It is the traditional climb of the steps. Each July 21, during the national holiday, the Belgian royal family finds itself around 10 am on the forecourt of the holy cathedral Michel-et-Gudule, in Brussels, to attend the Te Deum. Others are “organized at the four corners of the three regions” of the flat country, indicates RTBF. The religious office, where praise is essential, thus marks the kick -off of national festivities which commemorate the swearing in of the first king of the Belgians, Léopold IisJuly 21, 1831.
On the front line, Queen Mathilde in the arm of King Philippe in her aviation general uniform, recognizable by the number of blue bands on her sleeves. His wife wears a burgundy dress with floral patterns, scratched by her favorite designer, Natan. Her eldest daughter, the heiress princess Elisabeth also opted for a creation of the Belgian stylist. In the company of Prince Emmanuel, she advances, radiant, in a vaporous apple green dress. Sporting a more sustained shade, her sister Benjamine, Princess Eléonore, takes a few steps behind her, at the arm of Prince Gabriel.
We bet that the two young women have done it on purpose to grant their toilets for the event! Some even say that family members would have chosen their outfits according to the colors of the Palestinian flag: red for Mathilde, green for Eléonore and Elisabeth, the black of the jackets of Gabriel and Emmanuel, matching the white of their tie and pouch. Like a nod to the committed speech of King Philippe who was broadcast at 1 p.m. And a strong symbol, if that is the case, while the Prime Minister, Theo Francken, Minister of Defense and Annelies Verlinden, Minister of Justice.
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