Royal baby on stamp

Prince Philippe

Prince Philippe was born in Brussels on 15 April 1960. As the oldest son of king Albert II and Queen Paola, he is first in line to the throne and as such bears the title of Duke of Brabant.

Foreign Trade

Shortly after his uncle King Baudouin died in 1993, Prince Philippe succeeded his father as honorary chairman of the Board of Directors of the Belgian Service for Foreign Trade. Prince Philippe is also charged with the honorary Chairmanship of the Federal Board for Development and regularly performs protocol duties and representative tasks intrinsic to his function as successor to the throne.

Princess Mathilde

Princess Mathilde was born on 20 January 1973 in Ukkel. Mathilde is the daughter of Mr. Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz and Countess Anne Komorowski. A trained speech therapist, Mathilde has worked professionally in this area in Brussels where she lived shortly before marriage.
Mathilde recently obtained her Masters in psychology at the Catholic University of Louvain-La-Neuve.

Princess Mathilde Fund

The Princess Mathilde Fund was founded in the year 2000 on her initiative. It is subsidised by money collected following her marriage to Prince Philippe and is specifically focussed on the vulnerability of people in our society.

The engagement

The engagement between Prince Philippe and Ms. Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz was announced on 10 September 1999. The marriage ceremony was held on 4 December 1999.

Princess Elisabeth

Princess Elisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène, the daughter of Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde, was born on 25 October 2001 at 9:58 pm. Her godfather is Prince Amedeo of Belgium, son of Princess Astrid and her godmother is Countess Hélène d'Udekem d'Acoz, sister of Princess Mathilde.
Issue: Belgium, 4 November 2002

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