woensdag 30 september 2015

wikifin.be

30 September 2015

Queen Mathilde visited the Insititut Sainte-Marie in Bouillon. She was introduced to "wikifin.be", a tool that teaches teenagers to better understand everyday financial transactions.

videohttp://www.rtbf.be/info/regions/luxembourg/detail_la-reine-mathilde-en-visite-a-l-institut-sainte-marie-de-bouillon?id=9094780



videohttp://www.tvlux.be/video/info/societe/la-reine-mathilde-a-l-institut-sainte-marie_19934.html




Mathilde's lady-in-waiting was Laurence de Ghellinck.


dinsdag 29 september 2015

Mediafin

29 September 2015

King Philippe & Queen Mathilde visited Mediafin, the editor of newspapers De Tijd and L'Echo.






donderdag 24 september 2015

Family: Cordelia having fun

13 September 2015

Cordelia Janssen enjoyed a family day at children's home Reine Astrid in La Hulpe.


Cordelia is the daughter of Mathilde's sister Hélène.

dinsdag 22 september 2015

Door jongeren / Voor jongeren

22 September 2015

For the Queen Mathilde Foundation, Mathilde presided a debate on the projects for and by young people that are being supported by the Queen Mathilde Foundation.



The panel discussed how these projects can be successful in the long term, particularly by making vulnerable and non vulnerable youngsters work together.





zondag 20 september 2015

Car Free Sunday 2015

20 September 2015

King Philippe, Queen Mathilde and their 4 children joined Car Free Sunday with a bike ride in Brussels. They rode from their home at Laeken Castle to the Cinquantenaire Park.




In the park they visited the temporary Paralympics Village and tried some of the paralympic sports.












Crown Princess Elisabeth lit the paralympic flame with a torch.





For the 15th anniversary of Car Free Sunday, the young royals cut and ate a cake.



donderdag 17 september 2015

Informal Summit of German Speaking Countries 2015

16-17 September 2015

King Philippe & Queen Mathilde flew to Zürich, Switzerland on Wednesday.




In Vaduz, Liechtenstein, they were met by Crown Prince Alois of Liechtenstein and his wife, Princess Sophie. Philippe & Mathilde spent the night at their home, the castle of Vaduz.


As a gift they brought Belgian chocolates from Neuhaus.



Mathilde spoke English to Alois & Sophie. 




The next day they participated in the annual meeting of the heads of state of German speaking countries in Vaduz, Liechtenstein.



While the heads of state talked about the digital era & employment, their spouses visited an eco building carpentry workshop.

(Mathilde was not accompanied by a lady-in-waiting, but she was assisted by an interpreter.) 



The spouses also visited the association "Neues Lernen" that develops German language courses for newcomers.


Afterwards everybody had lunch and visited the Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein.





Next year the meeting will take place in Belgium, for the first time.




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