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5 months

🇳🇱🇮🇱 When “United by music” changes to “Divided by music” 🥲 #Eurovision #Eurovision2024 #JoostKlein

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🇩🇰 King Frederik, Queen Mary and Crown Prince Christian + Queen Margrethe, Frederik’s brother Prince Joachim and his aunt Benedikte 👑 The day after the change of throne in Denmark, Frederik and Mary visit the Parliament. 📍 Christiansborg, Copenhagen

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🇩🇰🇦🇺 My impression? King #Frederik X was loudly cheered upon his appearance on the balcony. But the crowd really went crazy when their new Queen, #Mary , joined him. She was already (one of the) most beloved member(s) of the Danish royal family. She’s the real star now #tronskifte

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🇧🇪 ELECTIONS IN BELGIUM ✏️ The 4 children of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde are voting for the first time: . Crown Princess Elisabeth, 22 . Prince Gabriël, 20 . Prince Emmanuel, 18 . Princess Eléonore, 16 📍 Laeken (Brussels), Sports Centre

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🇬🇧🇧🇪 Belgian King Philippe by train to the #Coronation of King Charles in London. 🚇 He arrived at 11:11 am local time by Eurostar (from Brussels) in St Pancreas. 👸 Queen Mathilde has been in London since yesterday - joined by their daughter and heir to the throne Elisabeth.

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🇩🇰 Danish Queen Margrethe was a chain-smoker. In my interview in 2016, I asked whether a queen should not set a good example. I adored her answer (you can hear my laugh at the end): 💬 “I do smoke. People know I smoke, I don’t pretent not. So at least, I’m not an hypocrite.”

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❗️ Interesting fact: After Queen Elisabeth’s death [🇬🇧] and Queen Margrethe’s abdication [🇩🇰], all 10 reigning monarchies in Europe will be ruled by men. Nevertheless, the future will be feminine: Elisabeth [🇧🇪], Amalia [🇳🇱], Ingrid Alexandra [🇳🇴], Leonor [🇪🇸] and Estelle [🇸🇪].

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📸 What a great picture @ yesterday’s reception in Buckingham Palace: 🇧🇪 Belgian King Philippe introduces his daughter and heir to the throne Princess Elisabeth, 21, to King Charles. 🇳🇱 The reaction of Dutch Princess Amalia, 19, the other young future queen at the reception.

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🇪🇸 HAHA! THE WATCHFUL EYE OF A MOTHER Spanish Queen Letizia sees that her daughter Crown Princess Leonor’s hair is disheveled and intervenes @ 18th birthday ceremony in the parliament.

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🇩🇰 New Danish King Frederik, Queen Mary and Crown Prince Christian leave Christiansborg, accompanied by his mother Queen Margrethe and his aunt Benedikte. 👑 The day after the change of throne in Denmark, they visited the Parliament. 📍 Christiansborg, Copenhagen

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🇳🇱 The Netherlands is (still) in the house and the audience like it! #Eurovision #Eurovision2024 #JoostKlein 📍 Malmö Arena, Sweden

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9 months

🇩🇰 GOODNIGHT, COPENHAGEN First palace: the residence of Queen Margrethe, who abdicated after 52 years on the Danish throne Second palace: the residence of new King Frederik X and Queen Mary and their four teenage children 📍 Amalienborg

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🇬🇷 European royals at the funeral of Greek King Constantine II: 🇩🇰 Queen Margrethe, Crown Prince Frederik 🇸🇪 King Carl Gustaf, Queen Silvia 🇱🇺 Grand Duke Henri 🇲🇨 Prince Albert 🇳🇱 King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima 🇧🇪 King Philippe, Queen Mathilde 🇪🇸 King Felipe, Queen Letizia

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🇧🇪🇬🇧 Confirmed by the Royal Palace in Brussels: Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde will attend the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. Crown Princess Elisabeth, 19, will also be in attendance. She will attend the reception with her parents on Friday the 5th.

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2 years

👨‍👧 Princess Elisabeth reunited with her brother Prince Gabriël after a few weeks of absence. 🪖 The past 5 weeks, he participated at a military camp in Elsenborn. ✅ After completing this initiation phase, Gabriël is officially student at the Royal Military Academy, as she was.

