Queen Mathilde in Laos as special ambassador of UNICEF Belgium

23:53:00

Her Majesty arrived this Monday in Laos where she carried out a three-day mission on behalf of Unicef ​​Belgium.

Landing on Monday, February 20th 2017 at the capital's airport, Vientiane, where she was greeted with an enormous bouquet of lilies and other white flowers. This journey, the young woman of 44 years was without her husband King Philip. She is not there as the Queen but as honorary president of Unicef ​​Belgium.

In photos : Mathilde and Philippe at the Mass of the Dead, without Albert II

Queen Mathilde will stay in this Southeast Asian country for three days. Her mission is organized in collaboration with the UNICEF office in Laos and the Embassy of Belgium in Bangkok. "It aims to increase awareness of quality education, including health and mental health, and the issues of child survival and malnutrition," the Palais said in a statement. "In her capacity as an advocate of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (MDGs), the Queen also wishes to draw attention to the implementation of the" to leave no one behind "SDOs, strengthening local actions by Unicef As well as the efforts of local authorities in favor of the rights of children and women, "he added.

For the first Laotian day, Mathilde of Belgium traded the outfit she wore on the plane - navy blue trousers, white top pair with peep toe pumps, pearl earrings and long jacket of these two colors with herringbone pattern by Scapa - for her white dress enamelled with rectangles in red, pink, purple and green shades by Natan, Flirty Water Snake Clutch by DIANE VON FURSTENBERG. She then met, with the Vice-President of the People's Democratic Republic of Laos Phankham Viphavanh at the Presidential Palace, with Foreign Minister Khamphao Ernthavanh and with Unicef ​​Laos Hongwei Gao and Members of the Lao Women's Union (LWU). This important women's organization created in 1955 promotes the status and role of women in Laos and the unity among women of different ethnic groups and social strata throughout the country.
Photo credits: Paris Match

You Might Also Like

0 comments

Press

Ads

Shop

WalMart CanadaTOMS (FR)Frank & Oak Hunt ClubRoland Mouret
© TheRoyalCourts/Les Cours Royale | Term Of Use/Condition d'utilisation