Last Friday, members of the Belgian royal family attended the traditional Mass together with in memory of the deceased members of the royal family at the Church of Our Lady of Laeken.

Gray pearl coat with darker stripes. Large hat by Fabienne Delvigne, gloves, clutch, stockings and assorted pumps. This Friday, February 17th 2017, Mathilde of Belgium in the company of her husband the King Philippe, attended the annual mass of the deceased, a tradition started on the same date for more than 80 years, in memory of the deceased members of the royal family of Belgium. The first took place on February 17th 1935, the anniversary of the death of King Albert I, who died a year earlier in a climbing accident at Marche-les-Dames.

Originally announced, her father-in-law former King Albert II was finally absent for this ceremony that took place in the Church of Our Lady of Laeken. The former sovereign had canceled his participation, due to the urgent hospitalization of his wife Queen Paola.

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If the sister and brother of the monarch, Princess Astrid and Prince Laurent of Belgium, also missed the call, along with their spouses Prince Lorenz and Princess Claire, several other members of the royal family stood by Philippe and Mathilde. Aunt Princess Maria-Esmeralda of Belgium, the youngest daughter of King Leopold III (grandfather of King Philip), was with her son Leopoldo. Her sister-in-law, Princess Lea, the widow of Prince Alexander, was also there. Like the two sisters and one of the brothers of the Grand Duke Henry of Luxembourg: Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein, Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg with her husband Archduke Carl Christian of Habsburg and Prince William of Luxembourg with his wife Princess Sibilla. Let us recall that their mother, the wife of the Grand Duke John of Luxembourg, was Princess Josephine Charlotte of Belgium, the eldest daughter of King Leopold III, and that they are the first cousins ​​of King Philip.
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Last Wednesday, February 15th 2017, Their Majesties King Philippe and his wife the Queen Mathilde went to Verviers, a commune in the province of Liège in the west of the country, not far from the German and Dutch borders. Three appointments were scheduled. The Royal Belgian couple first met with employees, volunteers and users of the Télé-Service association on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. It helps people in precarious situations.

Then Mathilde, dressed in a black and green Natan set with a Japanese motif, and Philippe visited the incubator for start-up The Faktory where young entrepreneurs expected them. They have completed their trip to ConstruForm, the new training center for construction trades of the IFAPME (Institute for Work and Leisure Studies) and the self-employed and SMEs.

This displacement, which was punctuated by crowd baths, resembled at first sight others whom King Philip and Queen Mathilde perform throughout the year in the four corners of their kingdom. At first sight only. For, as the Belgian journalist Julien Modave pointed out in a report on "RTL Info" , this visit was not insignificant. "It is even symbolically important because it is the first time in more than 21 years that a king sets foot here on the territory verviétois, is to say so obviously his passage was much awaited," he explained . "And it's also important, since since January 15, 2015, since the attacks were thwarted here in Verviers, well the city does not necessarily enjoy an excellent reputation. And yet entrepreneurs decided that Verviers was a breeding ground for economic development, "the reporter added. In other words, this royal visit was truly historic for the local population.
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This Tuesday morning, King Philippe was accompanied by his wife and family to receive the Belgian authorities on the occasion of the New Year.

On the last day of January 2017, Their Majesties still had a New Year's reception at their schedule. This time, the royal couple received in Brussels the authorities of the country.

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For this appointment under the golds of the Royal Palace, Mathilde of Belgium appeared in a new straight dress with three-quarter sleeves. Very original, this one juxtaposed strips of floral or geometric patterns in shades of black and beige. The 44-year-old had completed this two-tone look with pumps and a beige pocket. Also present at this ceremony with her husband Prince Lorentz, was sister-in-law Princess Astrid of Belgium had opted for a cream skirt and a jacket of this color lined with a red and black stripes and embellished with big roses by Gucci. All accompanied by suede heels and a golden bag.

In front of several hundred guests from the political, economic, academic and legal world of his kingdom, His Majesty the King in a traditional annual event in his opening speech to the constituted bodies, which had focused on the theme of trust, the sovereign expressed his disappointment at the choice of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union and of course election of Donald Trump in the United States. "Without naming the two countries, faithful allies of Belgium, he pinned their decision to" refocus on themselves, "" said Belgian press "Le Soir" .

The Belgian media also indicates that in this year 2017 marking the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, which laid the foundations for European integration, "the King of the Belgians recalled his attachment to this project which founded the European reconciliation after a" Fratricidal war ". "Let's seize this moment as an opportunity for Europe. Let us continue to build a Europe that allows our national identities to strengthen by collaborating, rather than weakening each other by confronting each other, "he concluded.
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Rencontre avec des sans-abri et des bénévoles à l'asbl Pierre d'Angle #Bruxelles #planhiver #solidarité pic.twitter.com/DASRU0NxJ4

— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) January 26, 2017

Currently in Davos, Switzerland, HM King Philippe spoke about water with American actor Matt Damon while HM queen Mathilde discuss about education with the pop star Shakira.