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9 months

🇩🇰 Queen Margrethe, her son Joachim and sister Benedikte 👑 The day after the change of throne in Denmark, new King Frederik X and Queen Mary will visit the Parliament this morning. 📍 Christiansborg, Copenhagen

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2 months

🇧🇪 BELGIUM’S NATIONAL DAY in Brussels 👑 King Philippe, Queen Mathilde and their children Elisabeth, Gabriël, Emmanuel and Eléonore arrive for Te Deum, the religious ceremony. 📍 Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula

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11 months

LEONOR, THE MIRROR IMAGE OF ELISABETH 🇧🇪 18th birthday of Belgian Crown Princess Elisabeth, October 25, 2019 🇪🇸 18th birthday of Spanish Crown Princess Leonor, today, October 31, 2023

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2 years

🇧🇪🇬🇧 Belgian Queen Mathilde talking to British Queen Camilla. ❌ Camilla hosts a reception at Buckingham Palace (violence against women and girls). 🇯🇴🇩🇰 Other foreign royals: Queen Rania of Jordan and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark. [video: @RE_DailyMail ]

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🇧🇪 Prince Gabriël, 19, receives his blue beret from his father King Philippe. 🪖 He has completed his 5-week military initiation phase and can start at the Royal Military Academy. 👑 His mother Mathilde and sister Elisabeth will be in attendance.

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2 years

🇬🇧 Foreign monarchs will be invited to King Charles’s coronation - in a break with an age-old royal tradition. 🇧🇪 Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde received their invitation, reliable sources told me. Royal Palace in Brussels does not comment.

Koning Charles nodigt Filip en Mathilde uit voor kroning en breekt zo met het verleden

De Britse koning Charles (74) heeft koning Filip (62) en koningin Mathilde (50) uitgenodigd voor zijn kroning. Hij breekt zo met de eeuwenoude traditie die buitenlandse monarchen weert op de ceremo...

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Future monarchs @ 18th birthday: 🇧🇪 Elisabeth: “The country can count on me.” 🇳🇱 Amalia: “Aware of my responsibility, I’ll try to be a good student.” 🇩🇰 Christian: “I can’t deliver perfection, but I can promise dedication.” 🇪🇸 Leonor: “From today I owe myself to all Spaniards.”

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La Princesa de Asturias, tras jurar la Constitución y recibir el Collar de Carlos III: 🗨️ Me debo desde hoy a todos los españoles, a quienes serviré en todo momento con respeto y lealtad. Les pido que confíen en mí, como yo lo hago en nuestro futuro. #JuraConstituci ónPrincesa

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🇧🇪 “Don’t forget your identity card, Your Royal Highness!” ✏️ The 4 children of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde - among them Princess Eléonore, 16 - are voting for the first time. 📍 Laeken (Brussels)

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🇧🇪🇪🇸🇱🇺 Belgian Queen Mathilde, Spanish Queen Letizia and María Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. 📍 (Behind the scenes of) the opening ceremony #ParisOlympics2024 📸 Instagram María Teresa

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9 months

🇩🇰 THANK YOU, QUEEN MARGRETHE — “Tak, Dronning Margrethe” 👑 These posters are all over Copenhagen. Her monogram M/crown is filled with daisies (her nickname is Daisy, referring to the French name of this daisy flower, Marguerite, sounding like Margrethe). 📸 @Morten_Kaiser

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2 years

🇯🇴 JUST MARRIED! 💍 Royal wedding in Jordan: Princess Iman, 26, and Venezuelan-born Jameel Alexander Thermiotis, 28. 👸 Iman is the second of four children of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania and the first one to marry.

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🇯🇴 CONGRATULATIONS! 💍 Royal wedding in Jordan: Princess Iman, 26, and Venezuelan-born Jameel Alexander Thermiotis, 28. 👸 Iman congratulated by her mother Queen Rania and her brother and Crown Prince Hussein.

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🇩🇰 Arrival and departure of Danish Queen #Margrethe at the Parliament in Copenhagen this morning. 👑 A day after her abdication, she accompanied her son and new King #Frederik and daughter-in-law Queen #Mary for their first official engagement. 📍 Christiansborg, Copenhagen, DK

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🇩🇰 In my interview in 2016, Danish Queen Margrethe rejected the possibility of abdication: “In this country we haven’t gone in for that way of handing over. It’s always been: you stay as long as you live. That’s what my father did and my predecessors. And the way I see it too.”

