On April 30, 2026, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium officially opened the 37th edition of Floraliën, the international flower and plant festival in Ghent. The event takes place at the ICC, the Floraliënhal, and the Kuipke. With the theme “Connecting,” Floraliën highlights the unique power of flowers and plants in bringing people together and strengthening their connection with the environment.
During their visit, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde met with various exhibitors. At the end of the visit, the Queen named the “Queen Mathilde of Belgium Azalea,” a new variety of Ghent azalea from the Drieghe Azalea nursery. For the occasion, Queen Mathilde wore a new floral-embroidered midi dress by Carolina Herrera.
Carolina Herrera floral embroidered midi dress
And after this they are going to Sweden for the birthday party of King Carl Gustav. Queen Mathilde has a busy agenda for the moment. But tomorrow it is a holiday so they can come back to Brussels slowly after they had a good night sleep.
ReplyDeleteI like the new variety of Azalea which is baptized today and wears the queens name the Mathilde Azalea. The company who cultivated this new variety said it took 10 years before the Azalea was ready to show to the public and be baptized by the Queen.
I also like the new flower dress by Carolina Herrera the queen is wearing.
I remember they opened a former exhibition of the Ghent floralieën where Queen Mathilde was wearing another flower dress by Oscar de la Renta. I prefer the new dress. The dress is a midi dress for the model, but on Queen Mathilde it is shorter which I prefer.
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ReplyDeleteThe workmanship and design of the embroidery is exquisite. It is strategically placed along one side of the dress so as not to be overwhelming and is a nice contrast to the peach colour. The dress is a simple design which allows the embroidery to shine. CH never fails to impress me.
ReplyDeleteVery nice and elegant dress.
ReplyDeleteMathilde’s hair looks good here. It’s hard to tell from these pictures, but I am hoping maybe she has changed her hairstyle to a shorter, sleeker bob-type style, which would be flattering on her. The dress is pretty; however, the sleeveless style does not look quite right to me the way it is styled here. Maybe it’s the hat coupled with the sleeveless style that makes the outfit look a bit unbalanced to me.
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Beautiful dress! Perfect for the occasion, outstanding fit, great accesories. Queen Mathilde looks fantastic! And the King looks good too.
ReplyDeleteLove this dress so feminine, fits her so well, perfect proportions
ReplyDeleteJ aime énormément sa robe sans avoir vu la marque, effectivement CH a toujours de merveilleux vêtements mieux que Nathan à mon goût bien sûr
ReplyDeleteFroufrou
I love this and the gentle spring colour is wonderful. I just get a little frustrated with these high end dresses that there is no interest on the back - especially for royal ladies a bit of the embroidery on the back would be a great addition! LRB
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