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde will visit West Flanders

April 28th
Princess Astrid will attend the award ceremony of the Gysel Foundation for Biomedical Research in Brussels

 

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May 2011​

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May 3rd
Princess Mathilde will attend the exhibition Tutankhamun's Tomb and Treasures in Brussels

May 3rd
Prince Philippe will visit the company ECOVER in Malle that is specialised on the innovation and development of alternative environmentally friendly products

May 4th
Princess Mathilde will attend the opening session of the meeting "Focus on the Belgian Development Cooperation" in Brussels

May 5th
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde will visit the Wingerdbloei center in Deurne for young people between 6 and 21

May 5th
Princess Astrid will attend the opening of the 9th congress of the "European Association of Neurosciences Nurses (EANN)"

May 10th
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde will attend the 16th gala organized by the "support committee of the Province of Antwerp for the King Baudouin Foundation"

May 11th
Prince Philippe will attend the 5th "Strategic Energy Forum" in Brussels

May 12th
Princess Mathilde will hand out the Mathilde Prize in Brussels

May 13th
Princess Claire will attend the show "Les Souffleurs aux gradins" in Brussels in profit of the Children's Home Queen Marie-Henriette

May 13th
Prince Philippe will attend landing of the Solar Impulse (solar plane) at the airport of Brussels

May 17th
King Albert and Queen Paola will attend the official opening of the MAS, the "Museum Aan de Stroom" in Anvers

May 18th
Queen Paola will attend an academic session commemorating the 50th anniversary of the baby-sitting service "Gezinsbond" (League of Families) in Brussels

May 18th
Prince Philippe will visit the port of Ghent and will attend a working meeting on the strategy, infrastructure and port development

May 18th
Princess Mathilde will hand out the Federal Award 2011 of the Fight against Poverty in Brussels

May 19th
Prince Philippe will attend the 9th "European Business Summit" in Brussels

May 19th
Princess Astrid will visit the care center Résidence Porte de Hal in Brussels

May 19th
Princess Mathilde will attend the International Conference on "Adolescence, violence, psychiatric care and forced" in Brussels

May 19th - 25th
Various members of the Royal Family will attend the finals of the Concours Musical Reine Elisabeth

May 24th
The Royal Family will attend the ceremony of the International King Baudouin Prize for Development 2011 in Brussels

May 25th
Queen Paola will attend an event organized by Child Focus on the occasion of the International Day for Missing Children

May 25th
Queen Paola will attend a reception and dinner for the 10th anniversary of "Missing Children Europe" in Brussels

May 31st
Queen Paola and King Albert will attend the festivities "Charleroi 1911-2011"

 

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June 2011​

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June 1st
Queen Paola will hand out the Queen Paola Prize 2010-2011 in Brussels

June 4th - 11th
Princess Astrid as Patron of the association Apopo will travel to Tanzania and Mozambique

June 7th
Prince Philippe will attend the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Belgium-Luxembourg-Germany

June 8th
Prince Philippe will award the Prix Francqui 2011 in Brussels

June 8th
Princess Mathilde will visit the centre "De Wingerd" in Leuven

June 9th
Queen Fabiola and Princess Mathilde will attend the closing concert of the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition of Belgium Song-2011.

June 11th
Prince Lorenz will attend the general assembly of the "Spanische Hofreitschule" in Samour, France

June 14th
Prince Philippe will hand out the Prix du Fonds Prince Philippe - 2011

June 15th
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde will visit Limbourg

June 16th
Princess Mathilde will attend a meeting with the "MS (Multiple sclerosis)-Netwerk Limburg"

June 16th
Princess Astrid will hand out hand out the award of the Fondation Médicale Reine Elisabeth in Brussels

June 21st - 22nd
Queen Paola will attend the Biennale in Venice, Italy

June 22nd - 30th
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde will be on an economic mission the USA

June 23rd
King Albert will visit Audi in Brussels

June 25th
Prince Lorenz as Honorary President will attend the closing session of the Statutory General Assembly of the Royal Association of Historic Houses and Gardens of Belgium at Castle of Laarne

June 27th
Princess Astrid will visit the psychiatric hospital of Beau Vallon in Saint-Servais and the neuropsychiatric hospital Saint-Martin in Dave

June 28th
Princess Astrid will vist the Centre d'accueil Henry Dunant and the organisation Clair & Net à Hotton (Melreux) both fighting against poverty

June 30th
Princess Mathilde will visit the annual camp for children of the "Vlaamse Liga tegen Kanker" (Flemish League Against Cancer) in the holiday center "De Ceder" in Deinze

 

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July 2011​

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July 7th
Princess Mathilde will visit the "Villa Rozerood" in De Panne, a holiday and care center for seriously ill children and their families