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🇧🇪 Belgian Crown Princess Elisabeth turns 21 today. 🎉 The Belgian Royal Palace shares those 2 new portraits of the eldest child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, to celebrate her special birthday. Elisabeth is a student in Oxford, UK. 📸 Bas Bogaerts / Belgian Royal Palace

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🇧🇪 Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde have arrived in London ahead of the funeral of the Queen. 🇬🇧 They were spotted near St. Pancras, where they got off the Eurostar train. Today, they will attend King Charles' reception at Buckingham Palace. 🎥 @VTMNIEUWS en @HLN_BE

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🇧🇪 Princess Elisabeth, who took an exam yesterday at Lincoln College in Oxford, has arrived in Ghent, Belgium. ⛴️ She christens the research vessel Belgica. 👸 Elisabeth undertakes her first royal solo engagement, without joined by her parents King Philippe and Queen Mathilde.

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🇩🇰 BYE BYE COPENHAGEN 🛫 Time to return to Belgium after 4 wonderful days to cover the change of throne in Denmark. 📍 Amalienborg, palace square

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🇧🇪 Belgian Crown Princess Elisabeth, 21, is sworn in as officer in Royal Military Academy in Brussels. ✌️ She takes the oath in the 3 official languages Dutch, French and German. 💬 “I swear loyalty to the King, obedience to the Constitution and the laws of the Belgian people.”

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2 years

💬 “Hello, Tino. (...) Are you coming home?” Belgian King Albert, 88, preparing for a photo session with son King Philippe and grandson Prince Gabriël, receives a phone call from Queen Paola, 85. She missed the opening of Gabriël’s academic year; she stayed at home after a fall.

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😂 MATHILDE AND MÁXIMA’S “HAPPY REUNION” [They look like they haven’t seen each other for a long time, but the Dutch royals stay with the Belgians at the Castle of Laeken during their State Visit to Belgium and have been together non-stop for two days.]

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🇧🇪🇳🇱 2 KINGS, 2 QUEENS 👑 Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde arrive @ Flagey, Brussels. 🎼 Tonight, “The Netherlands” organize their return event to thank “Belgium” for their hospitality @ State Visit of Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima to Belgium.

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🇧🇪 ELECTIONS IN BELGIUM 👑 Children of Belgian King Philippe/Queen Mathilde -among them Crown Princess Elisabeth- voted for the 1st time. 👉 They had to join the queue like everyone else (40’) 👉 They voted electronically in Laeken 👉 King and Queen don’t vote to remain neutral

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🇳🇱 TOO COLD FOR PRINCESS ALEXIA 👑 Today, Dutch King Willem-Alexander celebrates his 57th birthday with Queen Máxima, his daughters Amalia, Alexia and Ariane and his family in Emmen, a town in the northeastern Netherlands. #Koningsdag #koningsdag2024 📍 Emmen city center

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🇧🇪🇬🇧 Belgian Crown Princess Elisabeth is graduating from the Lincoln College in Oxford. On July 23, she attends the University of Oxford graduation ceremony at the Sheldonian Theater in Oxford, accompanied by King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, Prince Emmanuel and Princess Eléonore.

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3 years

🚨 The Royal Palace in Brussels just confirmed to me that the Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde will attend the Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, which will take place at Westminster Abbey, London, on Tuesday 29th March.

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3 years

🇧🇪 Koning Filip en koningin Mathilde wonen de dankdienst voor prins Philip bij in Londen, zo bevestigt het Koninklijk Paleis mij. 🇬🇧 Op 29 maart in Westminster Abbey. 🪦 De man van Queen Elisabeth overleed op 9 april 2021. Zijn uitvaart was kleinschalig door de coronacrisis.

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🇩🇰 LIVE FROM COPENHAGEN Rehearsals for tomorrow’s change of throne in Denmark are underway. In less than 24 hours, the reign of Queen Margrethe II is over after 52(!) years and Denmark has a new King: Frederik X. 📍 Amalienborg, the Danish Royal Family’s residence

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🇧🇪 New official pictures (3/3) of Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde to celebrate his 10th year on the throne, July 21. 📷 Those pics were made in the Castle of Laeken, the official residence of Philippe and Mathilde. 📸 Royal Palace/ Michel Gronemberger

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🇧🇪 On the occasion of his 10th anniversary on the throne King Philippe (and Queen Mathilde) organize a Garden Party at the Royal Domaim of Laeken. 🎉 Saturday May 13, they invite 600 Belgians. 👑 Philippe became King July 21, 2013.

