All in Queen Mathilde
On Thursday, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde received Belgian athletes who won a medal in 2023, during a European or World championship, in an Olympic or Paralympic discipline, at the Royal Palace.
On Wednesday evening, the Portuguese President hosted a fado concert to thank Belgium for its hospitality during the state visit. Fado is on UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
On Tuesday, President Rebelo de Sousa of Portugal started a three-day state visit to Belgium.
On Tuesday, Queen Mathilde attended a High-Level Conference organized by the European Commissioner for Health Stella Kyriakides to mark World Mental Health Day
On Wednesday, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde opened the 2023 Europalia Festival in Brussels.
On Wednesday, Queen Mathilde met with members of the International Domestic Workers Federation at the Royal Palace in her role as Advocate of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
On Tuesday, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde hosted a reception for Belgium’s mayors at Laeken Castle to thank them for their daily work.
On Monday, Queen Mathilde visited the Institut Jules Bordet to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Welcome to this week’s Royal Recap where we’ll take a look at the events we weren’t able to cover fully this week!
On Tuesday, Princess Elisabeth was sworn in as an officer of the Royal Military Academy in Brussels in front of her family.
On Thursday, Queen Mathilde and Princess Eléonore attended a "Cassandre" opera performance. “Cassandre” is the first opera by Belgian composer Bernard Foccroulle.
On Tuesday, Queen Mathilde spent her third and last day in New York as she’s attending the 78th United Nations General Assembly.
On Monday, Queen Mathilde spent her second day in New York as she’s attending the Sustainable Development Goals Summit during the 78th United Nations General Assembly.
On Sunday, Queen Mathilde started a three-day trip to New York to attend the Sustainable Development Goals Summit during the 78th United Nations General Assembly.
On Saturday evening, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde attended a concert by the La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra and soprano Jodie Devos. The concert was an initiative of the Association of Patent Suppliers of the Court of Belgium to mark King Philippe’s 10th year on the throne.
On Thursday, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde were received in audience by Pope Francis at the Vatican.
On Tuesday, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde hosted the second day of the 19th Informal Summit of Heads of State of German-speaking Countries in Eupen. Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa are attending.
On Monday, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde hosted the first day of the 19th Informal Summit of Heads of State of German-speaking Countries. Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa are attending.