July 7th
King Albert will attend the celebration of the 125th anniversary of the biscuit factory "Biscuiterie Jules Destrooper" in Lo

July 15th
Queen Paola will attend the 'The Name Of The Rose' theatre premiere at the Villers-la -Ville Abbey

July 19th
Prince Philippe will visit the project ForceDouce in Nieuwpoort that fosters the personal development of young people with the sailing sport

July 19th
Princess Mathilde and Princess Elisabeth will attend several sessions of chamber music course for young musicians, organized annually by Musica Mundi in Rixensart

July 20th
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde will attend the traditional opening of the Summer Palace of Brussels to the public and will open the exhibition "Science at the Palace"

July 20th - 21st
The Royal Family will attend several events celebrating the National Day 2011

July 29th
Prince Joachim and family will attend his Promotion Day to the rank of Officer of the Belgian Navy

July 31th
Queen Fabiola will attend a mass on the anniversary of the death of King Baudouin

 

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August 2011​

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September 2011​

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September 2nd
Princess Astrid will vist the center Nos Pilifs that works on the social inclusion of disabled children on the occasion of it's 40th birthday

September 7th
Prince Philippe, Princess Mathilde and Princess Elisabeth will attend the official opening of the new children's hospital of the "Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent" named "Princess Elizabeth Hospital for Children"

September 8th
Princess Mathilde will attend the the opening of the "Volunteer Village" on the Esplanade of the European Parliament in Brussels

September 9th
Princess Mathilde will vist MicroStart in Brussels, a pilot project that provides micro-credit, advice, support and assistance in creating a small business.

September 9th
Prince Philippe will attend the official celebration of the 100th anniversary of the cement company Holcim in Obourg

September 13th
Princess Mathilde will visit the Street Nurses Asbl. in Brussels

September 16th - 17th
Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz will attend several events of the European association for ecclesiastical treasures Europae Thesauri in Angers, France

September 19th - 21st
Princess Astrid as Special Representative of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership will be involved in several activities in New York to mark the 10th anniversary of the Partnership and as part of the decade the United Nations Roll Back Malaria

September 21st
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde will visit the Province of East Flanders

September 26th
Princess Mathilde will visit three farms in West Flanders to highlight the diversification on farms and in agricultural activity, including the place and the work of women in farming

September 29th
Prince Philippe will be present at the opening of two new production units of the company Floridienne Chemistry in Ath

 

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October 2011​

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October 1st
Princess Mathilde attended the "European Job Days Brussels"

October 1st
Princess Astrid and Princess Léa visited the oncology rehabilitation center Villa Royale in Ostende

October 4th
The Royal Family attended various events in connection with the Festival "europalia.brasil" in Brussels

October 4th
Princess Astrid received US ex-president Jimmy Carter for an audience

October 5th
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde visited two competence centers for teenagers in the region of Anvers

October 5th
Princess Astrid was present at the presentation of research funds from the "Vlaamse Liga tegen Kanker" (Flemish League against Cancer) in Brussels

October 6th
Queen Paola attended the presentation of a new stamp in honour of Queen Paola in Mechelen

October 7th
Prince Philippe received the "Keizerlijke Commanderie der Edele Haspengouwse Fruyteniers en hun Gastronomie" in Brussels

October 7th
Princess Astrid attended events related with the handisort week "A chance for everyone"

October 11th
Princess Astrid opened the visitor centre at the European parliament

October 11th
Quee Paola attended the official opening of 'Vlaamsoogpunt' the new home of the association "Blindenzorg Licht en Liefde" that supports blind and visually impaired people in Gent

October 18th
Kinh Albert attended the academic session "Why Curiosity-driven Science?" in Brussels

October 19th
King Albert received Uruguayan President Jose Mujica for a meeting at the Laeken Royal Palace in Brussels

October 19
Queen Paola attended the awarding ceremony of the prize 'Terre da??Avenir - Focus Aarde' at the Palais des Academies in Brussels

October 20th-29th
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde have been on an economic mission to China

October 21st
Princess Astrid attended a concert to mark the 75th anniversary of the Orchestre National de Belgique (ONB)

October 22nd
Princess Astrid was present at a national memorial service for labour and workers in Brussels

October 22nd
Princess Astrid attended the film premiere of "The Adventures of Tintin. Secret of the Unicorn"

October 23rd
Princess Astrid was present at the inauguration of a new Danish church in Brussels

October 24th
Princess Claire attended a charity concert in aid of Royal Charities called "Les berceaux de la Princesse Paola / Wiegjes Prinses Paola" in Brussels