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🇧🇪 KING PHILIPPE AND PRINCESS ELEONORE 🚲 The Belgian king and his 16-year-old daughter cycle in Mechelen on the occasion of Car-Free Sunday. 🚫 Many Belgian cities become large areas closed to cars.

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🇩🇰 6 years ago, I interviewed Danish Queen Margrethe, 83, in her palace in Copenhagen. A remarkable woman with a sense of humor, now the longest reigning monarch in Europe. Still one of the highlights of my career as a royalty journalist. Tonight she announced her abdication.

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🇧🇪🇪🇬 The Egypt trip of Belgian Queen Mathilde, 50, and Princess Elisabeth, 21, has begun. 👑 At this moment, they inaugurate an exhibition about Queen Elisabeth, her great-great-grandmother she’s named after. ❤️ The 3th Queen of the Belgians (1876-1965) was obsessed with Egypt.

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🇩🇰 “How will I remember #Margrethe ? She’s marvelous. A queen of the people.” “I will miss her, but I think she will still be there. She has still some good years ahead of her. She has to enjoy. Getting up in the morning, and don’t have to get ready for a meeting. She can paint.”

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🇧🇪 ELECTIONS IN BELGIUM ✏️ The 4 children of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde are voting for the first time: . Crown Princess Elisabeth, 22 [📸] . Prince Gabriël, 20 . Prince Emmanuel, 18 . Princess Eléonore, 16 📍 Laeken (Brussels)

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🇧🇪 Sister and brother, arm in arm. 👩‍👦 Princess Elisabeth, 20, and Prince Emmanuel, 16, taking care of each other. ⛪️ They attended the Te Deum ceremony in Brussels’ Cathedral, the start of Belgium’s National Day.

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🇧🇪 THIS IS BELGIUM ⚫️ Prince Emmanuel 🟡 Princess Elisabeth 🔴 Queen Mathilde National Day in Brussels, 10 years of King Philippe

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🇧🇪🇬🇧 On Saturday July 13, Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde will travel to London. 🪖 They will attend the ceremony at the Cenotaph in memory of the Belgians who died during the two World Wars, in the presence of Belgian and British veterans.

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🇧🇪 BELGIAN QUEEN MATHILDE TURNS 51 TODAY 🎉 To celebrate this birthday, two new pictures have been published. 📍 Royal Domain of Laeken, her official residence - in the background Japanese Tower of Brussels 📸 Belgian Royal Palace/ Vlad Vanderkelen

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2 years

🇧🇪 Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde will attend the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Palace in Brussels confirmed to me. ⛪️ The funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey, London, next Monday at 1100hrs BST. 💻 Official communication will follow.

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🇩🇰🇫🇷 MERCI Thank you, Queen Margrethe @ French embassy in Copenhagen Her late husband Prince Henri(k) (1934-2018) was French. Born near Bordeaux to an old French family, the Laborde de Monpezats.

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🇩🇰 ABDICATION DENMARK’S QUEEN MARGRETHE Copenhagen is preparing for a historic day. After 52 years, Queen #Margrethe , 83, is abdicating. In this building - Christianborg, Denmark’s centre of power - she will sign the document of her abdication at 2pm. Frederik will become King.

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🚨 Dutch Princess Amalia, 18, no longer lives in a student housing in Amsterdam because of threats, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima told press. She is back at home and only leaves the house to go to uni. “This has major consequences for her life, it’s very hard for her.”

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Amalia woont niet meer op kamers in Amsterdam vanwege bedreigingen, vertelt geëmotioneerd koningspaar tijdens persgesprek #staatsbezoek . Ze zit weer thuis, en komt alleen het huis uit om naar de uni te gaan. Dit heeft grote consequenties voor haar leven, is heel zwaar voor haar”

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🇩🇰 GOODMORNING FROM COPENHAGEN 👑 The day after the change of throne in Denmark, new King Frederik X and Queen Mary will visit the Parliament this morning. 📍 Christiansborg, Copenhagen

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🇧🇪🇳🇱 It’s not easy to fix a group photo of Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima with King Philippe and Queen Mathilde. 📍 Grote Markt (Big Market) in Antwerp 💬 Willem-Alexander: “What a beautiful town hall!”

