🇧🇪 PROUD MOM MATHILDE @ BELGIUM’S NATIONAL DAY 👸 Look at the pride in Queen Mathilde’s shining eyes. From the sidelines, she watches her four children pose for photographers. She says to King Philippe: “Let us join them.” 📍 Cathedral of Saints Michael and Gudula, Brussels

The VIDEO (below) ➡️ This PICTURE Proud mom Queen Mathilde, watching her four children Gabriël, Emmanuel, Eléonore and Elisabeth (photo by Benoît Dupagne/Belga News Agency_English)

🇧🇪 MARY… MATHILDE POPPINS ☔️ Belgium’s climate means that rain is common on National Day and is popularly referred to in French as “drache nationale” (the national downpour). 📍 Te Deum @ Cathedral of Saints Michael and Gudula, Brussels

🇧🇪 BELGIUM’S NATIONAL DAY 👸 This will be Princess Delphine’s fifth National Day since her recognition as the daughter of the former King Albert in 2020. 💃 What will she wear this time? A look back at her previous outfits. hln.be/royalty/van-de…

🇧🇪 BELGIUM’S NATIONAL DAY ☔️ Belgium’s climate means that rain is common on National Day and is popularly referred to in French as “drache nationale” (the national downpour). 🪖 At 4pm, the military and civil parade starts in front of the Royal Palace in Brussels.

🇧🇪 Ready to cover the military and civil parade on Belgium’s National Day, in front of the Royal Palace in Brussels.

🇧🇪 BELGIUM’S NATIONAL DAY 👸 This is Princes Delphine’s outfit for the parade, in front of the Royal Palace in Brussels. Made of vegan leather and silk. 🔴 This will be Delphine’s fifth National Day since her recognition as the daughter of the former King Albert in 2020.

🇧🇪 BELGIUM’S NATIONAL DAY 👸 Arrival of Princess Astrid and Primce Lorenz, Prince Laurent and Princess Claire, Princess Delphine and Jim @ the military and civil parade, in front of the Royal Palace in Brussels.

🇧🇪 BELGIUM’S NATIONAL DAY 👸 Arrival of Crown Princess Elisabeth, Prince Emmanuel and Princess Eléonore @ the military and civil parade, in front of the Royal Palace in Brussels. ❌ No Prince Gabriël: he’ll march with the other student of the Royal Military School in the parade

❤️ Belgian Princess Delphine wears “hearts” sunglasses to complete her National Day’s outfit. She wears red because this strong color give her confidence, she told me.

🇧🇪 BELGIUM’S NATIONAL DAY 👸 Arrival of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde @ the military and civil parade, in front of the Royal Palace in Brussels. 🪖 Their son Prince Gabriël will march with the other student of the Royal Military School in the parade.

🇧🇪 PROUD MOM MATHILDE BELGIUM’S NATIONAL DAY 🪖 Prince Gabriël, 21, march with the other students of the Royal Military School in the military and civil parade, in front of the Royal Palace in Brussels. 👸 In the VIP his parents King Philippe and Queen Mathilde and siblings.

🇧🇪 BELGIUM’S NATIONAL DAY - The immense slit in Princess Delphine’s dress.

🇧🇪 When, as a photographer, you’re in the right place at the right time. 🌞 The eye contact with Crown Princess Elisabeth, her siblings in the background in action (shaking hands), the sunshine after the rain. 📸 Xavier Piron/Photonews, Belgium’s National Day, Party in the Park

🇧🇪 Aan het woord in @OogOpMorgen op de Nederlandse radio NPO Radio 1 over de tv-toespraak van koning Filip, waarin hij de situatie in Gaza een “schande voor de mensheid” noemt. 💬 “Hij heeft meer ballen aan zijn lijf dan zijn eigen regering, vinden velen.”nporadio1.nl/fragmenten/nos…

🇧🇪 Aan het woord in een explainer van NU.nl in Nederland: waarom de ‘brave’ koning Filip zich nu uitspreekt over Gaza. 💬 “Hij vond [de protestmars Rode Lijn voor Gaza, met 100.000 deelnemers] een sterk maatschappelijk signaal dat hij niet kon negeren.” nu.nl/318495/video/w…

🇧🇪 Speaking to ⁦@HelloMag about Belgium’s National Day 💬 “Princess Delphine attracted the attention. She told me before that she didn’t intend to shock [with her outfit choice].” “Prince Gabriël marched in the parade, Queen Mathilde was super proud.” royalclub.hellomagazine.com/p/the-royal-di…

🇧🇪 Wie is het geheime wapen van de Belgische koninklijke familie? ☎️ Telefoontje vanuit Reims (F)… Op het antwoordapparaat van “Royal Tea”, de podcast van mijn Nederlandse collega Rick Evers en etiquettedeskundige @OdiliadeRanitz. 📳 Luister/kijk: m.youtube.com/watch?v=mIhIB2…

👑 Te gast in de podcast “Royaltea” van VRT Radio 2 om te praten over mijn boek “Achter de muren van het paleis”. ❓ “Wordt prinses Elisabeth koningin van België in 2040?” 🎙️ Beluister podcast: vrt.be/vrtmax/podcast… 📘 Bestel boek: standaardboekhandel.be/p/achter-de-mu…

In this podcast, I speak about Princess Elisabeth. She hasn’t been in Belgium for a year - she’s studying in the US. Despite her absence, she’s the most popular member of the royal family. She doesn’t have to work for it. An advantage. And a disadvantage: she can only disappoint.