October 25th
Princess Astrid visited the laborary of Professor Pierre Vanderhaeghen (laureate of the 2011 Solvay Prize)

October 26th
The Royal Family attended a fall concert at the Royal Palace in Brussels

October 27th
Queen Fabiola attended an academic session held on the occasion of the solemn inauguration of the "Huis van de Polyfonie" in Heverlee

October 27th
Princess Mathilde attended a working lunch with female entrepreneurs

 

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November 2011​

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November 8th
Princess Mathilde will make two visits to an organisation in Péruwelz and one in Leuven in connection with the Prix Princesse Mathilde 2012

November 11th
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde will attend the traditional ceremony of homage to the Unknown Soldier in Brussels on the occasion of the commemoration of the Armistice

November 16th
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde will visit the province of Luxembourg

November 16th
Princess Astrid will visit the Erasme hospital of the Free University of Brussels (ULB) in Anderlecht

November17th
Princess Mathilde will visit the literacy project "A tot Z" organized by the community center "De-Vaartkapoen Caleidoscoop" in Molenbeek-St-Jean

November 17th
Princess Astrid will take part in a study day organized to mark the 50th anniversary of the Tele-Service

November 17th
Prince Philippe will attend the celebrations to mark the 130th anniversary of economic and financial newspaper L'Echo in Brussels

November 18th
Princess Mathilde will launch the beginning of the "Week of reading aloud"

November 18th
Princess Astrid will attend a gala concert for the medical service in Brussels

November 24th
Queen Paola will attend the international festival "Rising Stars in the Kremlin" in Moscow

November 24th
Princess Astrid will attend the award ceremony by the fund for medical and scientific research managed by the King Baudouin Foundation

November 25th - 30th
Princess Astrid as special representative of Roll Back Malaria will visit the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Qatar

 

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December 2011​

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December 1st
Prince Philippe will attend the closing ceremony of the 2011 International Year of Chemistry in Brussels

December 3rd - 7th
Prince Philippe will be on an economic mission to Chile

December 3rd
Princess Mathilde will attend the National Info-Families Day organized by the Department of Defense, she will meet
the families and relatives of soldiers who are currently involved in the operations of peacekeeping

December 6th
Princess Astrid will participate in a conference on poverty, migration and integration at the university of Antwerpen

December 6th
Queen Paola will officially open the new hotel school "KTA" in Wemmel

December 8th
Queen Paola will attend the annual Christmas concert of the Queen Paola Foundation in Brussels

December 9th
Princess Astrid will visit the volunteer firefighters of the municipality of Lichtervelde who celebrated their 150th
anniversary and donate the profits to the association Pinocchio, Astrid is Honorary President of

December 13th
Prince Philippe will attend an academic session at the new headquarters of the company Vivaqua that celebrates
its 120 anniversary in Brussels

December 13th
Princess Astrid will attend the award ceremony of the Foundation Simone and Pierre Clerdent at the University of Liège

December 15th
Prince Philippe will hand out the National Sports Awards 2011 in Brussels

December 20th
Prince Philippe will visit the company NANOCYL in Sambreville

 

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January 11th
Prince Philippe will conduct the official inauguration of the 90th edition of the International Motor Show "Salon de l'Auto - 2012" at Brussels' Expo in Brussels

January 11th
King Albert, Queen Paola, Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde will receive ambassadors during a New Year reception at the Royal Palace in Brussels

January 12th
Princess Mathilde will visit the Provincial House in Leuven to learn about the project "Mediation by neighborhood volunteers"

January 12th
Princess Claire will attend a meeting of the ImmoSolidarity campaign, organized by Pro Renovassistance, in Brussels

January 16th
Princess Mathilde will attend the award ceremony of the European Alzheimer Prize "Living well with dementia in the community" in Brussels

January 17th
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde will attend a gala concert by the soloists of the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel and the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels

January 19th
Princess Astrid will attend the conference "Fighting poverty through social inclusion" in Brussels

January 19th
Princess Astrid will visit the 57th "Brussels Antiques and Fine Art Fair" to view the stand of the Heritage Fund of the King Baudouin Foundation that celebrates its 25th anniversary and is guest of honour at the fair

January 26th
Queen Paola will visit two projects in Mons that provide job trainings for adults and child care for those children whose parents take part in the trainings, both are supported by the Foundation Queen Paola

January 26th
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde will, together with Prince Frederik and Princess Mary of Denmark, attend a jazz concert in Brussels organized in connection with the current Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union

January 29th
King Albert will be present at the arrival of Cyclocross World Championships at Koksijde

January 30th
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde will attend the Diplomatic Contact Days 2012 at the Egmont Palace in Brussels,

January 31st
The Royal Family will attend a New Year's reception at the Royal Palace in Brussels