Arriving earlier, alone the previous day for the opening show at Davos in Switzerland on Monday January 16th 2017 at the 23rd Crystal Awards ceremony held in preparation for the 47th World Economic Forum. On Tuesday she was joined by her husband King Philippe to take part in this famous annual forum in the world of economics and finance in Swiss soil.

The Belgian Court had indicated that the royal couple, was accompanied by Prime Minister Charles Michel and several ministers, would take part in the meeting, from Tuesday 17 to Thursday 19, in various meetings, working sessions and conferences, and then a promotional reception about Belgium.

As usual The Palaace did not disappoint to share some highlighting moments of this program on their social networks. One can see Mathilde and Philippe, either alone or together, in the company of the new Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres, UNESCO's ambassadors or even business leaders. But also with three humanitarian stars: the Colombian pop singer Shakira and the American actors Matt Damon and Forest Whitaker.
Shared also on their Facebook and Twitter account, a video in which Queen Mathilde of Belgium returns, in English, on the importance of her presence at the World Economic Forum in Davos, as " ODD ". Recall that the wife of the Belgian sovereign is, just like Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, are among the 17 eminent personalities who have been nominated to contribute to the campaign for the achievement of sustainable development objectives (SDOs) World leaders unanimously adopted on 25 September 2015 in New York. In this short film, Mathilde emphasizes that her two priorities for action in this field are the quality of education in the world - and especially that of girls - and mental health.

Two days later after hosting a round table with Belgian NGOs for the queen and two events for the king, on Thursday, January 12th 2017, at the Royal Palace in Brussels, Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde to receive on the occasion of the New Year receptions the heads of diplomatic missions and their spouses accredited to Brussels. For this reception she chose to wear the Belgian house Natan outfit combining a orange top buttoned in the back to a yellow mustard skirt printed with flowers in shades of white, brown and orange which she paired with coral red heels. A very 1950s outfit that Mathilde of Belgium inaugurated in the fall of 2016 on a state visit to Japan.

Réception de Nouvel An pour les chefs de missions diplomatiques accrédités en Belgique pic.twitter.com/lMl8tQSyrp

— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) January 12, 2017

New Year's reception for the heads of diplomatic missions accredited to Belgium pic.twitter.com/xCkaalZ6h8

— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) January 12, 2017

That same day, HM King Philippe received in audience the German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel. Queen Mathilde was not present. A few hours earlier, the German Prime Minister was in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. She had been received there in audience by the Grand Duke Henry. Which was accompanied by his wife the Grand Duchess Maria Teresa.

For three days, the Belgian King Philippe and his wife Queen Mathilde receive on their lands royal guests. Although the official program of the state visit of the King and Queen of Jordan until May 18th started in Brussels, King Abdullah and Queen Rania were already received the previous evening by King Philip, Queen Mathilde and their children!

Upon arrival Queen Mathilde wore a pale blue piece suit. Later in the evening the Royal Palace posted the next photo with it, taken at the Laeken Palace, where the children of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde can be seen at. Queen Mathilde was wearing a different outfit: a  Giorgio Armani spring / summer 2013 collection green-white sleeveless dress

This Wednesday, May 18th the two couples met in Brussels for the traditional welcoming ceremony. Wearing a hat, clearly visible above, is made in Belgium and comes from the hand of hatilery Fabienne Delvigne, Matilda sported a Natan yellow and white houndstooth dress, Fantasy earrings, Natan gold bracelet and the Guinto A Bag With A Story clutch. Rania, her long hair flying in the wind, had opted for a pale pink coat over a skirt or even your dress. Two golden roses adorned one side of his neck.

Thus dressed, then Mathilde took Rania visit the King Baudouin Foundation in Brussels. The Queen of Jordan is very involved in the Syrian refugees crisis, has particularly informed of how the charity has adapted programs to facilitate the integration of migrants in Belgium.

If Mathilde of Belgium has not changed in the day, Rania herself appeared in a blue Alexander McQueen skirt and white at the Catholic University of Leuven where her royal husband intervened. The young woman of 45 years was associated with a blue tuxedo jacket at night black collar, worn over a white blouse Cravat, a blue skirt embroidered with multicolored flowers.

In the evening, for the State dinner hosted by the Belgian couple in honor of their foreign guests at the castle of Laeken in Brussels, the Belgian Vaults were open Queen Matilda chose a dress consists of a glittering top and a skirt from a kind of chiffon in different layers the pearl diamond earrings that she inherited from Queen Fabiola, and presumably we see here tonight Queen Mathilde also for the first time with a bracelet with rubies which are also from Queen Fabiola! with the bandeau portion of the Nine Provinces Tiara and the Jordan’s Supreme Order of the Renaissance. Queen Rania had preferred a black & white look with BALMAIN Dress - Fall 2016 Ready-to-Wear Fashion and DEREK LAM Cape Blouse  and opening the Jordanian vaults with her Boucheron Bracelet Tiara. Sash swaps were in full swing with the Order of al-Hussein bin Ali for King Philippe, and Belgium’s Order of Leopold for both King Abdullah and Queen Rania. Also present were the Prince and Princess of Ligne
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