King Philippe and Queen Mathilde did not attend the Queen Elisabeth Cello Competition finals, which took place from May 26 to May 30, as they traveled to the United States for Princess Elisabeth’s graduation ceremony on May 27 and 28. Representing the King and Queen, members of the Belgian Royal Family attended the events.
On May 26, 2026, Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz, accompanied by their two daughters, Princess Luisa Maria and Princess Laetitia Maria, attended the second final session of the 2026 Queen Elisabeth Competition for Cello at the Centre for Fine Arts (Bozar) in Brussels.
On May 27 and 28, 2026, Prince Laurent and Princess Claire attended the third and fourth final sessions of the 2026 Queen Elisabeth Cello Competition, held at the Centre for Fine Arts.
On May 29, 2026, Prince Gabriel of Belgium attended the fifth session of the final of the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition for Cello at Bozar in Brussels. On May 30, the winner of this prestigious music competition will be announced.
Special mention of Prince Gabriel of Belgium, he looks exceeding good here, well groomed. Lovely suit, and tie. He is lovely and tall, I can only assume still growing, nice!
ReplyDeletePrincess Claire looks nice in both ensembles. Interesting necklace combined with the black blouse.
Princess Astrid looks very elegant and pretty in this b/w dress it looks very flattering from what I can see. Her two daughters look lovely, I particularly like the two piece, pants and top. Excellent fit, neutral shoes, and a bag that looks very interesting. Lovely to see both girls accompany their parents.
I think Prince Gabriel stopped growing already. Do you realize how long he is. He is the longest of his parents and siblings. He is called "the tree of Laeken".
DeleteCharmantes princesses dont l’une ressemble beaucoup à sa cousine la princesse héritière Élisabeth !
ReplyDeleteOui. @ Achard c'est la princesse Luisa Marie qui ressemble la princesse Elisabeth.
DeleteGabrielle looks very nice in his suit. Princess Astrid so classy like her mom Prince Laurent and Princess Claire, elegantly dressed
ReplyDeleteIt is Prince Gabriel, Gabrielle is a womans name.
DeleteOh please typo doesn’t need to be called out.
DeleteThis is not a typo. It is a mistake. Before typing a name it is not difficult to copy it as it is printed under the pictures.
DeleteI agree that we should not mention typos, but it is a sign of respect to spell names correctly ; they are mentioned in the introduction lines.
DeleteBoth princesses look lovely, as well as Claire.
A lovely looking family. Princess Astrid's dress looks good on her, and her daughters' dresses add colour. I like what Princess Claire is wearing in both pictures, but her outfit with the wide trousers and black top is a stand out for me - a very elegant lady.
ReplyDeleteNot that I’m ever tired of seeing the main players but lovely to see the wider family for once. All looking goid. Princess Gabriella’s is an exceedingly handsome young man. His cousins, Princess Laetitia Maria and Princess Luisa Maria look great
DeleteGabriella is a name for a girl. Like Princess Gabriella of Monaco
DeleteGabriel is a men's name like Prince Gabriel of Belgium. In the Military he is called Gabriel van Saksen-Coburg (this is the Dutch version of his family name, because he started and finished Military School in the Dutch language). Maybe it is a bit complicated for outsiders and maybe you are not interested but it is so funny when one read Gabriella instead of Gabriel.
While queen Mathilde attended the First and last evening, she had to be replaced by family members, which was quite nice.
ReplyDeletePrincess Claire: very elegant both evenings, as was Princess Astrid. The young prince impressed everyone being allone in the royal box.
It is said he was accompanied by a friend, who did not wish to be photographed.
DeleteDe allereerste complimenten moeten toch naar die cellisten gaan wat een talenten, ze worden in ieder geval niet beoordeeld over hun kleding.
ReplyDeleteDe cellisten worden geprezen in de Belgische pers, op het internet en op TV. Wat wil je nog meer ? Hier ben je nu eenmaal of een mode website.
Delete..... op een mode website.... i.p.v. of een mode website .Sorry
Delete8:05 I couldn’t agree more! First compliments to the cellists! Fashion comments can come and go but all someone is typically doing is putting on clothes someone else made for them… the cellists have worked for many years and every note they produce is theirs alone. Quite a contrast … and yes 13:02 it’s a blog where photos of royals are posted … but with open comments, there is no stipulation that someone can write only on fashion. The most important is to be kind and make the experience nice for us all.
DeleteThis is a fashion blog
Delete@all who want cellists first an/or agree: look for a music blog please for that ...
DeletePrincess Astrid and her daughters are dressed beautifully. The best dressed is Princess Laetitia Marie in her set of pants and top. Her handbag is a bit too big for this occasion. The burnt orange colour looks good on both princesses.
ReplyDeletePrincess Claire looks lovely too. I prefer her in the black transparant top with her hair loose. The necklace looks great.
Prince Gabriel has (almost) finished his studies at the Royal Military Academy of Belgium. It has been said he probably will stay in the military and start his career there. We will know when it will be confirmed officially.
ReplyDeleteNice to see them all these different days. Have not seen Pss Astrid for a while, so it is even more of a treat to see her with husband and daughters there. Red is a good color for the young ladies. Astrid's dress is lovely. I do like Claire's black dress she looks great also like the necklace. Gabriel is a very handsome young man. I think they all can be proud of their children.
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I think her spotty dress is too long for a short dress. Or is too short for a long dress ? Either way it's wrong
ReplyDeleteOh yes and what about the Princess of Wales and the Duchess of Edinburgh. They are always wearing their dresses at the same length and the majority of the commenters on this blog like this length too.
DeleteMaybe Princess Astrid likes a dress with a length like this for a change. I think it suits her. One can see she is true Princess a noble lady, one of the last real princesses at the European gotha.
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