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🇧🇪 Belgian Princess Elisabeth’s tiara (worn in Oslo last Friday) is a gift from her parents, the Royal Palace in Brussels just informed me. 👸 It’s an antique piece that King Philippe and Queen Mathilde bought for her 18th birthday in 2019. 👑 “This tiara remain in the family.”

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🇳🇱 KING’S DAY IN THE NETHERLANDS 👑 Today, Dutch King Willem-Alexander celebrates his 57th birthday with Queen Máxima, his daughters Amalia, Alexia and Ariane and his family in Emmen, a town in the northeastern Netherlands. #Koningsdag #koningsdag2024 📍 Emmen city center

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🇩🇰 ABDICATION DENMARK’S QUEEN MARGRETHE Copenhagen is preparing for a historic day. After 52 years, Queen #Margrethe , 83, is abdicating. She will sign the document of her abdication at 2pm. #Frederik will become King and #Mary Queen. #tronskifte

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Prinses Elisabeth in leger: “Ik ben het intussen gewoon om zo vroeg op te staan (6u, W.D.). Ik heb me ‘veel’ moeten aanpassen hier, maar ik heb er enorm veel van genoten. Ik heb fantastische mensen ontmoet, veel nieuwe ervaringen opgedaan. Ik hoop jullie terug te zien op 21 juli”

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👨‍👧 Prince Gabriël reunited with his family (King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, Princess Elisabeth). 🪖 The past 5 weeks, he participated at a military camp in Elsenborn. ✅ After completing this initiation phase, Gabriël is officially student at the Royal Military Academy in Bxl.

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🇧🇪 On Friday, Prince Gabriël, 19, will receive his blue beret from his father King Philippe. 🪖 He has completed his 6-week military initiation phase and can start at the Royal Military School. 👑 His mother Queen Mathilde and sister Princess Elisabeth will be in attendance.

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🇩🇰 When in Copenhagen… 💂‍♂️ Changing of the Guard ceremony at Amalienborg Palace (which takes place daily at 12). 👸 Amalienborg is the Danish Royal Family’s residence in Copenhagen (Queen Margrethe + new King Frederik and his family).

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🇧🇪🇬🇫 Today, Belgian King Philippe, 62, and surprise guest Prince Gabriël, 19, left for French Guiana to visit the ESA center and attend the launch of the Ariane 5 rocket (that will launch the JUICE satellite, which will explore Jupiter). 📸 More pics:

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🇧🇪🇺🇸 PRINCESS ELISABETH MOVES TO US 👩‍🎓 The Belgian Crown Princess will study at Harvard University in Boston from this Summer. She recently passed the entrance tests for the Master in Public Policy. This two-year master's degree will complete her university education.

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🇧🇪 BELGIUM’S NATIONAL DAY (10 years King Philippe on the throne) 🎵 Royals at the Cinquantenaire Park to attend “Happy Belgium” concert with artists such as Loïc Nottet, 2023 Belgium’s Eurovision Song Contest representative Gustaph and Axelle Red.

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🇧🇪 BELGIUM’S NATIONAL DAY in Brussels 👑 King Philippe, Queen Mathilde and their children Elisabeth, Gabriël, Emmanuel and Eléonore arrive for Te Deum, the religious ceremony. 📍 Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula

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🇧🇪 Former Belgian King Albert, 90, and Queen Paola, 86, have been married for 65 years today. 🎂 They celebrated their brilliant wedding anniversary in Châteauneuf-Grasse, in the south of France, where they have a holiday home. 📸 Royal Palace

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🇧🇪 New official pictures (2/3) of Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde to celebrate his 10th year on the throne, July 21. 📷 Those pics were made in the Castle of Laeken, the official residence of Philippe and Mathilde. 📸 Royal Palace/ Michel Gronemberger

