On the evening of December 17, 2025, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, along with Crown Princess Elisabeth and Princess Eleonore, hosted the annual Christmas concert at the Royal Palace in Brussels. The King and Queen welcomed approximately 550 guests to the traditional Christmas concert, all of whom had contributed to the successful conduct of royal activities.
The event featured performances by soloists from the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, Bryggen Bruges Strings, the Mosa Ballet School, Typh Barrow, Francisco Schuster, and the Waelrant Children’s Choir. For the occasion, Queen Mathilde wore an embellished dress by Natan Couture, Crown Princess Elisabeth wore an embellished midi dress by Rebecca Vallance, and Princess Eleonore wore a maxi dress by Ba&Sh.
All three ladies are wearing lovely dresses, but I wish Mathilde's dress wasn't so shiny/sparkly. It is almost completely sequinned. In the third and last photo, there is the mistaken illusion that the top part of her dress could have been crushed velvet and the bottom part sparkly sequins. I'd have much preferred it if it was like that. I love Elisabeth and Eleonore's dresses. Modern, stylish, and not excessive.
ReplyDelete- Anon 9:13
Anon 9:13, I agree with you about Mathilde's dress, it's too sparkly. The both sisters have lovely dresses. I especially like the stars in Elisabeth's dress, beautiful, but not too many and not too sparkly.
DeleteI like the dress. QM looks great.
DeleteIt is what you call "festive", for some countries, gold and silver are Christmas colours...I wonder if the Catholic ones.
DeleteIt’s Christmas. You can’t have too much sparkle! Queen Mathilde’s dress is perfect for the festive season. Princess Elisabeth also looks great, but Princess Eleonore’s dress, although there’s a sparkle in the fabric is too dull. Here’s to more sparkle and more colour in the next few weeks!
DeleteDe dos les princesses ont des allures de star. Elles sont magnifiques.
ReplyDeleteVery stylish family.
ReplyDeleteLove the dresses of the two sisters!
Agree! And Elisabeth’s earrings…❤️❤️❤️!
DeleteI love the festive looking dress the Queen is wearing. This looks wonderful. Love her choice of accessory color. The Sun Gold earrings are beautiful, so effective.
ReplyDeleteAgreed on all points.
DeleteAll dresses are nice in general, but...
ReplyDelete1. Puff sleeves are too much for such a slim lady as Princess Elisabeth.
2. I have the impression that Princess Eleonore's dress is just hanging on her (maybe, I'm wrong).
3. Looking at the third picture, it seems to me that Queen Mathilde's dress lacks waistline.
The previous year the princesses stole the spotlight with their looks. This year they let their mother shine.
I think puff sleeves are ok for Elisabeth ; they can only be ok for a slim lady. Pr Eleonore's dress is a disappointment for me, too dark, too aging for her. I would like to be able to recommend her not to miss opportunities of young age in her choices. The Queen made a good choice and is shining.
DeleteTrès belle famille, j'aime beaucoup les tenues et la façon dont elles s'harmonisent entre elles.
ReplyDeleteEveryone is looking very stylish. This year only Princess Eléonore has a new dress. The dresses worn by Queen Mathilde and CP Elisabeth were new at the finals of the Queen Elisabeth music contest of this year. Princess Eléonore is wearing a clutch for the first time. It is one she borrowed from her mother. I saw a close-up on another website and with the black and white crystals it really matches her dress.
ReplyDeleteTrois styles différents avec une préférence pour la robe d'Eleonore qui est de plus en plus sûre dans le choix de ses robes !
ReplyDeleteLes robes sont jolies, j'ai une nette préférence pour celle d'Elisabeth, ainsi que ses boucles d'oreilles. J'aurais préféré une robe plus courte pour Eléonore et j'aime moins la base blanche de la robe de Mathilde.
ReplyDeleteLa photo 3 pourrait presque convenir pour leur carte de voeux mais les garçons ne sont pas là . J'aime bien la photo 2, en mouvement et spontanée.
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Malgré qu'ils sont tous les deux en Belgique, le prince Gabriel n'est pas libre avant le weekend. Il est interne à l'Ecole royale militaire et peut rentrer tous les weekend. D'après les dernières nouvelles le prince Emmanuel est encore à l'étude également. La princesse Eléonore qui fait sa dernière année de l'enseignement secondaire suit les cours en anglais dans une école privée à Watermael-Boisfort pas loin de Bruxelles. C'est la seule des enfants qui habite encore chez papa et maman.
DeleteI think all three ladies look lovely.
ReplyDeleteLowri.
I simply adore sequined evening dresses, bought myself at least a dozen, every hem is welcome to me, from mini to floor length ones.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous dresses on Queen Mathilde and Pss Eleonore, the latter looks like she is wearing a navy blue layered sequined gown on my screen.
Last but not least , Pss Elisabeth.
Tasteful, sparkling embellishments on her dress bodice, superb pumps, magnificent earrings.
All ladies are impeccabile coiffed, they ooze class and style.
Classic makeup palettes enhanced by a
" demure" contouring technique, no overkill dewy outcome, well done (as far as I can see on Pss Elisabeth's face).
Great presentations and faultless demeanor from the ladies.
King Philippe looks perfectly attired and groomed for the occasion, too.
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My comment doesn't appear although I had interesting information on Princess Eléonore who took for the first time a clutch to wear with her new dress. It is beautiful in black and white cristals. She borrowed it from her mother. Queen Mathilde and CP Elisabeth are both in a dress they wore for the first time this year at the finals of the Queen Elisabeth music conquest. CP Elisabeth is wearing again the Percossi Papi sun gold earrings she seems to favor (On the last picture she is wearing them during a past Christmas concert with a burgundy velvet pant suit). They are all 3 good looking and shining and sparkling.
ReplyDeleteThe royal palace is beautiful again after the renovation works. I like the parket floor which has been renovated too I see, (pictures 2,3,4,9,) and all the chandeliers which been cleaned and spread a cosy and warm light over the walls and the public.
ReplyDeleteLovely dresses each style suits the wearer. I think Elisabeth’s dress is a rewear, regardless it fits the occasion. Sparkly and bright for the season.
ReplyDeleteI saw a video of the entrance of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde and their daughters in my digital news paper and the dresses of the ladies looked much better when in movement.
ReplyDeletePrincess Eleonore is discreet but is becoming a pretty young lady. Hopefully will see her more.
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