All in Queen Mathilde
Today was the first day of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and there were loads of European Royals in attendance.
On Friday, members of European Royal Families attended an official reception hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron at the Elysée Palace ahead of the Olympic Games opening ceremony.
Afterwards, they traveled to the Trocadéro where they watched the Opening Ceremony taking part along the Seine River.
On Friday, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde opened the Lotto Belgium House in Paris where Belgian fans can gather to cheer on their athletes.
On Thursday evening, members of European Royal Families attended an official dinner hosted by the International Olympic Committee at the Louvre Museum in Paris ahead of the Olympic Games.
On Tuesday, Princess Elisabeth graduated from Oxford University at the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford. King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, Prince Emmanuel, and Princess Eléonore attended the ceremony.
On Sunday, the Belgian Royal Family celebrated Belgium’s National Day.
On Saturday evening, King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, Princess Astrid, and Prince Lorenz attended the traditional concert on the eve of National Day.
On Saturday, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, joined by the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, attended the annual Belgian Cenotaph Parade and Service of Remembrance honoring soldiers who lost their lives in the two World Wars.
On Tuesday, Queen Mathilde visited Camp Tournesol, a holiday camp for children suffering from cancer.
On Thursday, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde presented the 2024 Africa Prize from the King Baudouin Foundation to Her Initiative.
On Wednesday, Queen Mathilde met with Heidi De Pauw, the outgoing delegate administrator of Child Focus. Child Focus works to prevent the disappearance and sexual exploitation of children and Queen Mathilde is Honorary Chair of the foundation.
On Tuesday, Queen Mathilde visited the “Oudreach” service of the University Psychiatric Center of Louvain.
On Tuesday, Queen Mathilde attended a conference on the implementation of the SDGs in the European Union. Queen Mathilde is an Advocate for the SDGs.
On Wednesday, Queen Mathilde attended the final concert of the Queen Elisabeth Competition 2024 - Violin at Bozar in Brussels.
On Thursday, King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima, King Philippe, and Queen Mathilde joined other Heads of State and of Government at Omaha Beach to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy.
On Tuesday, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde hosted a dinner for young EU public servants as part of the Belgian EU presidency.
On Tuesday, Queen Mathilde presented the Queen Elisabeth International Grand Prize – Queen Mathilde Prize of the Queen Elisabeth Competition to violinist Dmytro Udovychenko.
This week, Queen Mathilde attended several events of the Queen Elisabeth Competition 2024 - Violin as Patron of the competition.
On Monday, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde attended the first final session of the Queen Elizabeth Competition - Violin 2024.
