On September 30, 2019, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium held a lunch at Laeken Castle for Poland's President Andrzej Sebastian Duda and his wife Agata Kornhauser-Duda.
On the morning of October 1, 2019, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde received Mr. Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania at the Palace in Brussels in connection with the Europalia Romania 2019 festival. In the afternoon, the King and the Queen, together with the President, opened the Europalia Romania 2019 festival at Bozar in Brussels.
Queen Mathilde of Belgium attended the final day of the Global Education Conference organized by VIA Don Bosco at their campus in Sint-Pieters-Woluwe on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the organization.
On October 9, 2019, Queen Mathilde attended the colloquium "Connecting the Dots: One Planet, One Health, One Future" organized by The Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) at the Zuiderkroon in Antwerp.
An official stamp was issued on the occasion of Crown Princess Elisabeth's 18th birthday. Crown Princess Elisabeth will celebrate her 18th birthday on October 25, 2019. The photo on the stamp was taken by King Philippe in the garden of the Castle of Laeken.
On October 15, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde were welcomed by the Grand Duke of Luxembourg with a state ceremony held at the Grand Ducal Palace. Then, the King and the Queen went on a sightseeing tour with Marc Angel, President of Luxembourg City Tourist Office. Afterwards, the King and the Queen were received by Mayor of Luxembourg, Lydie Polfer at the municipality building.
On the evening of October 15, 2019, Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa held a dinner at Grand Ducal Palace in honour of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium.
n October 16, 2019, Queen Mathilde of Belgium and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie of Luxembourg attended the "Medical Innovation, bringing together the worlds of academia, innovation and healthcare" academic seminar, held at Campus Belval in Esch-sur-Alzette. Afterwards, Queen Mathilde and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie visited Learning center in Campus Belval.
King Philippe, Queen Mathilde and Grand Duke Henri visited the Biodiversum natural sciences center. Then, they visited the Schengen European Center. Afterwards, the King and Queen and the Grand Duke went on a cruise and had a lunch on the Moselle aboard the ship M.S. Princess Marie-Astrid. Then, the King and Queen and the Grand Duke went to Remich to discover the Viti-Vinicole Institute.
On October 25, Friday, Belgian Crown Princess Elisabeth will celebrate her 18th birthday. On the occasion of that birthday, new photos of the Crown Princess were released yesterday.
Belgian Crown Princess Elisabeth turned 18 today. That means, the Crown Princess, who is presumptive heir to the throne, will be her father's deputy after her 18th birthday and thus, she might act as Regent for him in case of illness or other hindrances. That important day was celebrated by the Royal family with an event held at the Throne Room of the Royal Palace in Brussels.
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium held a reception at the Royal Palace in Brussels for champions and medal winners of European and World Championships of olympic or paralympic sports.
On November 14, 2019, Queen Mathilde visited the Institut du Sacré-Coeur in Barvaux (ISC Barvaux) in Durbuy and attended a class with students from the second year of secondary education to support reading aloud and encourage adults and children to read.
On November 20, 2019, Queen Mathilde of Belgium attended a conference held in connection with the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child at the European Parliament in Brussels. In addition to that, in the morning, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde attended a ceremony and also a reception, both held for the 5 newly appointed Court suppliers at the Royal Palace in Brussels.
On November 21, 2019, Queen Mathilde of Belgium attended the 71st Bambi Awards at Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden, Germany and she received the German Bambi Award for Charity.
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