Prince Ricardo De La Cerda
Happy Silver Wedding Anniversary to King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium, who got married on this day in 1999, 25 years ago! The Belgian Heir and the Aristocrat who are now King and Queen of the Belgians, we are featuring the Royal Guests and Relatives at the Wedding of Duke of Brabant and Jonkvrouw Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz in Brussels!
The Duke of Brabant, son of King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium, married Jonkvrouw Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz, daughter of the newly ennobled Count Patrick d’Udekem d’Acoz and the Polish Countess Anna Maria Komorowska, in a Civil Ceremony at the Town Hall of Brussels, which was conducted in French, Dutch and German before the newlywed couple appeared on the Balcony of the Town Hall.
Afterwards, the Duke of Brabant and Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz got married in a Roman Catholic Ceremony at the Cathedral of Saint Michael and Saint Gudula in Brussels.
Following their return to to the Royal Palace of Brussels, the Duke and Duchess of Brabant appeared on the Balcony, before a Luncheon in the Salle du Trône and an evening Reception at the Château de Laeken.
The Duke of Brabant wore the uniform of a colonel in the Belgian Air Force with the sash and star of the Order of Leopold. The new Princess Mathilde wore an Édouard Vermeulen coat-gown with Queen Paola’s heirloom veil, Queen Elisabeth’s Diamond Bandeau, and a pair ofpearl and diamond earrings, a gift from King Albert and Queen Paola.
Five Kings and Nine Queens led the Royal Guests and Relatives at the Wedding of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians in Brussels.
King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium (mother, wearing her Ruby Flower Brooch)
Queen Fabiola of Belgium (aunt)
Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este
Grand Duke Jean (uncle) and Grand Duchess Joséphine Charlotte of Luxembourg (aunt, in the Pearl Negligee Brooch)
Hereditary Grand Duke Henri (cousin) and Hereditary Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg with Archduke Carl-Christian of Austria and Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg and Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein and Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg and Liechtenstein
Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands with the Prince of Orange and Prince Constantjin
King Harald V (cousin) and Queen Sonja of Norway with Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Märtha Louise
Queen Margrethe II (cousin wearing her Connaught Pearl Brooch) and Prince Henrik of Denmark
King Carl XVI Gustaf (cousin) and Queen Silvia of Sweden (in Queen Josefina’s Five Pearl Brooch)
Queen Sofia of Spain (in Queen Sophia’s Star Sapphire Brooch) and the Prince of Asturias
King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (cousin)
Prince Hans Adam II and Princess Marie of Liechtenstein
The Prince of Wales and Prince Albert of Monaco
Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako of Japan
The Crown Prince of Nepal
The Prince and Princess of Turnovo
The Prince and Princess of Naples
Princess Lalla Hasna of Morocco
Other guests included King Michael and Queen Anne of Romania, Princess Rahma and Princess Sumaya of Jordan, Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia, The Duke of Braganza, The Princess Napoléon, The Duke of Vendôme, The Duke and Duchess of Angoulême, The Duke of Bavaria, The Duke and Duchess in Bavaria, Princess Margherita, Archduchess of Austria-Este, and Archduke Simeon and Archduchess María of Austria.
Queen Mathilde