Belgian National Day

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On Monday July 21, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde attended the traditional Te Deum at the Saint Michael and St Gudula Cathedral in Brussels. Princess Elisabeth, Prince Gabriel, Prince Emmanuel and Princess Eleonore were present. Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz attended the Te Deum mass in Namur while Prince Laurent and Princess Claire were in Bruges.

In the afternoon, the traditional military parade on the Place des Palais took place in Brussels. King Philippe and Queen Mathilde were greeted upon arrival at the parade by President of the Senate Sabine de Bethune, president of the House of Representatives Patrick Dewael, Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo and the Minister of the Interior Milquet and the Minister of Defence Pieter De Crem. The King Philippe inspected the troops. The King and Queen’s four children, Princess Astrid, Prince Lorenz, Prince Laurent and Princess Claire attended the parade.

Later King Philippe and Queen Mathilde went to the Parc of Bruxelles to visit the stends of the “Fete au Park”. In the evening King Philippe and Queen Mathilde attended the fireworks display in the city center in Brussels. Mathilde wore a white sleeveless dress with a garden print on the hem of dress. Her outfit was matched with orange heels.