The Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders presented on Thursday in the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Lorenz ArchDuke of Austria-Este, the winners of the first Price of Belgian heritage abroad. Among the files sent by the various Belgian embassies around the world, the jury, composed of experts including the King Baudouin Foundation, has retained the stained glass of St. Catherine of Alexandria Church in Bethlehem (Palestinian Territories), the historical complex of Österbybruk (Sweden) and the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Lahore (Pakistan)

Monday night in Brussels, a page turned for Princess Astrid of Belgium. And for the occasion, her husband Prince Lorenz ArchDuke of Austria-Estria, their eldest son Princes Amedeo and the young wife of the latter Elisabetta von Wolkenstein Rosboch, called Lili.

For the last 8 years, Astrid of Belgium was the UN special representative for the Roll Back Malaria Partnership (RBM) for the global fight against malaria. A mission which ends this year end as related to the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 2000-2015 UN. Also, the reception Roll Back Malaria held this December 14th at Val Duchesse Castle in Brussels.
If Princess Astrid was naturally for the evening accompanied by her husband Prince Lorentz, she was also able to count on the presence of the eldest of their five children, Prince Amedeo. Thus recently reinstated in the order of succession to the throne of Belgium by his uncle the king of the Belgians Philippe, was with his wife, the Italian journalist Elisabetta Rosboch von Wolkenstein, commonly named Lili. Which had chosen to appear in a total black look while her mother-in-law had associated a top gold and silver in a gray skirt and a caramel stole.
Although absent, the Secretary General of the United Nations, however, had wanted to be there virtually. Ban ki-Moon has indeed delivered a speech via video. It paid tribute to the commitment of Princess Astrid in the global fight against malaria. "Your unwavering commitment has helped save more than six million lives and achieving the goal related to malaria contained in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs French). I salute your remarkable compassion, your decisive action and your tireless activism. I am inspired by your personal commitment to humanity. And I am honored to have worked with you to end malaria deaths, "he said, according to comments reported by the Belgian daily 'La Libre."
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King Albert and Queen Paola, Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este and Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este attended the Te Deum Mass on King’s Day at the Saints Michel Cathedral in Brussels, Belgium on November 15, 2015. (Since 1866, for over 148 years King’s Day has been celebrated in honour of the Belgian monarch. 15 November marks the first day of the Feast of Saint Leopold in the German liturgical calendar, while it is the Feast of Saint Albert in the Roman Catholic Calendar) (The Te Deum (also known as Ambrosian Hymn or A Song of the Church) is an early Christian hymn of praise. The title is taken from its opening Latin words, Te Deum laudamus, rendered as 'Thee, O God, we praise')-wikipedia
This year's mass was held under tight very security following Friday events
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