King Philippe and Queen Mathilde host International Women's Day lunch
On Wednesday, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde hosted a lunch to mark International Women’s Day at Laeken Castle.
Guests were Caroline Azad, journalist and doctoral student in the sociology of sport; Catherine Barreau, clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, and writer; Leïla Belkhir, infectious disease specialist; Francisca Bostyn, ad interim General Administrator of State Security; Ingrid Godart, Attorney General at the Mons Courts of Appeal and Labor; Binu Singh, psychiatrist and psychotherapist for children and adolescents; Valerie Trouet, scientific director of the Belgian Climate Center and professor of dendrochronology at the University of Arizona; Tessa Wullaert, international soccer player and founder of “GRLPWR by Tessa Wullaert”.
Queen Mathilde wore her Natan dress with her Natan pumps and her Rolex watch.
On Monday, Prince Albert, Princess Charlene, Grand Duke Guillaume, and Grand Duchess Stéphanie were in Metz, France, to attend the last day of Pope Leo XIV's official visit to France.