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🇧🇪 The Belgian royals share their family Christmas card: 🎄 Princess Eléonore, 15, Prince Gabriël, 20, Queen Mathilde, 50, King Philippe, 63, Princess Elisabeth, 22, and Prince Emmanuel, 18. 📸 Royal Palace/ Bas Bogaerts

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😘 Queen Mathilde gives Queen Paola an air kiss. 👑 For the first time since his abdication in 2013, King Albert, 89, and Queen Paola, 85, attends the National Day to celebrate King Philippe’s 10 years on the throne. 📍 Te Deum, Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula, Brussels

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😂 Sheep escape from the Ommegang (*) in the city of Lier, Belgium, and flee into a candy store. How is your Sunday? (*) A procession - a type of medieval pageant

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🇧🇪🇯🇴 King Philippe, 63, and Crown Princess Elisabeth, 21, will represent the Belgian Royal House @ the royal wedding in Jordan. 💍 Crown Prince Hussein and Rajwa will tie the knot on Thursday in Amman. 👑 As I reveal today in @HLN_be Queen Mathilde stays at home (other duties).

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🇩🇰 1 DAY BEFORE THE ABDICATION IN DENMARK Bizarre. It is difficult to find posters, memorabilia and other references to Queen Margrethe (who abdicates after 52y tomorrow) in the streets and shops in Copenhagen. I only spotted those during an hour’s walk through the city center.

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4 FUTURE QUEENS AND 1 FUTURE GRAND DUKE: 🇳🇱 Amalia (The Netherlands), 18 🇧🇪 Elisabeth (Belgium), 20 🇸🇪 Estelle (Sweden), 10 🇳🇴 Ingrid Alexandra (Norway), 18 🇱🇺 Charles (Luxembourg), 2 They come together at Ingrid Alexandra's birthday celebrations in Oslo.

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🇩🇪🇧🇪 Special guest at the state banquet of the Belgian State Visit (King Philippe and Queen Mathilde) to Germany (Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Elke Büdenbender): Karel Geraerts, a Belgian former footballer and currently head coach of Schalke 04 [ @S04 ] in Germany.

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🇧🇪🇪🇬 Interview with written press: 👑 Queen Mahtilde about the Egypt trip with Princess Elisabeth: “This is a special moment, we rarely see each other anymore.” Princess Elisabeth: “I am studying abroad so I can’t spend much time with mom. I am very happy to be here with her.”

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🇧🇪🇳🇱🇩🇰 Belgian Crown Princess Elisabeth, 21, and Dutch Crown Princess Amalia, 19, arrive together at the birthday gala of Danish Prince - and future King - Christian. 📍 Christiansborg, Copenhagen 📺 Footage: Danish tv DR

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🇳🇱 KING’S DAY IN THE NETHERLANDS 👑 Today, Dutch King Willem-Alexander celebrates his 57th birthday with Queen Máxima and his daughters Amalia, Alexia and Ariane in Emmen, a town in the northeastern Netherlands. 📍 Emmen city center

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🇧🇪🇪🇬 Belgian Queen Mathilde and Princess Elisabeth @ Tutankhamun’s tomb. 👑 It’s exactly 100 years ago that Queen Elisabeth (1876-1965) and her son, the later King Leopold III, travelled to Egypt to attend the opening of the tomb in February 1923.

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🇧🇪 BELGIUM’S NATIONAL DAY in Brussels The children of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde: 👉 Crown Princess Elisabeth, 22 👉 Prince Gabriël, 20 👉 Prince Emmanuel, 18 👉 Princess Eléonore, 16 📍 Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula

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🇧🇪 Belgian Crown Princess (and future Queen) Elisabeth turns 22 today. 📸 The Royal Palace in Brussels has released those two new pics made by photographer Bas Bogaerts. ◼️ Outfit: embroidered mesh top and trousers by Belgian designer Dries Van Noten (source: @JelkaVanDuyse ).

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🚨 Prince Emmanuel, 18, leaves Belgium to study languages and sports at an academy abroad. 🎓 The son of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde obtained an International Baccalaureate at the International School of Brussels. 👑 He will continue to be involved in royal activities.

