New portrait pictures of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde

The Belgian Royal Court published new official portrait pictures of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde.

National Day celebrations

After the investiture of King Philippe the National Day celebrations continued, ending with a huge firework and Mathilde and Philippe on the balcony.

Investiture of King Philippe - Official pictures

Abdication of King Albert II. and investiture of King Philippe

Today, on the National Day of Belgium, the abdication of King Albert II. and the investiture of King Philippe took place in Brussels.



Mathilde was (of course) wearing a dress by Natan.

So, we have a new addition to this blog. Crown Princess Mathilde is now Queen Mathilde - one of three Queens in Belgium actually, as Queen Fabiola and Queen Paola haven't lost their titles. Elisabeth is now known as Crown Princess.

I have to admit that I'm not a big Mathilde fan, as I find her rather boring. That's why I'm going to cover just the most important events and not every single one.

Summer Photosession in Wassenaar

Today the annual photosession of the Dutch Royal Family at Villa Eikenhorst on the Horsten estate in Wassenaar took place.

Visit to Great Britain

Queen Elizabeth met with King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima at Windsor Castle on July 10th.

Visit to Best Buddies

Queen Maxima visited the "Best Buddies" foundation.