Monday, February 27, 2023

BELGIUM ~ Queen Mathilde ~

... First of three great postcards with Belgium's newest released stamps and lovely first day postmarksđź‘Ť... in January Queen Mathilde turned 50... in celebration of this happy milestone, the Belgian royal family released two elegant new portraits of Mathilde... this postcard shows our Queen wearing a gorgeous fuchsia-coloured dress by Armani, which she has already worn twice during foreign state visits and the spectacular Nine Provinces Tiara... the other one was aso used for a new commemorative stamp by Bpost in honour of this birthday...Thanks a lot Johan! (✿◠‿◠)



Queen Mathilde was born on 20 January 1973 in Uccle, Belgium, working as a speech therapist before marrying Prince Philippe in 1999. Mathilde became Queen Consort after her father-in-law, King Albert II, abdicated in 2013.

They have four children together - Princess Elisabeth, 21, Prince Gabriel, 19, Prince Emmanuel, 17, and Princess Eleonore, 14.

Queen Mathilde’s 50th birthday passed without any grand celebrations, however, the Queen has been undertaking a series of mental health walks throughout the provinces of Belgium to encourage people to get outside and get active, and to talk about their mental health.



Photo Michel Gronemberger © Palais Royal


Stamp:

The 50th Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Mathilde
(Issued 23-01-2023)

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