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🇧🇪 Former Belgian King Albert turns 90 today. 👑 The Royal Palace in Brussels has released new pictures, including this one - King Albert II and his granddaughter Crown Princess (and future Queen) Elisabeth, 22. 📸 Royal Palace/ Bas Bogaerts

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🇧🇪🇩🇪 Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde will pay a State Visit to Germany. 🗓️ 5-7 December 📍 Berlin and Dresden

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🇧🇪 The wedding of Princess Maria-Laura of Belgium and William Isvy, Saturday in Brussels will take place despite the death of Queen Elizabeth. “A moment of prayer and reflection will be dedicated to HM Queen Elizabeth II during the religious celebration on Saturday afternoon.”

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🚨 OFFICIAL communication by Belgian Royal Palace: 👉 King Philippe and Queen Mathilde will attend the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla (May 6). 👉 Crown Princess Elisabeth will attend the reception at Buckingham Palace with her father the King the night before.

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🇧🇪🇬🇧 Confirmed by the Royal Palace in Brussels: Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde will attend the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. Crown Princess Elisabeth, 19, will also be in attendance. She will attend the reception with her parents on Friday the 5th.

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🇧🇪🇳🇱 At the invitation of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima will pay a State Visit to Belgium. 📅 Tuesday 20 to Thursday 22 June 2023. 👑 In 2016, Philippe and Mathilde paid a State Visit to the Netherlands.

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🇩🇰 QUEEN MARGRETHE AND… 🇬🇧 Queen Elizabeth 🇺🇸 President Obama 🇻🇦 Pope John Paul II 🎵 Song by Hans Christian Andersen 📍 Tribute show in Copenhagen for Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, Europe's longest-serving monarch who will abdicate on Sunday after 52 years on the throne

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🇩🇰 18th birthday gala of Danish Prince Christian in Copenhagen: 🇳🇱🇧🇪 Crown Princesses Amalia, 19, and Elisabeth, 21 🇳🇴 Crown Prince Haakon, 50, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, 50, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, 19 🇸🇪 Crown Princess Victoria, 46, Princess Estelle, 11, Prince Daniel, 50

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🇬🇧🇧🇪 More details: 👉 The British King Charles III and Queen Camilla invited the Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde to a private dinner tonight at Windsor Castle. 👉 Philippe and Mathilde will spend the night in Windsor. 👉 They will return to Belgium tomorrow morning.

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De Koning en Koningin worden ontvangen door Koning Charles III en Koningin Camilla in Windsor Castle.

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🎄 Belgian royal family at Christmas concert at Royal Palace in Brussels. 🇧🇪 King Philippe, Queen Mathilde + Elisabeth (back from Oxford to celebrate Christmas in Belgium), 21, Emmanuel, 17, and Eléonore, 14. 🪖 Gabriël, 19, is at boarding school in the Royal Military Academy.

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King Philippe: “Where are our women?” King Willem-Alexander points out: overthere!

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🇧🇪🇳🇱 Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima in ANTWERP accompanied by King Philippe and Queen Mathilde. 📍 Grote Markt (Big Market) 👑 3th and last day of the Dutch State Visit to Belgium

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🇬🇷 Queen Anne-Marie of Greece and her eldest son Pavlos at the funeral of King Constantine II. 🇧🇪🇪🇸🇳🇱 In the background: Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, next to Spanish King Felipe and Queen Letizia and Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima. 🎥 Proto Thema

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🇧🇪 Family picture! Belgian Crown Princess Elisabeth, 21, is sworn in as officer at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 In attendance of her parents King Philippe and Queen Mathilde and her siblings Gabriël (2nd-year student Academy), Emmanuel and Eléonore.

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🇩🇰🇦🇺 JUSTICE FOR PINGO Denmark’s new King and former party animal Frederik got the nickname “Pingo” (Penguin) because of an episode when his wetsuit filled with water, leaving him to waddle like a penguin. When he met Australian Mary, the headlines were about Pingo ❤️ Kangaroo.

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🇧🇪🇵🇹 Why didn’t Belgian Queen Mathilde wear a tiara at yesterday’s state banquet? 👸 Several people asked me this question and I obtained information from the Royal Palace. 🇸🇪 Mathilde preferred serenity after Monday’s terrorist attack in Brussels in which 2 Swedes were killed.

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🇧🇪🇬🇧 Thursday, Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde will travel to London to attend Founder’s Day at the Royal Hospital Chelsea. Philippe participates in this ceremony as Reviewing Officer.

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